 bill no 23 of 2010 the appropriation (railways) bill, 2010 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 for the purposes of railways during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2008 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-first year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) act, 2010 2 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 fifty-one crores, twenty-one lakhs, eighty thousand three hundred and eighty-three 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 relating to railways specified in column 2 of the schedule during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2008 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that yearissue of rs 51,21,80,383 out of the consolidated fund of india to meet certain expenditure for the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2008appropriation3 the sums deemed to have been authorised to be paid and applied from and out ofthe consolidated fund of india by 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, 2008the  schedule(see sections 2 and 3)123sums not exceedingno ofservices and purposesvoted by parliamentcharged on thetotalvoteconsolidated fundrsrsrs5repairs and maintenance of motive3,04,0003,04,000power 6repairs and maintenance of carriages andwagons2,79,4692,79,4698operating expenses - rolling stock andequipment 12,93,04312,93,04310operating expenses - fuel 6,98,48,3426,98,48,34212miscellaneous working expenses 22,32,94,56722,32,94,56713provident fund, pension and otherretirement benefits9,66,8059,66,80515dividend to general revenues,repayment of loans taken from general revenues and  amortisation of over- capitalisation 20,80,86,21220,80,86,21216assets—acquisition, construction andreplacement—capital 21,02,49321,02,493railway funds  30,34,07630,34,076railway safety fund 29,71,37629,71,376total :43,13,80,7798,07,99,60451,21,80,383 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 appropriation charged on the fund and the grants made by the lok sabha for expenditure of the central government on railways for the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2008mamata  banerjee ———— president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india[copy of  letter no 2009-b-403/bs/2 dated the 3rd march, 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(railways) bill providing 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 2007-08, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the constitution, the introduction in and consideration by the lok sabha, of the appropriation bill lok sabha————abillto provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys of the consolidated fund of india to meet the amounts spent on certain services for the purposes of railways during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2008 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year————(kumari mamata banerjee, minister of  railways)