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A bill passed to authorise the withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the expenditure approved by Parliament is called:

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Answer: Option D — Appropriation Bill

Detailed Solution

An Appropriation Bill is a Money Bill that authorises the government to withdraw money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the grants voted by the Lok Sabha and the expenditure charged on the Fund.

Constitutional basis:

  • Article 114 provides for Appropriation Bills.
  • Article 266(3) says that no money can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except in accordance with law and for the purposes and in the manner provided in the Constitution.
  • So, without an Appropriation Act, the government cannot spend money from the Fund.

When it is introduced:

  • After the Lok Sabha votes on the demands for grants, the Appropriation Bill is introduced.
  • It includes the grants made by the Lok Sabha and the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund.

Restrictions:

  • No amendment can be proposed to an Appropriation Bill that would change the amount or alter the destination of any grant, or vary the amount of any charged expenditure.
  • The Speaker decides whether a proposed amendment is admissible.

Passage:

  • Being a Money Bill, it is passed by the Lok Sabha and sent to the Rajya Sabha, which can only make recommendations.
  • After the President's assent, it becomes the Appropriation Act.

Difference from other financial bills:

  • An Appropriation Bill deals with spending.
  • A Finance Bill deals with tax proposals for the coming year.

Supplementary, additional or excess grants:

If money authorised is found insufficient, or if new expenditure arises, the government can seek supplementary grants, and a supplementary Appropriation Bill is passed.

Vote on account:

Because the full Budget process takes time, the Lok Sabha can grant a vote on account under Article 116, so that the government can spend money for part of the year until the Appropriation Act is passed.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗A Finance Bill deals with taxation.
  • ✗"Supplementary Bill" is not a standard type of bill.
  • ✗An ordinary bill does not deal only with money matters.

Quick tip

Remember: Appropriation Bill = authorises withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund (Article 114); Finance Bill = taxes.

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