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 Rs. 11 b for P’ment Poll

Rs. 11 b for P’ment Poll

02 Oct 2024


  • Rs. 5 b from Consolidated Fund & Rs. 6 b from 2025 Vote on Account 


A sum of Rs. 5 billion from the Consolidated Fund and Rs. 6 billion from the Vote on Account to be submitted to the Parliament for next year (2025) are to be allocated for conducting the General/Parliamentary Election on 14 November of this year. 

This was decided by the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (30 September). 

The ninth Parliament was dissolved on 24 September. 

As per the powers vested in the President by Article 150(4) of the Constitution to issue necessary funds from the Consolidated Fund, the Cabinet granted approval to the action taken by the President to release Rs. 5 billion from the Consolidated Fund for 2024. Further, approval has also been granted by the Cabinet to allocate Rs. 6 billion for the expenses to be settled in 2025 related to conducting the General Election through the Vote on Account expected to be submitted to the Parliament for 2025.




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