Supplementary grants authorise Rs 41,455 crore additional spending in FY26, including major fertiliser and petroleum subsidies.
Parliament authorised the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for FY26, totalling a gross Rs 1.32 lakh crore and a net cash outgo of Rs 41,455.39 crore after Rs 90,812 crore saved by ministries. The package specifically approves Rs 18,525 crore for fertiliser subsidies and about Rs 9,500 crore to offset petroleum under recoveries, with additional allocations for higher education and commerce; the Rajya Sabha returned the demand to the Lok Sabha after debate emphasising fiscal consolidation.

Farmers affected by unseasonal rains await central assistance after state sought over Rs 29,000 crore relief.
The state has sought central assistance exceeding Rs 29,000 crore for farmers hit by unseasonal rains and floods to supplement state relief and a prior compensation package, with central inspection teams assessing damage and release of funds awaited. The legislature approved about Rs 75,000 crore in supplementary demands while maintaining fiscal discipline, and the budgetary adjustments allocate funds to targeted schemes including Baliraja, expanded health coverage, social security enhancements, and a matching grant for the Centre's interest-free loan scheme.

Legislature session duration disputed after immediate tabling of supplementary demands; scheduling defended as Business Advisory Committee decision.
A contested six-day Winter session provoked objections that immediate tabling of supplementary demands and bills on day one curtailed thorough debate; the government maintained that first-day tabling accords with procedure and that debates occur prior to approvals. The session timetable was defended as a unanimous decision of the Business Advisory Committee and tied to contingency planning for the potential application of the model code of conduct for local body elections.

Maharashtra government tables Rs 75,286 crore supplementary demands for farmer relief, subsidies, welfare and sectoral allocations.
The Maharashtra government tabled supplementary demands of Rs 75,286.38 crore reallocating funds to farmer compensation, electricity tariff subsidies, Ladki Bahin Yojana payments, Women and Child Development schemes, the state's share of a long-term interest-free loan, stamp duty cess refunds, municipal grants, and sectoral appropriations for public works, planning tied to Viksit Maharashtra 2047, health insurance programmes and urban development.

DRDO expands R&D with 148 new projects and zero-fee technology transfers to industry, plus a startup engagement policy.
The Department of Defence Research and Development sanctioned 148 new R&D projects in the last three years, operates 15 DIA CoEs across identified research verticals, and maintains a pool of roughly 2,000 industry partners. DRDO transfers technologies to Indian industry at zero transfer of technology fee for designated partners and offers scientific consultancy. The department promotes public-private collaboration through mechanisms including Technology Development Fund, Dare to Dream, DcPP arrangements, ToT provisions and iDEX, and is introducing a policy to streamline start up engagement.