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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 2001.
1THE CONSTITUTION (DISTRIB UTION OF REVENUES) ORD ER, 2001
C.O. 183
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 Ord er, namely:--
1 . This Ord er may be called the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Ord er, 2001 .
2 . The General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897 ), sh all apply for the interpretation of this Ord er as it applies for the interpretation of a Central Act.
3 . (1 ) In accordance with the provisions of clause (1 ) of article 275 , there sh all be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, in the financial year commencing on the 1 st day of April, 2000 , as grants-in-aid of the revenues to each of the State specified below, the sums specified against it:--
| State | (Rupees in crores) |
| ( 1 ) | ( 2 ) |
| 1 . Arunachal Pradesh | 207 . 94 |
| 2 . Assam | 94 . 08 |
| 3 . Hi machal Pradesh | 892 . 05 |
| 4 . Jammu and Kashmir | 1704 . 91 |
| 5 . Manipur | 301 . 48 |
| 6 . Meghalaya | 287 . 41 |
| 7 . Mizoram | 274 . 36 |
| 8 . Nagaland | 547 . 67 |
| 9 . Orissa | 304 . 72 |
| 10 . Punjab | 241 . 58 |
| 11 . Rajasthan | 811 . 97 |
| 12 . Sikkim | 144 . 24 |
| 13 . Tripura | 419 . 30 |
| 14 . Uttar Pradesh | 858 . 16 |
| 15 . Uttaranchal | 14 . 57 |
| 16 . West B engal | 1436 . 26 : |
(2 ) The sums specified in column (2 ) of sub -paragraph (1 ) represent 85 per cent. o f the amount recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission for the year 2000 -01 . The Eleventh Finance Commission in its last report had recommended withholding of 15 per cent. o f the grant recommended to the above States with matching contribution by the Central Government for crediting into an Incentive Fund from which fiscal performance based grants will be released to all the States.
(3 ) Any sum or sums payable under sub -paragraph (1 ) sh all be in addition to any sum or sums payable to the States under each of the provisos to clause (1 ) of article 275 .
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1. Published with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 222 (E), dated the 29 March, 2001 , Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 2001 , Part II, Section 3 , sub -section (i).