New Delhi: The central government is all set to take up the Appropriation (No 5) Bill, 2022, and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2022, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, December 19,  aimed to approve payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services.

Both bills will be moved by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama in the afternoon. These Bills will be moved to the Rajua SAbha for consideration and return to the Lok Sabha where these have already been passed.

To authorise the payment and appropriation of additional funds from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the fiscal year 2022–2023, as approved by the Lok Sabha, the Appropriation (No. 5) Bill, 2022, will be considered and returned.

In order to cover the amounts spent on certain services during the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2020, in excess of the amounts given for those services and for that year, as passed by Lok Sabha, as well as for consideration and return, the Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2022, will be moved.

The Lok Sabha is also scheduled to take up the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 for further consideration and passing today. S. Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister introduced the bill to make special provisions for repression of piracy on high seas and to provide for punishment for the offence of piracy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto be taken into consideration.

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