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.

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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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Appropriation Bill distinctFrom Vote on Account (India)
subject surface form: Appropriation Bill (India)