 bill no 66 of 2010 the constitution (amendment) bill,  2010 by shri anandrao vithoba adsul, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-first  year of the republic of  india  as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2010 2 in article 117 of  the constitution,—amendment of article 1173 in article 207 of the constitution,—amendment of article 207(i) for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—"(1) a bill making provision for any of the matters specified in sub-clauses(a) to (f) of clause (1) of article 199 shall not be introduced in a legislative council"; and5(ii) clauses (2) and (3) shall be omitted4  article 274 of the constitution shall be omittedomission of article 274 statement of objects and reasonsparliamentary form of democracy is the best form of democracy here will of the people should prevail peoples' representatives should have a final say in all matters of the nationbut certain legislative measures require prior sanction of the president for their introduction/consideration in the legislatures these provisions, though technical in nature, sometimes act as hurdle in piloting important legislationsperhaps the logic behind these provisions was that the controversial and draconian laws should not be allowed to be passed with brute majority of the government but, there is an absolute change in the political set up in the country people have more political awareness than everin the changed circumstances, these provisions are no more required to be in the constitution hence, the proposed amendment to the constitution however, the provision regarding bar on introduction of money bills/financial bills in the upper house of a legislature has been kept intactnew delhi;anandrao  vithoba  adsulmay 7, 2010 annexure extract from the constitution of indiaspecial provisions as to financial bills117 (1) a bill or amendment making provision for any of the matters specified in subclauses (a) to (f) of clause (1) of article 110 shall not be introduced or moved except on the recommendation of the president and a bill making such provision shall not be introduced in the council of states:provided that no recommendation shall be required under this clause for the moving of an amendment making provision for the reduction or abolition of any tax(2) a bill or amendment shall not be deemed to make provision for any of the matters aforesaid by reason only that it provides for the imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties, or for the demand or payment of fees for licences or fees for services rendered, or by reason that it provides for the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax by any local authority or body for local purposes(3) a bill which, if enacted and brought into operation, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india, shall not be passed by either house of parliament unless the president has recommended to that house the consideration of the bill|     |     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|------|-----|special provisions as to financial bills207  (1) a bill or amendment making provision for any of the matters specified in subclauses (a) to (f) of clause (1) of article 199 shall not be introduced or moved except on the recommendation of the governor, and a bill making such provision shall not be introduced in a legislative council:provided that no recommendation shall be required under this clause for the moving of an amendment making provision for the reduction or abolition of any tax(2) a bill or amendment shall not be deemed to make provision for any of the matters aforesaid by reason only that it provides for the imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties, or for the demand or payment of fees for licences or fees for services rendered, or by reason that it provides for the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax by any local authority or body for local purposes(3) a bill which, if enacted and brought into operation, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india, shall not be passed by a house of legislature of the state unless the governor has recommended to that house the consideration of the bill|     |     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|------|-----|prior recommendation of president required to bills affecting taxation in which states are interested274 (1) no bill or amendment which imposes or varies any tax or duty in which states are interested, or which varies the meaning of the expression "agricultural income" as defined for the purposes of the enactments relating to indian income-tax, or which affects the principles on which under any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter moneys are or may be distributable to states, or which imposes any such surcharge for the purposes of the union as is mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this chapter, shall be introduced or moved in either house of parliament except on the recommendation of the president(2) in this article, the expression "tax or duty in which states are interested" means—(a) a tax or duty the whole or part of the net proceeds whereof are assigned to any state; or(b) a tax or duty by reference to the net proceeds whereof sums are for the time being payable out of the consolidated fund of india to any state       lok  sabha———————— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri anandrao vithoba adsul, mp)gmgipmrnd—2636ls(s4)—05-07-2010