Which of the following statement is true about the expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund ........

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Which of the following statement is true about the expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund?

These expenditures are neither included in the budget nor there is voting on them.

These expenditures are neither debated on nor there is voting on them.

The consent of Parliament is necessary for these expenditures.

These expenditures are included in the budget, they may be debated, but no voting is done on them.

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Explanation:

Non-votable charges are called Charged Expenditures; and no voting takes place for the amount involved in these expenditures for their withdrawal from Consolidated Fund of India. This means that they have to be paid in any case, whether the budget is passed or not passed. Following are the charged expenditures: Salary and Allowances of the President, Speaker / Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha, Chairman/ Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, Salaries and Allowances of Supreme Court judges, Pensions of Supreme Court as well as High Court Judges, Salaries and Allowances of CAG, Lok Pal Debt charges of Government of India.