Vote on Account (India)
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Vote on Account (India) is a temporary parliamentary authorization that allows the government to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet short-term expenditure needs until the full budget is passed.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary financial procedure ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | Union (central) level only ⓘ |
| allows | withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Union Government expenditure ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetClassification | part of the Union Government’s budgetary process ⓘ |
| category | public finance in India ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article 116 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory | grants in advance of appropriation ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| covers | routine and essential government expenditure ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
full annual budget
ⓘ
interim budget ⓘ |
| doesNotAuthorize |
major policy changes in expenditure
ⓘ
new taxation measures ⓘ |
| doesNotCover | detailed long-term expenditure policy ⓘ |
| effect | temporary authorization to incur expenditure without full budget approval ⓘ |
| ensures | continuity of government operations ⓘ |
| financialYearContext | used at the beginning of a financial year ⓘ |
| frequency | used when full budget cannot be passed before financial year begins ⓘ |
| fundSource | Consolidated Fund of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | Appropriation Act for the relevant period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalNature | parliamentary appropriation ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Appropriation Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDuration | up to four months in practice ⓘ |
| movedBy | Central Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nature | formal parliamentary vote on estimated expenditure for a short period ⓘ |
| objective | to avoid a shutdown of government services ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouseInvolved | Rajya Sabha has limited role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedIn | Lok Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to meet short-term government expenditure needs ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
exceptional grants
ⓘ
supplementary grants ⓘ vote on credit ⓘ |
| relatedTo | budgetary process of the Government of India ⓘ |
| requires |
President of India’s assent to the related Appropriation Act
ⓘ
approval of Lok Sabha ⓘ simple majority in Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| scope | expenditure for a limited period ⓘ |
| similarMechanismAtStateLevel | state vote on account in State Legislatures ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | short term ⓘ |
| typeOf | interim financial approval ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | up to two months ⓘ |
| usedUntil | full Union Budget is passed ⓘ |
| usedWhen | general elections are near and a regular budget is not appropriate ⓘ |
| validity | temporary ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Appropriation Bill (India)