 bill no 52 of  2017 the appropriation (railways) no 2 bill, 2017 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 2016-17 for the purposes of railwaysbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) no 2 act, 2017issue of rs 4777,20,20,000 out of the consolidated fund of india for the financial year 2016-17appropriation the  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            || 4                     | repairs and maintenance of permanent way and works |              || 21,54,000             |                                                    |                || 21,54,000             |                                                    |                || 7                     | repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment     |              || 21,45,000             |                                                    |                || 21,45,000             |                                                    |                || 10                    | operating expenses—fuel                            | 3050,00,00,000 ||                     |                                                    |                || 3050,00,00,000        |                                                    |                || 12                    | miscellaneous working expenses                     |              || 11,80,26,000          |                                                    |                || 11,80,26,000          |                                                    |                || 16                    | assets—acquisition, construction and replacement—  |                || other expenditure     |                                                    |                || capital               | 1519,45,25,000                                     |                || 170,83,43,000         |                                                    |                || 1690,28,68,000        |                                                    |                || railway funds         |                                                  |                || 7,59,55,000           |                                                    |                || 7,59,55,000           |                                                    |                || railway safety fund   |                                                  |                || 17,08,72,000          |                                                    |                || 17,08,72,000          |                                                    |                || t                     |                                                    |                || otal                  |                                                    |                || :                     | 4569,45,25,000                                     |                || 207,74,95,000         |                                                    |                || 4777,20,20,000        |                                                    |                | 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 government on railways for the financial year 2016-17suresh prabhu ———— president's  recommendation  under  article  117 of the constitution of india[copy of letter no 2017-b-402/bs/2 dated 14 march, 2017 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 2016-17 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 the lok sabha, of the appropriation bill———— a billto authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of theconsolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2016-17 for the purposes of railways————(shri suresh prabhu, minister of railways)