The Union Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram departs from North Block to Parliament House along with Ministers of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena and Shri Jesudasu Seelam to present the Interim Budget 2014-15, in New Delhi on February 17, 2014The Ministry of Finance gets the maximum allocation of Rs 6,36,923.09 crore in the interim Budget 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram today. The finance ministry had the maximum allocation last year.

The Ministry of Defence got the second highest allocation (Rs 2,79,202.87 crore) followed by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

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