In a supplementary demand for grants laid before parliament by the finance ministry, the government said net cash outgo would be 209.48 billion rupees.
The additional expenditure includes 50 billion rupees for a rural jobs program, about 42 billion for road construction and 20 billion rupees for disaster management. (Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Writing by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Douglas Busvine)India government seeks parliament's approval for $15.4 billion extra spending
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