Lok Sabha approves additional spending of Rs 2.01 lakh crore for FY 2025-26

The Lok Sabha has approved an additional Rs 2.01 lakh crore in spending for the current fiscal year through supplementary demands for grants. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured the House that this extra expenditure will not impact the fiscal deficit, which remains within the Revised Estimates. The government also reduced its total expenditure projection for the year.