 bill no 21 of 2010 the appropriation  (railways) vote on account bill, 2010 abillto provide for the withdrawal  of certain sums from and out of the  consolidated fund of india for the services of a part of the financial year 2010-11 for the purposes of railwaysbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-first year of the republic of india as follows:—1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) vote on account act, 2010short titlewithdrawal of rs30461,31,06,000 from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the financial year 2010-112 from and out of the consolidated fund of india there may be withdrawn  sums not exceeding those specified in column  3 of the schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of thirty thousand four hundred sixty-one crores, thirty-one lakhs and six thousand rupees towards  defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year 2010-11, in respect of the services relating to railways specified  in column 2 of the scheduleappropriation the  schedule (see sections 2 and 3)| 1                                               | 2                                                  | 3              ||-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|| no of                                          | sums not exceeding                                 |                || vote                                            | services and purposes                              | voted by       || parliament                                      | consolidated fund                                  |                || rs                                             | rs                                                | rs            || 1                                               | railway board                                      | 28,33,33,000   || 2                                               | miscellaneous expenditure (general)                | 100,00,00,000  || 3                                               | general superintendence and services on railways   | 700,61,43,000  || 4                                               | repairs and maintenance of permanent               |                || way and works                                   | 1192,75,17,000                                     | 7,14,000       || 5                                               | repairs and maintenance of motive power            | 558,08,92,000  || 6                                               | repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagons    | 1254,20,27,000 || 7                                               | repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment     | 677,17,42,000  || 8                                               | operating expenses—rolling stock and equipment     | 934,08,42,000  || 9                                               | operating expenses—traffic                         | 3178,79,46,000 || 10                                              | operating expenses—fuel                            | 2629,68,69,000 || 11                                              | staff welfare and amenities                        | 552,59,15,000  || 12                                              | miscellaneous working expenses                     | 515,54,09,000  || 13                                              | provident fund, pension and other retirement       |                || benefits                                        | 2402,91,60,000                                     | 10,75,000      || 14                                              | appropriation to funds                             | 4213,84,83,000 || 15                                              | dividend to general revenues, repayment of loans   |                || taken from general revenues and amortisation of |                                                    |                || over-capitalisation                             | 4,28,83,000                                        |              || 16                                              | assets—acquisition, construction and  replacement— |                || revenue                                         | 9,96,67,000                                        | 3,33,333       || other expenditure                               |                                                    |                || capital                                         | 7689,49,65,000                                     | 7,75,00,000    || railway funds                                   | 3506,53,00,000                                     | 1,33,66,667    || railway safety fund                             | 283,06,67,000                                      | 26,66,667      || t                                               |                                                    |                || otal                                            |                                                    |                || :                                               | 30431,97,60,000                                    | 29,33,46,000   | 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 a part of the financial year 2010-11mamata  banerjee ———— president's  recommendation  under  article  117  of the  constitution  of  india[copy of letter no 2010-b-400/2 dated the 22nd february, 2010 from km mamata banerjee, minister of railways to the secretary-general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed appropriation bill providing for the withdrawal from and out of the consolidated fund of india of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the fund and the grants made by the lok sabha for a part of the financial year 2010-11, 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 bill to provide for the withdrawal  of certain sums from and out of the  consolidated fund of india for the services of a part of the financial year 2010-11 for the purposes of railways————gmgipmrnd—892ls—04032010