Constitution 114 — Appropriation Bills

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

(1) As soon as may be after the grants under
article 113 have been made by the House of the People, there shall be
introduced a Bill to provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund
of India of all moneys required to meet—
(a) the grants so made by the House of the People; and
(b) the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India but
not exceeding in any case the amount shown in the statement previously
laid before Parliament.
(2) No amendment shall be proposed to any such Bill in either House of
Parliament which will have the effect of varying the amount or altering the
destination of any grant so made or of varying the amount of any expenditure
charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, and the decision of the person
presiding as to whether an amendment is inadmissible under this clause shall be
final.
(3) Subject to the provisions of articles 115 and 116, no money shall be
withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under appropriation
made by law passed in accordance with the provisions of this article.

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