THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) VOTE ON ACCOUNT ACT, 2015
No. 6 of 2015
[24th March, 2015.]
An Act 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 2015-16 for the purposes of Railways.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be called the Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2015.
Withdrawal of Rs..67954,76,27,167 from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2015-16.
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 From and out of the Consolidated Fund of India there may be withdrawn sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of sixty-seven thousand nine hundred fifty-four crore, seventy-six lakh, twenty-seven thousand one hundred sixty-seven rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year 2015-16, in respect of the services relating to Railways specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
Appropriation.
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 The sums authorised to be withdrawn from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes stated in the Schedule in relation to the said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.
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
THE SCHEDULE
(See sections 2 and 3)
1
|
2
|
3
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No. of Vote
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Services and purposes
|
Sums not exceeding
|
Voted by Parliament
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Charged on the Consolidated Fund
|
Total
|
1
|
Railway Board ............
|
Rs
50,47,33,000
|
Rs.
. .
|
Rs.
50,47,33,000
|
2
|
Miscellaneous Expenditure (General)
|
150,88,55,000
|
35,17,000
|
151,23,72,000
|
3
|
General Superintendence and Services on Railways
|
1165,46,58,000
|
19,38,000
|
1165,65,96,000
|
4
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent
Way and Works......... .
|
1942,92,48,000
|
6,44,000
|
1942,98,92,000
|
5
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power
|
910,76,03,000
|
. .
|
910,76,03,000
|
6
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons .........
|
2090,85,28,000
|
. .
|
2090,85,28,000
|
7
|
Repairs and Maintenance of Plant and Equipment ........
|
1206,36,41,000
|
53,000
|
1206,36,94,000
|
8
|
Operating Expenses — Rolling Stock and
Equipment
|
1897,98,85,000
|
. .
|
1897,98,85,000
|
9
|
Operating Expenses — Traffic
|
6559,24,69,000
|
22,00,000
|
6559,46,69,000
|
10
|
Operating Expenses — Fuel
|
5049,30,62,000
|
. .
|
5049,30,62,000
|
11
|
Staff Welfare and Amenities
|
976,90,81,000
|
. .
|
976,90,81,00
|
12
|
Miscellaneous Working Expenses
|
1036,67,87,000
|
18,51,27,000
|
1055,19,14,000
|
13
|
Provident Fund, Pension and Other
Retirement Benefits.........
|
5762,39,69,000
|
8,60,000
|
5762,48,29,000
|
14
|
Appropriation to Funds ..........
|
9520,95,17,000
|
. .
|
9520,95,17,000
|
15
|
Dividend to General Revenues, Repayment of Loans ....
taken from General Revenues and Amortization of
Over-Capitalization
|
1801,79,00,000
|
. .
|
1801,79,00,000
|
16
|
Assets—Acquisition, Construction and Replacement—
Other Expenditure
Capital
.........................
Railway Funds
.................
Railway Safety Fund
............
TOTAL:
|
22039,17,69,167
5480,13,44,000
274,29,64,000
|
17,88,51,000
82,07,000
2,17,000
|
22057,06,20,167
5480,95,51,000
274,31,81,000
|
67916,60,13,167
|
38,16,14,000
|
67954,76,27,167
|
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