 bill no  49  of 2007 the  special  financial  assistance  to  the  state  of arunachal pradesh  bill, 2007 byshri kiren rijiju, mpa bill to provide for special financial assistance to the state of arunachal pradesh for thepurpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled tribes and other sections of the people of the state and for the development and exploitation of its natural resourcesbe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencementpradesh  act, 2007(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, bynotification in the official gazette, appoint2 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 state of arunachal pradesh to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may special financial assistance to the state of arunachal pradeshbe undertaken by the state with the approval of the government of india for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled tribes and other sections of people or 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 to be made by parliament or for the time being in forceact not in derogation of other law5 statement  of  objects   and  reasonsarunachal pradesh is a hill state inhabited predominantly by tribal people of  diverse culture and lifestyle it is also a state of strategic importance considering the fact that it shares long international boundaries with bhutan, china, tibet and myanmar considering its strategic importance, it was administered by the ministry of external affairs till 1965 (the area was known as the north-east frontier agency till 1962) and subsequently the ministry of home affairs, through the governor of assam it was constituted as a union territory in 1972 and renamed as arunachal pradesh and on 20 february, 1987, it became the 24th state of the indian unionbut even after such long drawn process of administrative changes, the state of arunachal pradesh is still socially and economically backward the state is plagued by poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, social inequality, inadequate socio-economic infrastructure, etc measures for proper utilization of natural resources, welfare of tribals and other sections of the society in the region and initiating new development schemes, are urgently required to address the problems of the state the above measures will make the state a strong member of the union of india and enable it to perform its strategic responsibilities effectively it is, therefore, necessary  that the central government should provide some special financial assistance to the state of arunachal pradesh for its all-round development including the welfare of tribals and for the development and balanced exploitation of its vast resources such a step to provide financial assistance to this frontier state would go a long way in building this nation  more and more stronghence this bill new delhi;kiren  rijijuapril 17, 2007———— abill to provide for special financial assistance to the state of arunachal pradesh for thepurpose of promoting the welfare of  scheduled tribes and other sections of the people of the state and for the development and exploitation of its natural resources————(shri kiren rijiju, mp)mgipmrnd—1616ls(s-5)—25-04-2007