Paswan gives UPA another 60,000-cr headache for Govt
If you thought the Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver is the only spending that will dent Finance Minister P Chidambaram's fiscal prudence, think again. The Union Fertiliser Ministry has demanded an extra Rs 60,000 crore for fertilizer subsidy and unlike the loan waiver that's spread over three years, the subsidy has to be provided during the current fiscal.