 bill no 19 of 19sa the appropriation (railways) no2 bill, 1983l a  billto authorise payment cllnd appropriation of certain further sums from and out of -the c1omolid4ted fum of india tof' the services of the financial year 1982·83 fot the purposes of rgilwayb be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 '1''his act may be called the appropriation 1983 (railways) no 2 act, short title 5 2 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 to the sum of three hundred and fifty crores, forty-nine lakhs and eixty-five thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during 10 the financial year 198~83, in respect of the services relating to railways specified in column 2 of the schedule issue ot rs 350, 49, 65,000 out otthle consoli dated fundol rndia tor the financial year ]982-83 appro_ priation 3 the burna authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the consolidated fund of india by this act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the schedule in relation to the said 15 year'l   the schedule (se" sectioil's 2 and 3)| sum not    ||-------------|| no,         || of          || vote        |st'rvier, anel pirpc!si:s  - - - - --"  --"-_ --- -- - -__-------_ voted by parliament _ _____ ~_ _____ rs i charred on the ' conolidated fund, _------- its total ------r •• railway board !z7,68,ooo 27,68,000 3 general silperintendence and services 64278,000 6,4278,000 10 4 repaj1'll and maintenance of per- maaent way and works  18,·u77,ooo 1,49,000 1847,126,000 5 repairs and maintenance of molive power 200,8g,ooo 2,00,89,000 15 6 r~pairs anrl maintenance oi carriagcs and wagon~ 20,10,20000 110,10,110,000 7 repair! and mainlenanrr of plant and fquipmen t 6,08,53,000 6,08,53,000 a operating expen~e - rolling stock anel equipment 9,78,,&,000 978,&,000 20 operating expen,e8- tr~ffk 9 111,27,49,000 12,2749,000 operating expen~es- fuel, 10 51,99,19,000 3,88,000 511,°3,07,000 ii staff welfare and amenities 3,0091,000 300,91,000 12 miscellaneous working expen~  i 18,4317,000 1843 17,000 13 pi'ovid~nt fund, pen~ion and other l«tirement benefils ih,92,74·000 '9,92,74,000 appropriation to funds 14 55,94,5°,000 55,945°,000 '5 dividend to general rr-venues repayment of loan taken from general r,r,venues and amortization of over-capitali:ration 21,75,34000 :u,75,34tooo 16 auets - acquisition, construction and replacement-other expenditure total 103,96,33,000 --------350,44,!z8,000 --------s,j1," 103,gs,33,000 --------350,49,65,000  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 gov'ernment on railways, for the financial year 1982-83 a b a ghani khan choudhury  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india[copy of letter no 83-b-402, dated the 1st march, 1983 from shri a b a ghani khan chaudhuri, minister of railways to the secretary, 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 1982-83 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, the introduction in and consideration by lok sabha of the appropriation bill a 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 198283 for th~ purposes of railways , ' --  "i  , (shn a b a gh4ni khmn chaudhttri, mi,ter of rcillw411',) 