Short title.

Withdrawal of Rs.50458,19,68,000 from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2013-14.

Bill No. 35 of 2013

THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) VOTE ON ACCOUNT BILL, 2013

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to provide for the withdrawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of a part of the financial year 2013-14 for the purposes of Railways.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. This Act may be called the Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2013.

2. From and out of the Consolidated Fund of India there may be withdrawn sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of fifty thousand four hundred fifty-eight crore, nineteen lakh and sixty-eight thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year 2013-14, in respect of the services relating to Railways specified in column 2 of the Schedule.

3. The sums authorised to be withdrawn from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes stated in the Schedule in relation to the said year.

Appropriation.

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AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

THE SCHEDULE (See sections 2 and 3)

1 2 3 Sums not exceeding

Services and purposes Voted Charged by Parliament on the Total

Consolidated Fund

Rs. Rs. Rs.

1 Railway Board…………………………. ..................................... 42,33,50,000 . . 42,33,50,000

2 Miscellaneous Expenditure (General) ..................................... 149,81,50,000 35,17,000 150,16,67,000

3 General Superintendence and Services on Railways………. . 986,73,85,000 . . 986,73,85,000

4 Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent Way and Works ... 1579,64,05,000 5,55,000 1579,69,60,000

5 Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power .......................... 732,84,16,000 . . 732,84,16,000

6 Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons ............. 1705,53,93,000 33,000 1705,54,26,000

7 Repairs and Maintenance of Plant and Equipment……… . . 908,34,04,000 . . 908,34,04,000

8 Operating Expenses – Rolling Stock and Equipment ........... 1414,66,38,000 . . 1414,66,38,000

9 Operating Expenses – Traffic………. ..................................... 4840,89,70,000 . . 4840,89,70,000

10 Operating Expenses – Fuel……….. ......................................... 4412,34,94,000 2,29,000 4412,37,23,000

11 Staff Welfare and Amenities………… ..................................... 802,78,12,000 . . 802,78,12,000

12 Miscellaneous Working Expenses…. ....................................... 814,83,46,000 35,33,62,000 850,17,08,000

13 Provident Fund, Pension and Other Retirement Benefits ....... 3771,07,88,000 8,25,000 3771,16,13,000

14 Appropriation to Funds ............................................................ 7110,30,00,000 . . 7110,30,00,000

15 Dividend to General Revenues, Repayment of loans taken

from General Revenues and Amortisation of Over-

Capitalisation………………… ................................................... 4,28,83,000 . . 4,28,83,000

16 Assets—Acquisition, Construction and Replacement ..........

Revenue……………………………. ............................................ 10,00,00,000 . . 10,00,00,000

Other Expenditure

Capita .......................................................................................... 17081,12,63,000 14,55,00,000 17095,67,63,000

Railway Funds ............................................................................. 3706,30,75,000 58,42,000 3706,89,17,000

Railway Safety Fund .................................................................. 333,28,33,000 5,00,000 333,33,33,000

T O TA L ........................................... 50407,16,05,000 51,03,63,000 50458,19,68,000

No. of Vote

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20

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

This Bill is introduced in pursuance of article 114(1) of the Constitution of India, read with article 116 thereof, to provide for the appropriation from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and the grants made in advance by the Lok Sabha in respect of the estimated expenditure of the Central Government on Railways, for a part of the financial year 2013-14.

PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL

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PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION UNDER ARTICLE 117 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

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[Copy of letter No. 2013-B-400/2, dated 25 February, 2013 from Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Railways to the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha]

The President, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed Appropriation Bill providing for the withdrawal from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the fund and the grants made by the Lok Sabha for a part of the financial year 2013-14, recom- mends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the Constitution of India, the intro- duction in and consideration by Lok Sabha, of the Appropriation Bill.

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LOK SABHA

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to provide for the withdrawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of a part of the financial year 2013-14 for the

purposes of Railways.

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(Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Railways)

GMGIPMRND—5317LS(S4)—04.03.2013.