 bill no 191 of  2016 the special financial assistance to the backward and drought affected regions of vidarbha and marathwada bill, 2016 by shri rajeev satav, mp a billto provide special financial assistance to the backward and drought affected regions of vidarbha and marathwada for the purpose of all-round development of the regions and for ensuring the welfare of farmers, agricultural labourers, landless labourers, poor women, old aged persons and the unemployed youth and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resourcesbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—(2) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint5special financial assistance to backward and drought affected regions of vidarbha and marathwada102 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 backward and drought affected regions of vidarbha and marathwada to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state of maharashtra with the approval of the government of india for the purpose of ensuring the welfare of farmers, farming labourers, landless labourers, poor women, old aged persons and the unemployed youth and for the development, proper utilization and exploitation of the resources in the state3 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in forceact not in derogation of other laws statement  of  objects  and  reasonsvidarbha and marathwada regions of maharashtra state have been subjected to economic and social backwardness other than being riddled with the lack of water resources and drought related issues consequently, there has been a continuous rise in the number of suicides by farmers in these regions government reports indicate that the farmers are affected by drought in all the villages of marathwada region and in many villages of vidarbha the real picture of these regions is such that in all the areas where drought situation is prevailing, the farmers are compelled to commit suicides and are forced to sell their land to usurers at throw-away prices their wards are being deprived of school education labourers are wandering about in cities in search of jobs the farmers are concerned about the issue of cattle-fodder also lack of availability of clean potable water is also an issue in villagesfor the purpose of ensuring the welfare of farmers, agricultural labourers, landless labourers, poor women, old aged persons and the unemployed youth of these regions and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of the state's resources, there is a need to quickly implement development schemes in these regions along with this, in order to meet the costs of various schemes to be undertaken by the maharashtra state with the approval of the government of india, there is a need for the provision of special financial assistance to vidarbha and marathwada backward regionsthrough such steps, issues being faced by these regions at present like lack of water resources and drought and economic backwardness can be addressed this will go a long way in extending the prevalence of justice among people, reinforce national unity and strengthen good governancehence this billnew delhi;rajeev satavjuly 1, 2016 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that there shall be paid such sums of money out of the consolidated fund of india as parliament may, by due appropriation provide as special financial assistance to backward and drought affected vidarbha and marathwada regions of the maharashtra state for the purpose of ensuring the welfare of farmers, agricultural labourers, landless labourers, poor women, old aged persons and the unemployed youth of these regions and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of the state's resources, there shall be paid such sums of moneys out of the consolidated fund of india, every year, as parliament may, by appropriation provides as special financial assistance to the backward regions of vidarbha and marathwada to meet the costs of such schemesthe bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india as the amount to be disbursed as special financial assistance to vidarbha and marathwada regions by due appropriation of law by parliament shall be determined after the schemes to be implemented by the state government with the approval of the central government, at this stage, it is not possible to estimate the recurring expenditure to be incurred from the consolidated fund of indiano non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involved in this behalf———— a billto provide special financial assistance to the backward and drought affected regions of vidarbha and marathwada for the purpose of all-round development of the regions and for ensuring the welfare of farmers, agricultural labourers, landless labourers, poor women, old aged persons and the unemployed youth and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resources————(shri rajeev satav, mp)