♤ Supplementary grants, Votes of Credit etc.

o Supplementary, additional, excess and exceptional grants and votes of credit are regulated by the same procedure as is applicable in the case of demands for grants.

o Supplementary grant is granted when the amount authorized by the Parliament through the appropriation act for a particular service for the current financial year is found to be insufficient for that year.

o Additional Grant is granted when a need has arisen during the current financial year for additional expenditure upon some new service not contemplated in the budget for that year.

o Excess Grant is granted when money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted for that service in the budget for that year. It is voted by the Lok Sabha after the financial year.

o Vote of Credit is granted for meeting an unexpected demand upon the resources of India, when on account of the magnitude or the indefinite character of the service, the demand cannot be stated with the details ordinarily given in a budget. Hence, it is like a blank cheque given to the Executive by the Lok Sabha.

o Exceptional Grant is granted for a special purpose and forms no part of the current service of any financial year.