SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS Subject : Polity Context : The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the supplementary demand for grants (second batch for 2020-21). Concept : During the year, if the government needs to spend any money which has not been approved by Parliament or needs to incur additional expenditure, it can introduce Supplementary Demands […]

Subject : Polity Context : With the Winter Session of Parliament standing cancelled, Central ministries, departments lose access to supplementary demands for grants. Concept : Article 115: Supplementary, additional or excess grants. Supplementary grants are the additional grant required to meet the required expenditure of the government. When grants, authorised by the Parliament, fall short […]