APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) ACT, 2009
(No.13 OF 2009)
[2nd March, 2009]
An Act to authorize payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2008-09 for the purposes of Railways.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
Short title:-
1. This Act may be called the Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2009.
Issue of Rs.10806,68,03,000 out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2008-09:-
2. From and out of the Consolidated Fund of India there may be paid and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of ten thousand eight hundred six crore, sixty-eight lakh and three thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will in course of payment during the financial year 2008-09, in respect of the services relating to Railways specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
Appropriation:-
3. The sums authorized to be paid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule in relation to the said year.
THE SCHEDULE
(See sections 2 and 3)
1
|
2
|
3
|
No. of Vote
|
Service and purposes
|
Sums not exceeding
|
Voted by Parliament
|
Charged on the Consolidated Fund
|
Total
|
1
|
Railway Board ……………..
|
Rs.
15,00,00,000
|
Rs.
…..
|
Rs.
15,00,00,000
|
3
|
General Superintendence and Services on Railways ……..
|
427,25,77,000
|
…..
|
427,25,77,000
|
4
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent Way and Works…..
|
432,51,11,000
|
…….
|
432,51,11,000
|
5
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power ………………….
|
258,62,14,000
|
10,89,000
|
258,73,03,000
|
6
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons ………
|
845,19,03,000
|
…….
|
845,19,03,000
|
7
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Plant and Equipment …………..
|
371,08,19,000
|
1,41,000
|
371,09,60,000
|
8
|
Operating Expenses-Rolling Stock and Equipment ……….
|
540,27,88,000
|
…….
|
540,27,88,000
|
9
|
Operating Expenses-Traffic ...
|
1205,17,90,000
|
……..
|
1205,17,90,000
|
10
|
Operating Expenses-Fuel …..
|
567,36,50,000
|
39,23,79,000
|
606,60,29,000
|
11
|
Staff Welfare and Amenities…..
|
281,01,04,000
|
16,00,000
|
281,17,04,000
|
12
|
Miscellaneous Working Expenses .......
|
353,57,32,000
|
34,32,16,000
|
387,89,48,000
|
13
|
Provident Fund, Pension and Other Retirement Benefits …
|
3065,35,87,000
|
4,93,000
|
3065,40,80,000
|
15
|
Dividend to General Revenues, Repayment of loans taken from General Revenues and Amortization of Over-Capitalization …….
|
75,08,00,000
|
……..
|
75,08,00,000
|
16
|
Assets-Acquisition, Construction and Replacement Other Expenditure
Capital ………………
Railway Funds ……………..
Railways Safety Fund …………
|
2280,00,00,000
10,000
………
|
5,00,00,000
10,00,00,000
28,00,000
|
2285,00,00,000
10,00,00,000
28,00,000
|
|
Total
|
10717,50,85,000
|
89,17,18,000
|
10806,68,03,000
|
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