Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No.6 Order, 2009

The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No.6 Order, 2009

Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 210(E), 27th March, 2009

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Ministry of Law And Justice

(Legislative Department)

G.S.R. 210(E). - The following Order made by the President is published for general information :-

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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No.6 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.6 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 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 expenditure on maintenance of forests, namely :-

Table

State	Rupees in Lakhs
(1)	(2)
Andhra Pradesh	1300.00
Arunachal Pradesh	2000.00
Assam	800.00
Bihar	100.00
Chhattisgarh	1700.00
Goa	60.00
Gujarat	400.00
Haryana	40.00
HrrnachalPradesh	400.00
Jharkhand	600.00
Karnataka	1100.00
Kerala	495.00
Madhya Pradesh	2300.00
Maharashtra	700.00
Manipur	600.00
Meghalaya	1200.00
Nagaland	500.00
Orissa	1500.00
Punjab	40.00
Rajasthan	500.00
Sikkim	160.00
Tamil Nadu	600.00
Tripura	600.00
Uttar Pradesh	400.00
West Bengal	300.00

(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."