The term of the Liberhan Commission of inquiry has been extended by three months upto June 30, 2006.
The commission's term which had been extended several times was to expire on Friday, a Home ministry spokesman said.
The Central government on Wednesday said it has spent over Rs 9 crore on Liberhan Commission, which was set up to probe the destruction of Ram Janma Bhoomi-Babri Masjid structure at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
His remark came during a visit to Ayodhya in adjoining Faizabad district where he sought blessings of Ram Lalla at the makeshift temple.