Summary:
The state government has tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 20,326.45 crore, which includes demands worth Rs 7,200 crore for agriculture and farmer related measures and drought relief. For irrigation corporations and land acquisition for irrigation projects, the government has sought supplementary demand worth Rs 3,000 crore, while it has sought Rs 2,200 crore towards drought relief. It also includes provision of Rs 42 crore for investigating the Bhima Koregaon riots and Rs 26 crore for conducting the ensuing Lok sabha elections. The government, in the past four years, has sought sanctions totaling Rs 1.87700 lakh crores under supplementary demands. The supplementary demands were tabled before the Assembly to seek additional money from the Centre, over and above the annual budget..