Contingency Fund of India
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The Contingency Fund of India is an emergency reserve at the disposal of the President to enable the government to meet unforeseen expenditures pending authorization by Parliament.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contingency Fund of India canonical | 6 |
| Contingency Fund of a State | 2 |
| Contingencies Fund | 1 |
| Union contingency fund | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5739059 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contingency Fund of India Context triple: [Consolidated Fund of India, excludes, Contingency Fund of India]
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A.
Consolidated Fund of India
The Consolidated Fund of India is the chief government account into which all revenues received, loans raised, and money received in repayment of loans by the Union Government are credited and from which most public expenditure is made.
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B.
Union Budget of India
The Union Budget of India is the central government's annual financial statement that outlines its revenue, expenditure, and economic policy priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
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C.
National Revenue Fund
The National Revenue Fund is South Africa’s central public account into which all national government revenue is paid and from which parliamentary-approved expenditures are drawn.
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D.
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the country’s central banking institution, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the financial system, and formulating and implementing monetary policy in India.
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E.
Contingent Reserve Arrangement
The Contingent Reserve Arrangement is a financial safety net established by BRICS countries to provide mutual support and liquidity during balance-of-payments and currency crises.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contingency Fund of India Target entity description: The Contingency Fund of India is an emergency reserve at the disposal of the President to enable the government to meet unforeseen expenditures pending authorization by Parliament.
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A.
Consolidated Fund of India
The Consolidated Fund of India is the chief government account into which all revenues received, loans raised, and money received in repayment of loans by the Union Government are credited and from which most public expenditure is made.
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B.
Union Budget of India
The Union Budget of India is the central government's annual financial statement that outlines its revenue, expenditure, and economic policy priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
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C.
National Revenue Fund
The National Revenue Fund is South Africa’s central public account into which all national government revenue is paid and from which parliamentary-approved expenditures are drawn.
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D.
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the country’s central banking institution, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the financial system, and formulating and implementing monetary policy in India.
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E.
Contingent Reserve Arrangement
The Contingent Reserve Arrangement is a financial safety net established by BRICS countries to provide mutual support and liquidity during balance-of-payments and currency crises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government contingency fund
ⓘ
public finance instrument ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| amendableBy | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Union Government of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of India
|
| characteristic |
not used for routine government expenditure
ⓘ
used only for urgent and unforeseen needs ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory |
Union contingency fund
ⓘ
linked to:
Contingency Fund of India
|
| constitutionalStatus | established under the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| controlledBy | President of India ⓘ |
| corpusEnhancedBy |
Finance Act, 2005
ⓘ
linked to:
Finance Act (India)
Finance Act, 2021 ⓘ
linked to:
Finance Act (India)
|
| corpusEnhancedTo |
Rs 30,000 crore
ⓘ
Rs 500 crore ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| disbursementAuthority | President of India ⓘ |
| disbursementProcess | advances made on the authority of the President ⓘ |
| expenditureType |
unforeseen expenditure
ⓘ
urgent expenditure ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | temporary advances for expenditure pending parliamentary authorization ⓘ |
| fundType | emergency reserve fund ⓘ |
| headOfAccount | part of the public account of India for accounting purposes ⓘ |
| initialCorpus | Rs 50 crore ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Union Government of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of India
|
| languageName_en | Contingency Fund of India ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 267(1) of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | Union level ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ministry of Finance ⓘ |
| nature | revolving fund ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Department of Economic Affairs ⓘ |
| parliamentaryControl | ex post facto approval of expenditure ⓘ |
| purpose |
to meet unforeseen expenditure
ⓘ
to provide an emergency reserve for the Union Government ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Consolidated Fund of India
ⓘ
Contingency Fund of a State ⓘ
linked to:
Contingency Fund of India
Public Account of India ⓘ |
| relationshipWithOtherFunds |
distinct from the Consolidated Fund of India
ⓘ
distinct from the Public Account of India ⓘ |
| repaymentRequirement | advances must be recouped after parliamentary approval ⓘ |
| replenishmentSource | Consolidated Fund of India ⓘ |
| requires | subsequent inclusion of expenditure in an Appropriation Act ⓘ |
| requiresAuthorizationFrom | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| scope | expenditure of the central government ⓘ |
| sector | public finance ⓘ |
| usedFor |
natural disasters
ⓘ
other urgent national emergencies ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Contingency Fund of India Description of subject: The Contingency Fund of India is an emergency reserve at the disposal of the President to enable the government to meet unforeseen expenditures pending authorization by Parliament.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Appropriation Bill
linked to: Contingency Fund of India
linked to: Contingency Fund of India
linked to: Contingency Fund of India
linked to: Contingency Fund of India