 bill no 81 of 2015 the appropriation (railways) bill, 2015 a billto authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2014-15 for the purposes of railways be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) act, 2015issue of rs 5871,48,43,000 out of the consolidated fund of india for the financial year 2014-15appropriation the schedule| (                                                        | see                                                         | sections 2 and 3)   ||----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|| 1                                                        | 2                                                           | 3                   || no of                                                   | sums not exceeding                                          |                     || vote                                                     | services and purposes                                       | voted by            || parliament                                               | consolidated                                                | total               || 3                                                        | general superintendence and services on railways            |                   || 4                                                        | repairs and maintenance of permanent way and works          | 136,05,62,000       || 5                                                        | repairs and maintenance of motive power                     | 255,06,59,000       || 6                                                        | repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagons             | 413,49,50,000       || 7                                                        | repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment              | 112,77,11,000       || 8                                                        | operating expenses - rolling stock and equipment            | 839,37,77,000       || 9                                                        | operating expenses - traffic                                |                   || 11                                                       | staff welfare and amenities                                 | 65,83,80,000        || 12                                                       | miscellaneous working expenses                              | 315,82,25,000       || 13                                                       | provident fund, pension and other retirement benefits       | 350,00,00,000       || 14                                                       | appropriation to funds                                      | 2814,72,00,000      || 15                                                       | dividend to general revenues, repayment of loans taken from |                     || general revenues and amortisation of over-capitalisation | 39,13,00,000                                                |                   || 16                                                       | assets–acquisition, construction and replacement–           |                     || other expenditure                                        |                                                             |                     || capital                                                  |                                                           | 57,23,05,000        || railway funds                                            | 465,65,16,000                                               |                   || railway safety fund                                      | 1,89,65,000                                                 |                   || t                                                        |                                                             |                     || o t a l                                                  |                                                             |                     || :                                                        | 5809,82,45,000                                              | 61,65,98,000        |fundrsrsrs statement of objects and reasonsthis bill is introduced in pursuance of article 114(1) of the constitution of india, read with article 115 thereof, to provide for the appropriation out of the consolidated fund of india of the moneys required to meet the supplementary expenditure charged on the consolidated fund of india and the grants made by the lok sabha for expenditure of the central government on railways for the financial year 2014-15suresh  prabhu———— president's  recommendation  under  article  117 of  the  constitution  of  india————[copy of letter no 2014-b-402/2 dated 2 march, 2015 from shri suresh prabhu, minister of railways to the secretary general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed appropriation bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2014-15 for the purposes of railways, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the constitution of india, read with clause (2) of article 115 thereof, introduction in and consideration by lok sabha, of the appropriation bill———————— a billto authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2014-15for the purposes of railways————(shri suresh prabhu, minister of railways)gmgipmrnd—5151ls(s3)—05032015