Identify the correct sequence of the procedure in respect of the Money Bill :
Voting of grants—Vote on account—Cut motions—Appropriation bill
Vote on account—Voting of grants—Appropriation bill—Cut motions
Voting of grants—Cut motions—Vote on accounts—Appropriation bill
Vote on accounts—Appropriation bill—Voting of grants—Cut motions
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UPSC CAPF – 2010
– The budget process includes presenting the budget, general discussion, scrutiny by committees, voting on demands for grants, passing of the Appropriation Bill, and passing of the Finance Bill.
– Vote on Account is a grant made in advance by Parliament in respect of the estimated expenditure for a part of a financial year, pending the passing of the regular appropriation bill. It comes before the detailed voting on grants.
– Voting on Demands for Grants occurs after general discussion and scrutiny, where the Lok Sabha votes on the proposed expenditures for various ministries/departments.
– Cut Motions are parliamentary devices used during the discussion on demands for grants to reduce the amount of a demand.
– The Appropriation Bill is a Money Bill required to draw money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the grants voted by the Lok Sabha and the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund. It is passed after the demands for grants are voted.