Consider the following statements about Annual Financial Statement of 2023-24.

1. This is provided in the Constitution under article 112.

2. Government accounts are kept under the Consolidated Fund of India and the Contingency Fund of India.

3. It shows the actuals for the fiscal year 2022-23.

Which of the above statements are not correct?

Solution

The Annual Financial Statement (AFS), the document as provided under Article 112, shows the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for 2023-24 along with estimates for 2022-23 as also actuals for the year 2021-22. The receipts and disbursements are shown under three parts in which Government Accounts are kept viz., (i) The Consolidated Fund of India, (ii) The Contingency Fund of India and (iii) The Public Account of India. The Annual Financial Statement distinguishes the expenditure on revenue accounts from the expenditure on other accounts, as is mandated in the Constitution of India. The Revenue and the Capital sections together, make the Union Budget. The estimates of receipts and expenditure included in the Annual Financial Statement are net of refunds and recoveries respectively.