 bill no  156  of  2017 the appropriation (no 3) bill, 2017 a billto provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fund of india to meet the amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2015, in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that yearbe 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 (no 3) act, 201752 from and out of the consolidated fund of india, the sums specified in column 3 of the schedule, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of sixteen thousand two hundred seven crores, ninety-five lakh, nineteen thousand two hundred and forty-six rupees shall be deemed to have been authorised to be paid and applied to meet the amounts spent for defraying the charges in respect of the services specified in column 2 of the schedule during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2015, in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that yearissue of rs 16207,95,19,246 out of the consolidated fund of india to meet certain excess expenditure for the year ended on the 31st march, 2015 appropriation103 the sums deemed to have been authorised to be paid and applied from and out ofthe consolidated fund of india under this act shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the schedule in relation to the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2015 the  schedule (see sections 2 and 3)| 1                                 | 2                                                            | 3              ||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|| excess                            |                                                              |                || no                               |                                                              |                || of                                |                                                              |                || vote                              |                                                              |                || services and purposes             | voted                                                        | charged        || portion                           | portion                                                      | total          || rs                               | rs                                                          | rs            || civil ministries                  |                                                              |                || 13                                | department of posts revenue                                  | 70,40,85,092   ||                                 |                                                              |                || 70,40,85,092                      |                                                              |                || 20                                | ministry of defence revenue                                  |                ||                                 | 6,68,87,167                                                  |                || 6,68,87,167                       |                                                              |                || capital                           |                                                              |                ||                                 | 11,801                                                       |                || 11,801                            |                                                              |                || 21                                | defence pensions revenue                                     | 9435,90,46,976 || 4,54,50,236                       |                                                              |                || 9440,44,97,212                    |                                                              |                || 26                                | defence services—research and development revenue            |                ||                                 | 13,498                                                       |                || 13,498                            |                                                              |                || 77                                | ministry of power                                            | capital        ||                                 |                                                              |                || 6193,40,87,250                    |                                                              |                || ministry of railways              |                                                              |                || 2                                 | miscellaneous expenditure (general) revenue                  | 70,07,58,724   ||                                 |                                                              |                || 70,07,58,724                      |                                                              |                || 3                                 | general superintendence and services on railways  revenue |                ||                                 | 23,862                                                       |                || 23,862                            |                                                              |                || 7                                 | repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment  revenue   |                ||                                 | 46,46,509                                                    |                || 46,46,509                         |                                                              |                || 13                                | provident fund, pension and other retirement                 |                || benefits revenue                  |                                                              |                ||                                 | 21,01,513                                                    |                || 21,01,513                         |                                                              |                || 14                                | appropriation to funds revenue                               | 386,47,94,144  ||                                 |                                                              |                || 386,47,94,144                     |                                                              |                || 16                                | assets—acquisition, construction and                         |                || replacement—(railway safety fund) | capital                                                      | 39,76,12,474   ||                                 |                                                              |                || 39,76,12,474                      |                                                              |                || t                                 |                                                              |                || o ta l                            |                                                              |                || :                                 | 16196,03,84,660                                              |                || 11,91,34,586                      |                                                              |                || 16207,95,19,246                   |                                                              |                | 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 expenditure incurred in excess of the grants made by the lok sabha for expenditure of the central government, for the financial year ended 31st day of march, 2015arun  jaitley ————— president's  recommendation  under  article  117  of the  constitution  of  india[copy of letter no 7(2)-b (sd)/2017, dated 24072017 from shri arun jaitley, minister of finance to the secretary general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed bill to provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fund of india to meet the amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2015, in excess of the amounts granted for the said services and for that year recommended under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the constitution, read with clause (2) of article 115 thereof, the introduction of the appropriation (no 3) bill, 2017 in lok sabha and also recommends to lok sabha the consideration of the bill———— a billto provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fund of india to meet the amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2015, in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year————