Govt seeks over ` 1,637cr to pay EVM suppliers

New Delhi: The government has sought over ` 1,637 crore in the current fiscal to allow the law ministry make payments to two suppliers of EVMs and paper trail machines ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

The government, in the supplementary demands for Grants for 2018- 19, has sought Parliament’s approval for ` 1,637.14 crore to allow the law ministry pay Electronics Corporation of India Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd for EVms and paper trail machines, according to the document.

The third batch of supplementary demands for grants will be passed by February 13.