 bill no 62 of 2008 the appropriation (railways) no 4 bill, 2008 abillto authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2008-09 for the purposes of railwaysbe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the appropriation (railways) no 4 act, 2008 2 from and out of the consolidated fund of india there may be paid and applied sumsissue of rs 526,01,70,000 out of consolidated fund of india for financial year 2008-09appropriationthe    schedule(see sections 2 and 3)123no ofservices and purposessums not exceedingvotevoted bycharged on thetotalparliamentconsolidated fundrsrsrs16assets—acquisition, construction and replacement other expenditure capital526,00,30,000526,00,30,000railway funds85,00085,000railway safety fund55,00055,000 total526,01,70,000526,01,70,000 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 supplementary expenditure charged on the consolidated fund of india and the grants made by the lok sabha for expenditure of the central government on railways for the financial year 2008-09lalu   prasad ———— president's  recommendation  under  article  117  of  the constitution  of  india[copy of letter no 2008-b-402/2 dated the 15th october, 2008 from shri lalu prasad, minister of railways to the secretary-general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed appropriation bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2008-09 for the purposes of railways, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) article 117 of the constitution of india, read with clause (2) of article 115 thereof, the introduction in and consideration by lok sabha, of the appropriation bill———— a billto authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of india for the services of the financial year 2008-09 for the purposes of railways————(shri lalu prasad, minister of railways)gmgipmrnd—3497ls(s5)—21102008