 bill no  104  of 2009 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2009 byprof ranjan prasad yadav, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth  year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called  constitution  (amendment) act, 200952  after article 275 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 275a grants from the union to the state of bihar10"275a notwithstanding anything in article 275 of the constitution, there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of india as grants-in-aid of the revenues of the state of bihar such capital and recurring sums as may be necessary to enable the state to meet the costs of implementation of schemes for accelerated development of the state including development of infrastructure, generation of adequate employment opportunities and for undertaking relief and rehabilitation measures in the flood and drought prone areas:provided that there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of india a sum of rupees ninety thousand crore as one time grants-in-aid of the revenues of the state of bihar and a sum of rupees thirty thousand crore every year to that state:5provided further that such grants-in-aid shall be in addition to the annual allocation made by the finance commission to the state of bihar and such other financial assistance as may be provided by the government of india to that state:provided also that the grants-in-aid referred to in this article may be reviewed by the government of india on the expiration of a period of five years from the commencement of this act"103  after article 371-i of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 371j15"371j notwithstanding anything in this constitution, the president may by order made with respect to the state of bihar, having regard to the requirements of the state as a whole for development, poverty alleviation, employment opportunities and other welfare measures for the people  of the state, provide for:—special provision with respect to the state of bihar(a) implementation of  long term schemes for accelerated development of the state;(b) an integrated scheme for flood control particularly in respect of rivers originating in the neighbouring countries;20(c) an integrated scheme for drinking water supply and irrigation in the drought prone areas of the state;(d) long term schemes for the development of infrastructure such as roads, highways, electricity, industries, sanitation, healthcare and such other projects; and25(e) adequate facilities for technical education, vocational training, equitable opportunities for employment in services under the control of the government and in private sector" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsbihar is strategically one of the most important states of the indian union, but unfortunately stricken with acute backwardness its underdevelopment and educational and social backwardness is mainly due to the consistent neglect by the central government and absence of good governance mother nature has also not been kind to this state, as half of the state is drought prone, while the other half is prone to floods bihar faces the fury of floods every year mainly from the rivers originating in the neighbouring country of nepal the state is inhabited by tribals, dalits and other socially and economically backward people and is facing numerous problems such as widespread unemployment and lack of industrial development due to very poor infrastructure there has also been unprecedented rise in cases of various diseases mainly vector-borne diseases like malaria, filaria, kala azar, dengue, encephalitis, and other diseases like water-borne diseases, cancer, aids, heart ailments, etc the road network of the state is in shambles and educational facilities are in a very poor shape particularly technical, medical and vocational education investment in the state, be it domestic investment or fdi, is dismal there is no adequate infrastructure like power, irrigation, roads, railways, communication, etc, in the absence of which it is not possible to accelerate the growth and development of the state at the desired levelsin the year 2008, the flood waters of the river kosi originating in nepal devastated a major part of the state as it breached its embankments displacing millions of people most of these displaced people are yet to be rehabilitated though the state government is doing its level best to rehabilitate these displaced people and also to bring about overall development of the state, but this is not possible without the active support of the centre as the state will require huge central assistance therefore, rupees ninety thousand crore as grants-in-aid and additional rupees thirty thousand crore annually needs to be allocated to the state of bihar for its overall developmentfor this purpose new provisions are to be inserted in the constitution to enable the centre to release the required funds to the statehence this billnew delhi;ranjan prasad yadavnovember 3, 2009 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides for grant-in-aid of the revenues of the state of bihar for development activities it also provides for one time grant-in-aid to the tune of rupees ninety thousand crore and rupees thirty thousand crore as recurring annual expenditure clause 3 provides for special provisions for the development of the state of bihar the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve a recurring expenditure of rupees thirty thousand crore per annum from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of rupees ninety thousand crore is also likely to be involved lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(prof ranjan prasad yadav, mp)gmgipmrnd—4623ls (s-5)—26112009