New Delhi, Dec 17: The Lok Sabha today approved Rs 7,660.21 crore extra spending by government in the current financial year including Rs 2,300 crore to meet the losses of public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam on rural telephony and village public telephones. The second batch of supplementary demands for grants for 2003-04 was passed by the House along with the relevant appropriation bill after Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said the government was committed to providing adequate resources for rural development and universal education "Sarva Shiksha Abyhan".
Bureau Report