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The Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 6 Order, 2003.
1THE CONSTITUTION (DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES) No. 6 ORDER, 2003
"C.O. 197"
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. 6 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 the 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 of each of the States specified below, the sums specified against it as representing the contribution of the Central Government towards State Calamity Relief Funds for affording relief to the victims of cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood and hailstorm in the States:--
| State | Rupees in lakhs |
| (1) | (2) |
| 1. Andhra Pradesh | 12283.00 |
| 2. Arunachal Pradesh | 994.00 |
| 3. Assam | 8392.00 |
| 4. Bihar | 8173.50 |
| 5. Chhattisgarh | 2272.00 |
| 6. Goa | 196.00 |
| 7. Gujarat | 13346.00 |
| 8. Haryana | 6723.00 |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh | 3596.00 |
| 10. Jammu and Kashmir | 5634.00 |
| 11. Karnataka | 6166.00 |
| 12. Kerala | 5560.00 |
| 13. Madhya Pradesh | 5178.00 |
| 14. Maharashtra | 12999.00 |
| 15. Manipur | 403.50 |
| 16. Meghalaya | 326.00 |
| 17. Mizoram | 468.50 |
| 18. Nagaland | 81.00 |
| 19. Orissa | 9052.00 |
| 20. Punjab | 10147.00 |
| 21. Rajasthan | 21609.00 |
| 22. Sikkim | 557.50 |
| 23. Tamil Nadu | 8487.00 |
| 24. Tripura | 430.00 |
| 25. Uttar Pradesh | 17854.50 |
| 26. Uttaranchal | 2612.50 |
| 27. West Bengal | 12341.00: |
Provided that the sums specified above shall be expended in the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2002 on measures for affording relief in connection with natural calamities specified above:
Provided further that if the actual expenditure on relief measures as revealed in the accounts of this year is lower than the sums specified above, the balance shall remain available to the State Government as part of the Calamity Relief Fund of the State.
(2) Any sum or sums payable under sub-paragraph (I) to any State, in the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2002 shall be in addition to the sum or sums payable to that State in the financial year in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1 ) of paragraph 3 of the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 3 Order. 2002.
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1. Published with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 263(E), dated the 31 March 2003, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 2003, Part, II, Section 3,sub-section (i).