 bill no xciii of 2006 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2006 a bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2006short title, extent and commencement(2) it shall come into force with immediate effect52  after article 275 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 275a grants from the union to the state of rajasthan"275a notwithstanding anything in article 275 of the constitution, there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of india as grants-in-aid to the revenues of the state of rajasthan such recurring sums as may be considered necessary for the special development of the state and for promotion of infrastructure, generation of adequate employment opportunities and investment in the said state particularly the arid and sandy areas:provided that such grants-in-aid shall be in addition to the annual allocations made by the planning commission to the state of rajasthan and all other schemes of assistance from the government of india:provided further that the grants-in-aid referred to under this article may be reviewed on the expiry of every five years from the commencement of this constitution (amendment) act"5insertion of new article 371j3  after artice 371-i of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—"371 j the president may by order made with respect to the state of rajasthan having regard to requirement of the area as a whole for development, employment opportunities and facilities for the people of different parts of the state provide for,—special provision with respect to state of rajasthan10(i) a separate board for development of the state; (ii) integrated scheme for potable water and irrigation in the arid and sandyareas of the state; and15(iii) an arrangement providing adequate facilities for technical educationand vocational training and adequate opportunities for employment in services under the control of state government particularly with respect to arid and sandy areas" statement of objects and reasonsgeographically, rajasthan is the largest state in the country major portion of the state is arid and sandy sticken with acute backwardness the state has been facing drought for past several years as a result there is not enough development of infrastructure and for the generation of employment there has been least  investment in the state there is no adequate infrastructure like irrigation, road, power, railway, etc in the absence of which it is not possible to accelerate the growth and development of the arid and sandy areas besides, there is acute shortage of drinking water in the statethe money granted by the central government has not been adequate to meet the expenditure with regard to various developmental schemes being one of  the largest states speedy developments of it is in the interest of the country therefore, it has been proposed to amend the constitution for a special grants-in-aid and certain special provisions for the state of rajasthanhence this billprabha thakur financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides for the payment of such grants-in-aid of the revenues of rajasthan as may be considered necessary for the special development of the state and to promote infrastructure so as to generate adequate employment opportunities and investment in the state clause 3 provides for various schemes for development of the state of rajasthan by way of development board in the area of potable water, irrigation, education, training etc the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of indiahowever, without an appraisal of the position of the state, the amount of investment required cannot be estimated at this juncture———— a bill further to amend the constitution of india————(dr prabha thakur, mp)