 bill no 65 of 2013 the appropriation (railways) no 3 bill, 2013 abillto authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2013-14 for the purposes of railwaysbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) no 3 act, 201355 of 2013issue of rs283245,21,92,000 out of the consolidated fund of india for the financial year 2013-142 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, 2013] to the sum of two lakh eighty-three thousand two hundred and forty-five crore, twenty-one lakh and ninety-two thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year 2013-14, in respect of the services relating to railways specified in column 2 of the scheduleappropriation103 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)12                       3sums not exceedingservices and purposesvoted bycharged on theparliamentconsolidatedtotalfundno of vote    rs              rs        rs1railway board 254,01,00,000254,01,00,0002miscellaneous expenditure (general)898,89,00,0002,11,00,000901,00,00,0003general superintendence and services on railways 5920,43,11,0005920,43,11,0004repairs and maintenance of permanent way and works 9477,84,28,00033,31,0009478,17,59,0005repairs and maintenance of motive power 4397,04,93,0004397,04,93,0006repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagons 10233,23,60,0002,00,00010233,25,60,0007repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment 5450,04,21,0005450,04,21,0008operating expenses—rolling stock and equipment 8487,98,26,0008487,98,26,0009operating expenses—traffic 17173,95,14,00017173,95,14,00010operating expenses—fuel 26474,09,63,00013,76,00026474,23,39,00011staff welfare and amenities4816,68,70,0004816,68,70,00012miscellaneous working expenses4889,00,76,000212,01,69,0005101,02,45,00013provident fund, pension and other retirement benefits 22626,47,26,00049,50,00022626,96,76,00014appropriation to funds 42661,80,00,00042661,80,00,00015dividend to general revenues, repayment of loans takenfrom general revenues and amortisation of over-capitalisation 6249,20,00,0006249,20,00,00016assets—acquisition, construction and replacement revenue 60,00,00,00060,00,00,000other expenditure capital94618,75,78,00087,30,00,00094706,05,78,000railway funds16249,84,50,0003,50,50,00016253,35,00,000railway safety fund 1999,70,00,00030,00,0002000,00,00,000total 282939,00,16,000306,21,76,000283245,21,92,000 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 2013-14pawan kumar bansal ———— president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india————[copy of letter no 2013-b-401/1, dated 15 april, 2013 from shri pawan kumar bansal, minister of railways to the secretary-general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed appropriation bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2013-14 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 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 2013-14for the purposes of railways————(shri pawan kumar bansal, minister of railways)