The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No.8 Order, 2009
Published vide Notification New Delhi, the 27th March, 2009
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Ministry of Law and Justice
(Lagislative Department)
G.S.R. 212(E). - The following Order made by the President is published for general information :-
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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No.8 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 :-
- This Order may be called the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No.8 Order, 2009.
- 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.
- (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 for State Specific Needs, namely :-
Table
| State | Rupees in lakhs |
| 1 | 2 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16865.6 |
| Bihar | 2269.5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 2391 |
| Goa | 500 |
| Gujarat | 5000 |
| Haryana | 2500 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 844 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 567 |
| Jharkhand | 5000 |
| Karnataka | 2500 |
| Kerala | 2472 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7500 |
| Maharashtra | 1249 |
| Manipur | 115 |
| Meghalaya | 500 |
| Nagaland | 550 |
| Orissa | 5143.5 |
| Punjab | 5000 |
| Rajasthan | 6850 |
| Sikkim | 5000.00. |
| Tamil Nadu | 3250 |
| Tripura | 1929.5 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17500 |
| Uttarakhand | 5000 |
| West Bengal | 49429 |
Provided that the sums specified above shall be expended on programme formulated by the Stale Government for State Specific Needs and approved by the High Level Committee of the State:
Provided further that if the actual expenditure on such approved programmes as revealed in the accounts of that year is lower than the amount of grant specified above, the amount so paid in excess shall be adjusted against any sum or sums which may become payable to the concerned State Government in any of the succeeding years for any other purpose.
(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 75.