Consolidated Fund of India (CFI)

  • All revenues (taxes, receipts) from Railway, post office, PSU etc are credited to CFI. All loans, Treasury Bills also credited.
  • Most expenditures for conduct of business are debited from this fund.
  • Parl must authorize.

Contingency Fund of India

  • at disposal of President
  • money used to provide immediate relief to victims of natural calamity and to implement new policy decision takes by govt
  • money spent is recouped with CFI to ensure Contingency Fund stays intact
  • corpus: 30,000cr (500cr until 2020-2021)
    • effect of Covid 🦠

Public Account of India

  • all money other than which goes to CFI
  • sale of certificates, GPF, PPF, Security deposits etc
  • Govt acting as Trustee and refunds money after completion of event