Q. What is Demands For Grants?
The budget proposals of the expenditures to be met out from the "Consolidated fund of India" should be presented in the form of Demands for Grants. Parliament has got the powers to assent or to refuse to assent or to reduce the amount proposed by the Railway Ministry during the course of discussion on Railway budget. Such powers are exercised to cut motion. The voted part of expenditures together with the charged appropriation are presented to the parliament in the form of Demands for Grants.