THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) ACT, 2017 NO. 8 OF 2017 [31st March, 2017.] An Act to provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the amounts spent on certain services for the purposes of Railways during the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2014 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2017. 2. From and out of the Consolidated Fund of India, the sums specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of two thousand seven hundred thirtyfour crore, ninety lakh, sixty-four thousand, seven hundred and fifty rupees shall be deemed to have been authorised to be paid and applied to meet the amounts spent for defraying the charges in respect of the services relating to Railways specified in column 2 of the Schedule during the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2014 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year. 3. The sums deemed to have been authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2014. THE SCHEDULE (See sections 2 and 3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | No. of Vote | Services and purposes | Voted by Parliament | Charged on the Consolidated Fund | Total | | | | Rs. | Rs. | Rs. | | 3 | General Superintendence and Services on Railways ............. | .. | 38,47,888 | 38,47,888 | | 4 | Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent Way and Works ..... | .. | 86,69,734 | 86,69,734 | | 5 | Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power ......................... | 67,30,10,224 | 4,76,961 | 67,34,87,185 | | 6 | Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons .............. | 97,88,53,706 | 6,71,243 | 97,95,24,949 | | 7 | Repairs and Maintenance of Plant and Equipment ............... | .. | 5,42,416 | 5,42,416 | | 8 | Operating Expenses—Rolling Stock and Equipment ............ | 110,75,35,038 | 39,96,570 | 111,15,31,608 | | 9 | Operating Expenses—Traffic ................................................ | .. | 3,05,87,329 | 3,05,87,329 | | 10 | Operating Expenses—Fuel .................................................... | 683,95,55,988 | 17,53,83,182 | 701,49,39,170 | | 11 | Staff Welfare and Amenities ................................................... | .. | 2,67,456 | 2,67,456 | | 13 | Provident Fund, Pension and Other Retirement Benefits ..... | 732,76,13,946 | 19,17,139 | 732,95,31,085 | | 15 | Dividend to General Revenues, Repayment of loans taken from General Revenues and Amortisation of Over-Capitalisation ............................................................ | 168,79,61,789 | .. | 168,79,61,789 | | 16 | Assets—Acquisition, Construction and Replacement— | |
| | | | Capital ................................................................................ | 837,72,87,300 | 12,16,02,752 | 849,88,90,052 | | | Railway Funds ................................................................... | .. | 92,84,089 | 92,84,089 | | | TOTAL : | 2699,18,17,991 | 35,72,46,759 | 2734,90,64,750 | |
