P. Chidambaram demands more clarity from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has raised questions on the third tranche of announcement made by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. He asked for clarification. "FM may please clarify whether the sums she announced yesterday (Rs 500 crore and Rs 13,343 crore) are subsumed in the Expenditure Budget numbers or additional sums of money"asked Chidambaram. The ormer Minister raised questions on "bee keeping project" and said that the Expenditure Budget 2020-21 has already provided for BEE KEEPING under National Horticulture Mission and allocated Rs 2,400 crore. "Likewise, under Animal Disease Control Programme the fight against FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE has already been launched with a 5-year outlay of Rs 13,343 crore and allocation of Rs 1,300 crore in 2020-21," he added. (IANS)

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