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Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1983.
1THE CONSTITUTION (DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES) ORDER, 1983
C.O. 117
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 275 of the Constitution, the President, after having considered the recommendations of the Finance Commission, hereby makes the following Order, namely:--
1. This Order may be called the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1983.
2. The General Clause's 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 1 st day of April, 1982, as grants-in-aid of the revenues of--
(a) each of the States specified in column (1) of the Table below, the sums specified against it in each of the columns (2) to (6) of the said Table, towards expenditure, of revenue and capital nature, on programmes for upgradation of standards relating to the administration of the sectors and services mentioned in those columns:--
TA BLE
| For upgradation of standards relating to | |||||
| State | Judicial administration | Police administration | Jail administration | Revenue. District and Tribal administrations | Stamps, , Registration and Treasury administrations |
| (Rupees in lakhs) | |||||
| ( 1) | ( 2) | ( 3) | ( 4) | ( 5) | ( 6) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 9 .74 | 303 .57 | 53 .20 | 179 .00 | |
| Assam | 24 .77 | 154 .78 | 219 .99 | ||
| B ihar | 130 .10 | 300 .38 | 896 .61 | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | 0 .93 | 76 .47 | 22 .96 | 5 .00 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 434 .02 | ||||
| Kerala | 6 .00 | ||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 11 .01 | 199 .00 | 88 .51 | 250 .00 | 5 .00 |
| Manipur | 3 .48 | 22 .17 | 30 .50 | ||
| Meghalaya | 34 .00 | ||||
| Nagaland | 94 .65 | 21 .80 | |||
| Orissa | 530 .79 | 91 .49 | 213 .63 | ||
| Rajasthan | 30 .96 | 3 .00 | 154 .89 | 13 .12 | |
| Sikkim | |||||
| Tamil Nadu | 0 .65 | 227 .85 | 251 .72 | 38 .28 | |
| Tripura | 62 .83 | ||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1667 .56 | 317.81 | 746 .25 | 50 .00 | |
| West Bengal | 115 .29 | ||||
Provided that the sums specified above shall be expended on programmes formulated by the State Governments for upgrading the standards relating to the administration of the sectors and services specified above and approved by the Central Government:
Provided further that if the actual expenditure on such approved programme or programmes relating to any administration, as revealed in the accounts of that year, is lower than the amount of grant specified above against that administration, the amount so paid in excess shall be adjusted against any sum or sums which may become payable to that State in any of the succeeding years for the same purpose or any other purpose;
(b) each of the States specified in column (1) of the Table below, the sums specified against it in column (2) of the Table towards net interest liability on account of fresh borrowings and lendings of each of those States, in the financial years commencing on the 1st day of April, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 after taking into account the grants paid towards net interest liability under the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1981 and the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1982 as per the recommendations of the Finance Commission in this regard:--
TABLE
| State | (Rs. in lakhs) |
| (1) | (2) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 90.00 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3500.00 |
| Manipur | 400.00 |
| Meghalaya | 150.00 |
| Nagaland | 300.00 |
| Orissa | 4200.00 |
| Sikkim | 50.00 |
| Tripura | 400.00: |
Provided that if the figures of actual borrowings and lendings as revealed in the accounts of those years, or the rates of interest on borrowings are different from the relevant figures taken into account in determining the grants specified above, the amount of grant so paid shall be adjusted against any sum or sums which may become payable to that State in any of the succeeding years for the same purpose or any other purpose.
( 2) Any sum or sums payable under clauses (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (1) to any State, in the financial year commencing on the last day of April, 1982 shall be in addition to the sum or sums payable to that State in that financial year in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4 of the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1979.
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1. Published with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 280(E), dated 24th March, 1983, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 1983, P. II, Sec. 3(i).