Q. Which of the following Expenditures are not charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India?
1. Salaries of Supreme Court and High Courts Judges.
2. Debt Charges for which the Government is liable.
3. Salary of Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
4. Expenses of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General.
5. Expenses of the office of Election Commission of India.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statements 1 and 5 are incorrect – The salaries of the high court judges are not charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India. Only their pensions are charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India. The salaries and allowances of the judges, the salaries, allowances and pensions of the staff as well as the administrative expenses of a high court are charged on the consolidated fund of the state.
The expenditure incurred by the Election Commission of India is also not charged on Consolidated Fund of India; rather it is voted by the parliament.
The disbursements charged on the Consolidated Fund or Charged Expenditures are non-votable charges. These charges have to be paid whether the budget is passed or not. The expenses under this category, among others, includes: (Statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct)
The salaries and allowances and pension payable to or in respect of judges of the Supreme Court and the pension payable to or in respect of Judges of any High Court.
Debt Charges for which the Government of India is liable including interest, sinking fund charges and redemption charges and other expenditure relating to loans and the service and redemption of debt.
The salaries and allowances of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of People.
The administrative expenses of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General including all salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of persons serving in that office.
