 - bill no 22 of 1979 the appropriation (railways) bill, 1979 a bill'0 authorisepavment 4nd appropriation of cert4in bums from and out of the consoudtlted fund of indf4 for, the ni"i1ica of t'" )1mftctgl year 1979-80 for the purposes of railw4ys be it enacted by parliament in the thirtieth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) act, 1979 2 from and out of the consolichted fund of india there may be , paid and applied sums d:>t exceeding those specified in column 3 ot the schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of four thousand two hundred and sixty-two crares, nine lakhs and eleven thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year 1979-80, in r~pect of the services 10 relating to railways specified in column 2 of the schedule short title issue of rs t262,09, 11,000 out of the consolidated fund of india for the financial year lim~-110 3 the swljs authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the appro-consolidated fund of india by this act shall be appropriated tor the priation lervices and purposes expressed in the schedule in relation to the said ,ear  the schedule(see sections 2 and 3) sums not exc("eding no of vote scrnces and purpos  s voted by chargf'd on -----_- s parliament the consoli-total daled fund rs rs ra i i railway board 2,63,67,000 2,63,6,,000 2 miscellaneous expendi:ure (general) 1533,fl3,0( 0 j,oo,ooo 15,36,b3,000 10 3 general supt"rintendcnce and i services i 16,48,63,000 ; 1,88,000 116,50 5 1,000 4 5 repairs and maintenance of l'ermanent way and works i g6,b8,08,ooo 8,s0,000 196,96,58,000 is "'t:::d  : •• -":' of ':' •• '~ i 185,66;62,000 185,67,°5,000 43,000 6 repairs and maintenance ofcarriagu , and wagons     234,gg, i 1,000 : 88,000 234,gg,99,ooo 7 8' re'pairs and maintenance of plant i rd equipment  106,54,iis~ '6ifpoo 106,54,87,000 20 operarting exj>f'rues-rolling stock and equipment jl30,i4,q3,oto zr4s,imid liso, 16,68,000 op~rlting ~pcn_ tndlic 237,38,21,080 39,si,ooo 237,~7,72000 9 10 operating expenses--fuel 393,4597,000 4s,68poo !l9j,e9m,ooo ii staff welfare ard amenities 77,20,39,000 38,000 77,2077,000 2s 12 miscellanecus working exfense! 114,3965,000 33739,000 11766,94,000 13 provident flidd, penion and other 86,28,54,000 l retirement benefits 86,211,54,000 14 15 : appropriation to fulld 36410,10,000 i a64,lto~'u),ooo 30 i dividel1d to general revt'ftues, reo ! i pa¥jllcdl of loan t"-from ceder! revellues ,and auli)rt'ution ot"oyercapitaj·zartion 3 70,111, ii ,000 jvti,a,ll,ooo 16 assetl-ac~ uisition, construction and rep acement 1525,89,10,000 s3,oo,ooo 15a6,4-i,io,ooo 35 toi'al ~57,38r47,000 11,,/°,64,000 1162,09,11,000  statement of objects and reasonsthis bill is introduced in pursuance of article 114(1) of the constitution of india, to provide f·or the appropriation 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 by lok sabha in respect of the estimated expenditure of the central government on railways for the financial year 1979-80 madhu dandavate  presidents recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india(copy of letter no 79-b-401, dated the 20th february, 1979 from prof madhu dandavate, minister of raijways to the secretary, lok sabha) the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed appropriaticm bill providing for the appropriation aut of the conoo1idated fund of india of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the fund and the grants made by lok sabha for the financial year, 1979-80, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the constitution of india the introduction in and consideration by lok sabha of the appropriation bill  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 1979-80 for the purposes of railways (prof madhu da"d~vaee jminister of railways) 