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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 2 Order, 2003.
1THE CONSTITUTION (DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES) NO. 2 ORDER, 2003
"C.O. 193"
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 275 of the Constitution, read with Section 36 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), Section 41 of the Uttar Pradesh Rcorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000) and Section 40 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), the President, hereby makes the following Order, namely:--
1. This Order may be called the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 2 Order, 2003.
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. The upgradation grants recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission for the period 2000--2005 have been divided on the basis of the relative proportion of the number of districts in each of the successor States. Further, the special problem grants recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission for the period 2000--2005 have been divided on the basis of the particular locations of the schemes among the successor States.
The share of the successor States in the upgradation and special problem grants recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission for the period 2000--2005 shall be as under:--
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| State | Upgradation grants | Special problem grants | Total (Upgradation and special problem grants) |
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| (Rupees in crores) | |||
| Bihar | 228.48 | 31.67 | 260.15 |
| Jharkhand | 113.12 | 28.33 | 141.45 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 292.02 | 60.00 | 352.02 |
| Chattisgarh | 142.50 | .... | 142.50 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 503.53 | 33.73 | 537.26 |
| Uttaranchal | 106.38 | 26.27 | 132.65 |
The upgradation and special problem grants will be released to States in accordance with the stipulations laid down in the guidelines for utilisation of upgradation and special problem grants issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide letter No. F. 16(2)-FCD/2000, dated the 3rd November, 2000 The amounts released during each year shall be regularised through the issue of President Order at the end of the financial year.
Provided that the unutilised grant for a particular year shall be carried forward to next year and the grant which remains unutilised shall be credited to the Incentive Fund during 2004-2005 under the States Fiscal Reform Programmes.
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1.Published with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 189(E), dated the 4 March 2003, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 2003, Part, II, Section 3,sub-section (i).