Constitution Order 219 - The Constitution (Distrubution of Revenues) No. 2 Order, 2007 in Constitution of India, 1950
The Constitution (Distrubution of Revenues) No. 2 Order, 2007.
1THE CONSTITUTION (DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES) NO. 2 ORDER, 2007
"C.O.219"
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 275 of the Constitution, the President, after having considered the recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, hereby makes the following Order, namely;--
1. This Order may be called the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) No. 2 Order, 2007.
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, 2006, as grants-in-aid of the revenues to each of the States specified in column (1) of the Table below the sums specified against it in each of the column (2) of the said Table, towards expenditure on maintenance of forests, namely:--
| TABLE | |
| State | Rupees in lakhs |
| (1) | (2) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1950.00 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2000.00 |
| Assam | 800.00 |
| Bihar | 100.00 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1700.00 |
| Goa | 60.00 |
| Gujarat | 400.00 |
| Haryana | 40.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 400.00 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 600.00 |
| Jharkhand | 900.00 |
| Karnataka | 1100.00 |
| Kerala | 489.95 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2300.00 |
| Manipur | 600.00 |
| Meghalaya | 600.00 |
| Mizoram | 500.00 |
| Nagaland | 500.00 |
| Orissa | 1500.00. |
| Rajasthan | 500.00 |
| Sikkim | 160.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 600.00 |
| Tripura | 300.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 400.00 |
| Utlarakhand | 700.00 |
| West Bengal | 300.00 |
(2) Any sum or sums payable under sub- paragraph (1) shall 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 by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 246(E), dated the 28 March 2007, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 2007, Part, II, Section 3,sub-section (i).