Which one of the following expenditure is not charged on the consolidated fund of India?
Salary and allowances of the President of India
Incorrect AnswerSalary and allowances of the Vice President of India
Correct AnswerSalary and allowances of the Justice of the Supreme Court of India
Incorrect AnswerSalary and allowances of the speaker of the Lok Sabha
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The charged expenditure is non-votable by the Parliament, that is, it can only be discussed by the Parliament. The list of the charged expenditure is:
- Emoluments and allowances of the President;
- Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha;
- Salaries, allowances, and pensions of the SC judges;
- Pensions of the judges of the HCs;(Note- Salaries and Allowances of HC judges are 'charged' on the Consolidated Fund of State.)
- Salary, allowances, and pension of the CAG;
- Salary, allowances, and pension of the Chairman and members of the UPSC;
- The debt charges for which the Govt is liable;
- Any sum required to satisfy any judgment, decree, or award of any court, tribunal;
- Any other expenditure declared by the Parliament to be so charged.
Salary and allowances of the Vice president is not charged on the consolidated fund of India.The Constitution has not fixed any emoluments for the VicePresident in that capacity. He draws his regular salary in his capacity as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
By: Parvesh Mehta ProfileResourcesReport error