 bill no  170  of 2014 the special financial assistance to the state of gujarat bill, 2014 by shri cr patil, mp a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of gujarat for promoting the welfare of girl child, reduction of maternal and infant mortality rate and welfare of agricultural labourers in the statebe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—special financial assistance to the state of gujarat2 there shall be paid such sums of moneys out of the consolidated fund of india, every year, as parliament may by due appropriation provide, as special financial assistance to the state of gujarat to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state for the purpose of:—5(i) implementation of schemes aimed at improving the health of girl child,increasing sex-ratio, improving educational standards of the girl child;(ii) implementation of schemes aimed at encouraging the education of girlstudents belonging to families living below poverty line;10(iii) providing for welfare measures aimed at improving the condition ofagricultural labourers; and(iv) providing for measures aimed at lowering of infant mortality rate, improvingthe maternal health and promoting institutional delivery in the state3 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law to be made by parliament or for the time being in forceact not in derogation of any other law statement of objects and reasonsthe state of gujarat needs assistance from the central government for the successful completion of various schemes being undertaken at present with an aim to improve the standard of life of the people, improve the sex-ratio and level of education and health condition of the girls, to encourage the girl students of families living below poverty line to pursue higher education and also to provide incentives for people living below poverty line to pursue higher education moreover the condition of agricultural labourers in the state is far from satisfactory and their welfare and protection is of paramount importance central assistance to the state is also needed for further reduction in the maternal and infant mortality rateshence the bill seeks to provide special financial assistance to the state of gujarat for meeting the above objectivesnew delhi;cr patilnovember 12, 2014 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that there shall be paid such sums of monies out of the consolidated fund of india, every year, as parliament may by due appropriation provide, as special financial assistance to the state of gujarat to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state for the welfare of women and agricultural labourersthe bills, therefore, on enactment, will involve expenditure out of the consolidated fund of india for providing special financial assistance to the state of gujarat as the sums of moneys which will be given to the state of gujarat as special financial assistance by appropriation by law made by parliament will be known only after the welfare schemes to be implemented by the state government are identified, it is not possible to give the estimates of recurring or non-recurring expenditure, which would be involved out of the consolidated fund of india at this stage———— a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of gujarat for promoting the welfareof girl child, reduction of maternal and infant mortality rate and welfare of agriculturallabourers in the state————(shri cr patil, mp)gmgipmrnd—2987ls(s3)—04-12-2014