Appropriation Bill authorizes massive funding for government services and constitutional bodies
This Bill authorizes the payment of specific sums from the Consolidated Fund of India to cover the expenses of various government services and purposes for the financial year 2025-26.
The Bill applies to the Government of India, specifically authorizing expenditures for the ministries, departments, and constitutional bodies listed in the Schedule (e.g., Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Railways, Supreme Court of India).
- Authorizes payment of sums not exceeding Rs. 15,47,795.908 crore (approx. 154.78 lakh crore) from the Consolidated Fund of India.
- Specifies that these funds are for defraying charges during the financial year 2025-26.
- Includes a Schedule listing specific amounts for 'Voted' services (ministries/departments) and 'Charged' services (such as Interest Payments, Repayment of Debt, Pensions, and salaries of the President/Parliament).
- Clarifies that references to Ministries or Departments in the Schedule are to be construed as the appropriate bodies as constituted from time to time, based on the structure existing immediately before 6th September, 2021.
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Where this law is now — Became law (Act)
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Document details
| Official title | The Appropriation (No.3) Bill,2025 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | 36 |
| Status | closed (bill) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 2 |