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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 5 Order, 2003.
1THE CONSTITUTION (DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES) No. 5 ORDER, 2003
"C.O.196"
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) No. 5 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. (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, 2002, as grants-in-aid of the revenues to each of the States specified below, the sums specified against it:--
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| | State | Rupees in crores |
| | (1) | (2) |
| 1. | Arunachal Pradesh | 209.20 |
| 2. | Himachal Pradesh | 804.55 |
| 3. | Jammu and Kashmir | 1903.48 |
| 4. | Manipur | 299.18 |
| 5. | Meghalaya | 277.30 |
| 6. | Mizoram | 284.00 |
| 7. | Nagaland | 612.13 |
| 8. | Orissa | 236.88 |
| 9. | Sikkim | 144.35 |
| 10. | Tripura | 421.02 |
| 11. | West Bengal | 443.58 |
(2) The sums specified in column (2) of sub-paragraph (1) represent 85 per cent. of the amount recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission for the year 2002-03. The Eleventh Finance Commission in its last report had recommended withholding of 15 per cent. of 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) The following grants-in-aid as specified against each State were released during current year from Incentive Fund based on the fiscal performance of States during 2000-01 and 2001-02:--
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| | State | Rupees in crores |
| (1) | (2) | |
| 1. | Arunachal Pradesh | 37.91 |
| 2. | Assam | 32.72 |
| 3. | Chhattisgarh | 35.15 |
| 4. | Jammu and Kashmir | 344.98 |
| 5. | Kerala | 40.92 |
| 6. | Madhya Pradesh | 33.08 |
| 7. | Manipur | 55.32 |
| 8. | Meghalaya | 103.34 |
| 9. | Nagaland | 102.08 |
| 10. | Punjab | 57.56 |
| 11. | Sikkim | 51.70 |
| 12. | Tamil Nadu | 45.40 |
| 13. | West Bengal | 240.13 |
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(4) Any sum or sums payable under sub-paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be in addition to any sum or sums payable to the States under each of the provisos to clause (1) of article275.
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1. Published with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 262(E), dated the 31 March 2003, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 2003, Part, II, Section 3,sub-section (i).