The Bills, which were passed by Lok Sabha on September 19, were cleared in the Upper House with a voice vote and without any discussion.
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday returned the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2020 and the Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2020, authorising payment of certain sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for the current financial year. The Bills, which were passed by Lok Sabha on September 19, were cleared in the Upper House with a voice vote and without any discussion.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Bills for consideration and passing. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2020 authorises payment and appropriation of certain further sums out of the Consolidated Fund of India for services of the financial year 2020-2021, while the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2020 provides for authorisation of appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India to…