Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 10 Order, 2009

The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 10 Order, 2009

Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 214(E), dated 27th March, 2009

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Ministry of Law And Justice

(Legislative Department)

G.S.R. 214(E). - The following Order made by the President is published for general information :-

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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 10 Order, 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 275 of the Constitution, the President, after having considered the recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, hereby makes the following Order, namely :-

  1. This Order may be called the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 10 Order, 2009.
  2. The General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of a Central Act.
  3. (1) In accordance with the provisions of clause (1) of Article 275, there shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, in the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2008, as grants-in-aid of the revenues to-

(a) each of the States specified in column (1) of the Table below, the sums specified against it, in column (2) of the said Table towards grants for, Panchayati Raj Institutions, namely:-

Table

State Rupees in lakhs
(1) (2)
Andhra Pradesh 31740.00
Bihar 32480.00
Chhattisgarh 12300.00
Goa 360.00
Gujarat 27930.00
Haryana 7760.00
Himachal Pradesh 2940.00
Karnataka 26640,00
Kerala 9850.00
Madhya Pradesh 16630.00
Maharashtra 59490.00
Manipur 423.20
Meghalaya 2500.00
Mizoram 800.00
Nagaland 1600.00
Orissa 16060.00
Punjab 6480.00
Rajasthan 36900.00
Sikkim 910.00
Tamil Nadu 26100.00
Tripura 140.00
Uttar Pradesh 58560.00
West Bengal 38130.00

Provided that the sums specified above shall be paid to the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the said financial year by a State Government and these sums shall be in addition to the sums flowing to the Panchayati Raj Institutions from the State Government:

Provided further that the sums specified above shall be expended by the Panchayati Raj Institutions as per the recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission contained in Chapter 8 of its report and in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government to the State Governments in this regard for utilisation of the grants :

(b) each of the States specified in column (1) of the Table below, the sums specified , against it in column (2) of the said Table towards grants for Urban Local Bodies, namely :-

Table

State Rupees in lakhs
(1) (2)
Andhra Pradesh 14960.00
Bihar 1420.00
Chhatisgarh 880.00
Goa 480.00
Gujarat 12420.00
Haryana 910.00
Himachal Pradesh 160.00
Jharkhand 1444.00
Karnataka 9690.00
Kerala 1490.00
Madhya Pradesh 10830.00
Maharashtra 7910.00
Manipur 90.00
Meghalaya 400.00
Mizoram 400.00
Nagaland 240.00
Orissa 5200.00
Punjab 5130.00
Rajasthan 8800.00
Tamil Nadu 17160.00
Uttar Pradesh 10340.00
West Bengal 11790.00

Provided that the sums specified above shall be paid to the Urban Local Bodies in the said financial year by a State Government and these sums shall be in addition to the sums flowing to the Urban Local Bodies from the State Government:

Provided further that the sums specified above shall be expended by the Urban Local Bodies as per the recommendations, of the Twelfth Finance Commission contained in Chapter 8 of its report and in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government to the State Governments in this regard for utilisation of the grants:

Provided also that the unutilised grant for a particular year may be carried forward to next year.

(2) Any sum or sums payable under sub-paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any sum or sums payable to the States under each of the provisos to clause (1) of Article 275.

Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, President."