 bill no lii of 2012 the   special  financial  assistance  to  the  state  of andhra  pradesh  bill,  2012 a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes of the society and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resourcesbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-third year of the republic of india as follows: —1  (1) this act may be called the special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh act, 2012short title and commencement5(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint10special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh2  there shall be paid such sums of money out of the consolidated fund of india, every year, as parliament may, by due appropriation provide, as special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state with the approval of the government of india for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes of the society 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 otherlaw made by the parliament or for the time being in forceact not in derogation of other laws statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe state of andhra pradesh is socially and economically lagging behind compared to several other states the problem of poverty and unemployment is rampant in the state particularly among the socially and economically weaker sections of the society which need to be addressed urgently and in a time-bound manner measures for proper utilization of resources, welfare of weaker sections in the region and initializing new developmental schemes are also required to be undertaken in an expeditious and time-bound mannerthe state of andhra pradesh has also been facing the problem of naxalite violence for a number of years in view of its economic backwardness, the naxalites have found sympathetic elements within the population the fact remains that economic backwardness is the root cause of the naxalite problemit is therefore, necessary that the central government should provide special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh for its all-round development including the welfare of weaker sections and for the development and exploitation of its resources it may also be kept in mind that the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward class people need special attention as they are far behind the other segments of the society such a step of providing financial assistance to this state would go a long way in building this nation more and more stronghence this billt  subbarami  reddy financial  memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that there shall be paid such sums of money out of the consolidated fund of india, every year, as parliament may by due appropriation provide, as special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state with the approval of the government of indiathe bill, therefore, if enacted, is likely to involve expediture from the consolidated fund of india for providing special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh as the sums of money which will be given to the state of andhra pradesh 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 with the approval of 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 stagea non-recurring expediture is also likely to be involved from the consolidated fund of india————— a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes of the society and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resources—————(dr t subbarami reddy, mp)gmgipmrnd—5525rs(s4)—832013