 bill no 40 of 1918 the appropriation (railways) ~o 3 bill, 1978a bill to ~ for the ~thorisation crt approp'li4tioit of moneys out of t1ie consolidated fund of india to meet the amounts spent on certain services for the pu1p06es of railways during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 1976, in excess of the amounts granted tot those services and for that year be it enacted by parliament in the twenty-ninth year of the republic of india 85 follows:-short t:tle 1 this act may be called the apprqpriation (railways) no3 act, 1978 5 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 eighty-five crores, seventy-eight lakhs fitty-nine thousand, one hundred and fifty-four rupees shall he'deemed to have been authorised to be paid and applied to 'meet the amount spent for defraying the charges in res-10 peet of the services relating to railways specified in column 2 of the schedule during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 1976 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year lfibue ot rs 85,7859 154 out of the consolidated fund of india to meet certain r:xpenditure tor the year ended on the ~ljt lion 3 the sums deemed to have been authorihd to be p8~ and apj))iild' :£rom and out of the consolidated fund of india under this act shall be j 5 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, 1976 3 no of vote services and purposes s urns aggregating to i----,----i----· 5 i total voted by parliament charged on the col\llolidated fund 10 lu lu lu 3 i payments to workt'd lines and others 5 working expenl-rt'pain and maintenance 13,110,57453 6 working expenses-operating staff 1,71,17,592 1,7117592 7 working expenses-operation (fuel) 6,51,70,848 6,5 17°848 8 ~rking expenses-operation other than staff and fuel 9 working expenses-miscellaneous ex· penses working expens~slafr welfare 10 open line works (revenul') '2  ':l,~ 46,03,7 1,860 25 15 open line worb-capital, de· preciation reserv!' fund and de ; vclopment fund  46•03,7 1,860 i 4,22,16919 pensionary ~pension fund 16 4,22,16,919 i 17 iii repayment of loallll from general revenues and interest tbereon-development fund - i accident compen'! appropriation to i8tion safety amenities fund and p_enger total i i 30 1308•214 ! • i' 1308,1114 85760!z277 --,-s-6',811 -s-5,-7-s,-sg,-j54--=-i  statement of oi;jjects 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 expenditure incurred in excess of the appropriation charged on the fund and the grants made by the lok sabha for expenditure of the central government on railways for the financial year ended on the 31st 'day of march, 1976 madhu dandavate  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india-[copy of letter no 78-b-403, dated the 7th march, 1978 from prof madhu dandavate, minister of railways to the secretary, lok babha] the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed appropriation bill providing for the appropriation out of the consolidated fund of india of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the funds and the excess grants made by lok babha for 1975-76, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the constitution the introdllction in and consideration by lok sabha of the appropriation bill r  a billto 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, 1976, in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year (pf'of madhu dandatntte, minutef' of railways) 