 bill no xxxix 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, 2006(2) it shall come into force with immediate effectshort title and commencement52 in clause (1) of article 275 of the constitution, before the existing first proviso, the following provisos shall be added, namely:—amendment of article 275"provided that there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of india as grants in aid of the revenues of a state such capital and recurring sums as may be necessary to enable that state to meet the costs of implementation of various welfare schemes or developmental works undertaken by the state in the larger public interest and if that state is unable to implement such schemes or works, as the case may be, due to severe financial crisis being experienced by the state:provided further that a sum of rupees fourteen thousand crores shall be allocated as grants in aid of the revenues of the state of orissa as one time grant and rupees five thousand crores per annum as recurring expenditure and such amount shall be charged on and paid out of the consolidated fund of india statement  of  objects  and  reasonsorissa is one of the economically, educationally, industrially and socially backward and underdeveloped state of the indian union mainly due to consistent neglect by the centre moreover, nature too has not been kind to the state as many areas are drought prone in the state kbk districts have become synonymous with drought, hunger and backwardness the coastal areas are vulnerable to cyclones or super cyclone or even tsunami the state is inhabitated by tribals and poor people and it is faced with numerous problems such as severe unemployment, lack of industrial development due to poor infrastructure, lack of healthcare facilities resulting in steep increase of various diseases mainly the vector borne diseases like malaria etc, waterborne diseases, tb, cancer,  aids and other diseases the road network is in bad shape there is lack of educational facilities this has resulted in severe poverty in the state frequent cyclones and super cyclone of the recent past had hit the economy of the state very hard present state government is doing its level best to turn around the economy of the state and bring prosperity there but this will require huge central assistancethe chief minister of orissa had recently demanded a special economic package of rupees 13096/- crores for the implementation of various development projects and welfare schemes for the people of orissa thereafter, special funds to the tune of five thousand crore rupees will be required every year article 275 of the constitution provides for payment of grants in aid of the revenues of various states who are in need of financial assistance for various purposes to enable the centre to release funds to orissa amendment of this article has become necessaryhence this billb j panda financial  memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides for grants in aid of the revenues of the state facing severe financial crisis it also provides for one time grant in aid of rupees fourteen thousand crores and five thousand crores rupees as recurring annual expenditure the bill, if enacted, will involve this expenditure from the consolidated fund of indiano non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involved rajya  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri b j panda, mp)mgipmrnd—510rs(s-5)—12052006