 bill  no 1 of  2017 the special financial assistance to the state of punjab bill, 2017 by shri ravneet singh,  mp a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of punjab for providing impetus to the financial and economic capabilities of state administration to carry out schemes for welfare of the scheduled castes, the other backward classes, farmers and agricultural labourers so that fruits of development reach the poorest and most disadvantaged citizens of state and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencementspecial financial assistance to the state of punjab2 there shall be paid such sums of money out of the consolidated fund of india, every year, as parliament may by due appropriation by law provide, as special financial assistance to the state of punjab to meet the cost of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state with the approval of union government for the purposes of—5(i) promoting the welfare of the scheduled castes and the other backwardclasses, including providing scholarships and pensions;(ii) implementing welfare measures with a view to improve the conditions ofagricultural labourers and to protect their rights;(iii) providing financial assistance to small and marginal farmers; and10(iv) effective development, exploitation and proper utilisation of resources inthe statepower to remove difficulty3 if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the central government may, by order, make such provisions not inconsistent with provisions of this act, which appear to him to be necessary or expedient for removing difficulty:15provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of three years from the date of commencement of this act4 the provisions of this act shall be in addition and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force dealing with the subject matter of this actact not in derogation of other laws statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe state of punjab has been at the forefront of the green revolution in the country and has been pioneer in country's journey to achieve food security hardwork of punjab's farmers have made it the bread basket of the nation but in last decade, stagnation of growth in agricultural sector has adversely affected the whole state farmers, who form the backbone of state's economy have suffered the most, along with agricultural labourers who belong to the dalit and marginalized sections of society moreover, mis-management of state finances by the government has resulted in a massive public debt over the state through its own ill devised policies, state government has hamstrung itself and is not able to take up the schemes for welfare of the scheduled castes, farmers, agricultural labourers and the other backward classes of statein such a situation, most marginalized and most vulnerable citizens of punjab need an immediate help from the union government to alleviate their distress the bill seeks to ensure that appropriate financial resources are allocated to people of  state of  punjab and would go a long way in building a more powerful nationhence this billnew delhi;ravneet singhnovember 9, 2016 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that there shall be paid such sum 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 punjab to meet the cost of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state government with the approval of government of indiathe bill, therefore, on enactment, will involve expenditure out of the consolidated fund of india for providing special financial assistance to the state of punjab as the sum of moneys which will be given to the state of punjab as special financial assistance by appropriation made by parliament by law will be known only after the welfare schemes to be implemented by the state government with the government of india are identified, it is not possible to give the estimates of recurring expenditure, which would be involved out of the consolidated fund of india at this stageno non-recurring expenditure is likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of india———— a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of punjab for providing impetus tothe financial and economic capabilities of state administration to carry out schemesfor welfare of the scheduled castes, the other backward classes, farmers andagricultural labourers so that fruits of development reach thepoorest and most disadvantaged citizens of state and formatters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri ravneet singh, mp)