 bill no  68  of  2016 the appropriation (railways) bill, 2016 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 2015-16 for the purposes of railways be 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) act, 20162 from and out of the consolidated fund of india there may be paid and appliedsums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of one thousand one hundred thirty crore, eighty-eight lakh, thirty thousand 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 scheduleissue of rs 1130,88,30,000 out of the consolidated fund of india for the financial year 2015-16appropriationthe  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                  |                                                       |                || 3                     | general superintendence and services on railways      |              || 4                     | repairs and maintenance of permanent way and works    |              || 5                     | repairs and maintenance of motive power               |              || 6                     | repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagons       |              || 8                     | operating expenses - rolling stock and equipment      |              || 11                    | staff welfare and amenities                           |              || 12                    | miscellaneous working expenses                        |              || 13                    | provident fund, pension and other retirement benefits |              || 16                    | assets—acquisition, construction and replacement—     |                || other expenditure     |                                                       |                || capital               | 1,000                                                 | 9635,87,000    || railway safety fund   | 1015,58,92,000                                        | 4,08,000       || t                     |                                                       |                || o ta l                |                                                       |                || 1015,58,93,000        | 115,29,37,000                                         | 1130,88,30,000 ||              rs   |               rs   |         rs   ||--------------------|---------------------|---------------| 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 2015-16suresh  prabhu ———— president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india————[copy of  letter no 2015-b-402/2 dated 2 march, 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 further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2015-16 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 2015-16 for the purposes of railways————(shri suresh prabhu, minister of  railways)gmgipmrnd—4804ls(s3)—04032016