 bill no 106 of  2016 the appropriation (railways) no2 bill, 2016 a billto authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2016-17 for the purposes of  railwaysbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) no 2  act, 2016issue of rs391538,82,09,000 out of the c o n s o l i d a t e d fund of india for the financial year 2016-172 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 [inclusive of the sums specified in column 3 of the schedule to the appropriation (railways) vote on account act, 2016] to the sum of three lakh ninety-one thousand five hundred thirtyeight crore, eighty-two lakh and nine thousand rupees towards defraying the several chargesappropriation3 the sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the consolidated fundof india by this act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the schedule in relation to the said yearthe  schedule(see sections 2 and 3)| 1                                                        | 2                                                           | 3               ||----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|| sums not exceeding                                       |                                                             |                 || no                                                      |                                                             |                 || of                                                       |                                                             |                 || vote                                                     |                                                             |                 || services and purposes                                    | voted                                                       | charged         || by parliament                                            | on the                                                      | total           || consolidated                                             |                                                             |                 || fund                                                     |                                                             |                 || rs                                                      | rs                                                         | rs             || 1                                                        | railway board………………………                                      | 400,01,00,000   || 2                                                        | miscellaneous expenditure (general)                         | 1297,89,00,000  || 3                                                        | general superintendence and services on railways            | 8360,52,68,000  || 4                                                        | repairs and maintenance of permanent way and works          | 13710,67,86,000 || 5                                                        | repairs and maintenance of motive power                     | 6317,59,64,000  || 6                                                        | repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagons             | 14311,32,29,000 || 7                                                        | repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment              | 8111,90,68,000  || 8                                                        | operating expenses - rolling stock and equipment            | 12751,62,86,000 || 9                                                        | operating expenses - traffic                                | 26308,01,26,000 || 10                                                       | operating expenses - fuel                                   | 23417,23,25,000 || 11                                                       | staff welfare and amenities                                 | 6622,04,68,000  || 12                                                       | miscellaneous working expenses                              | 6818,60,20,000  || 13                                                       | provident fund, pension and other retirement benefits       | 47169,75,50,000 || 14                                                       | appropriation to funds                                      | 54279,35,00,000 || 15                                                       | dividend to general revenues, repayment of loans taken from |                 || general revenues and amortization of over-capitalization | 9731,29,00,000                                              |               || 16                                                       | assets-acquisition, construction and replacement—           |                 || other expenditure                                        |                                                             |                 || capital                                                  | 124276,27,26,000                                            | 49,17,00,000    || railway funds                                            | 16663,06,00,000                                             | 13,08,00,000    || railway safety fund                                      | 10780,30,00,000                                             |               || t                                                        |                                                             |                 || otal                                                     |                                                             |                 || :                                                        | 391327,48,16,000                                            | 211,33,93,000   | president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india ————[copy of letter no 2016-b-401/1 dated 21 april, 2016 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 authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2016-17 for the purposes of railways, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of  article 117 of the constitution of india, the introduction in and consideration by the lok sabha, of the appropriation bill statement of objects and reasonsthis bill is introduced in pursuance of article 114(1) of the constitution of india, read with article 116 thereof, to provide for the appropriation from and out of the consolidated fund of india of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the consolidated fund of india and the grants made in advance by the lok sabha in respect of the estimated expenditure of the central government on railways, for the financial year 2016-17suresh  prabhu———— a billto authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2016-17 for the purposes of railways————