 bill no 26 of  2012 the appropriation (railways) bill, 2012 a billto provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fundof 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, 2010 in excess of theamounts granted for those services and for that yearbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-third year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways)  act, 2012issue of rs 1922,83,61,188 out of the consolidated fund of india to meet certain expenditure for the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2010appropriation3 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, 2010the schedule(see sections 2 and 3)1235noservices and purposessums not exceedingofvoted bycharged on thetotalvoteparliamentconsolidated fundrsrsrs3general superintendence and services on railways                       24,21,28624,21,286104repairs and maintenance of permanent way and works                  54,49,81,635 54,49,81,6355repairs and maintenance of motive power                    88,71,27,8421,74,02488,73,01,866156repairs and maintenance of carriages and wagons             161,20,05,393 161,20,05,3938operating expenses - rolling stock and equipment                   35,20,77,632 35,20,77,6329operating expenses - traffic………26,30,83,601 26,30,83,60112miscellaneous working expenses……39,87,35,318 39,87,35,3182013provident fund, pension and other retirement benefits                1512,26,50,695 1512,26,50,69515dividend to general revenues, repayment of loans taken from general revenues and amortisation of over-capitalisation               4,51,03,762 4,51,03,76225total…………………1922,57,65,87825,95,3101922,83,61,188 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, 2010mukul  roy———— president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india ————[copy of letter no 2011-b-403/bs/2, dated 20 march, 2012 from shri mukul roy, 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 2009-10, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of the article 117 of the constitution, the introduction in and consideration by lok sabha of the appropriation bill————— a billto provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fund ofindia to meet the amounts spent on certain services for the purposes of railways during the financial year ended on the 31st day of march, 2010 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year—————(shri mukul roy, minister of  railways)