Part V · Procedure in Financial Matters
Article 114 Appropriation Bills.
This article turns grants into law. After the House of the People makes grants under article 113, an Appropriation Bill is introduced. It authorises withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India for the grants. Amendments cannot vary the amount or the destination of any grant.
- (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- (3) Subject to the provisions of articles 115 and 116, no money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under appropriation made by law passed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article turns grants into law. After the House of the People makes grants under article 113, an Appropriation Bill is introduced. It authorises withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India for the grants. Amendments cannot vary the amount or the destination of any grant. Subject to articles 115 and 116, no money leaves the Fund except under an appropriation made by law.