 bill no 17 of 1983 the appropriation (railways) bill, 1983 a billto authorise payment and approprigtion of certain bums from and out of the consolidated ftmd of indi4 for the services oj the financial year 1983-84 for the purposes of railways bb it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) act, 1983 short title 2 from and out of the consolidated fund of india there may be paid 5 and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of eight thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine crores, eighteen lakhs and ni'nety-seven thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year itffi3-84, in respect ot the services 10 relating to railways specified in column 2 of the schedule | issue     | of    ||-----------|-------|| rs8739,  |       || 18,97,000 |       || out       | or   || the       | con-  || solidated |       || fund      | of    || india     |       || for       |       || the       |       || finan-    |       || cial      | year  || 1983-84  |       |3 the sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the appropriath consolidated fund ot india by: this act shall be appropriated for· e tion services and purposes· expressed in the schedule in relation to the said year 3 no of vo~ sum i dot ex~ing s!'rvicrs and purposcs voted by parliament 1 charged on the 5 fund conolidated total --i---· rs rs railway board a millrellaneou expendi ture (general)  -  3 grneral supf'rintf'ndence and services 197,f)s,19,ooo 197,66,96,000 1,77,000 4 repain and maintenance of permanent way and works 4,10,000 5 33786~8,000 repairs and maintenance of motive pown 337,88170(1) 501,28,11,000 20 6 repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagon 3~s,000 7 repain and maintenance of plant and equipment :1,,/0,000 8 operating expenses - rolling stock and equipment operating expemes - traffic 115 399,450 '9,000 9 ope-rating expenws ---fuel 81o,46,4!1,ooo 41$,000 i 1,10000 10 810/459!l,000 145,75,3!1,ooo staff welfare and amenities it  137,000 i miscellaneou~ workin-r expen'les 12 579,82,000  i 1,00,000 13 provident fund penion and other retirement benefit~ 18563,71,000 30 14 appropriation to fund~ 1094,4315000 15 dividead to geoeral revenue, i repayment of loan' taken from _ general r~ue and amottiza- i tiop of over-capitauzation 636,611,01,000 i 35 s i auetl- acquisition, conlf\lctioll and replacement-111,00,00,000 revenue other expenditure 3i86,19,gb,ooo -:--------taral 11,9950000 jo,ooo \_ p--'~~~~~'~-i''-__ !~9:!~~ i 8731,111,76,000 8,06,:11,000 statement of objects and reasons , this bill is introduced in pursuance of article 114(1) of the constitution of india, to provide for 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 1983-84 a b a, ghani khan chaudhuri  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india[copy of letter no 83-b-401, dated the 24th february, 1983 from shri a b a ghani khan chaudhuri, minister of railways to the secretary, 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 financ:al year 1983-84: for the purposes of railways, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117 of the constitution ot india the introduction in and consideration by lok sabha of the appropriation bill -  a billto authorise jlayment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financ1al year 198384 for the purposes of railways  (sh"i a b a ghani khan chaudhuri minister cij railways) 