 bill no  71 of  2009 the  constitution  (amendment) bill,  2009 by shri baijayant panda, mp a bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of  the republic of india as follows:—short title1  (1) this act may be called  the constitution  (amendment) act, 2009amendment of article 2752 in  clause (1) of article 275 of the constitution, after the second proviso, the following provisos shall be added, namely:—unable to implement such schemes or works due to severe financial crisis:provided also that there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of india a sum ofrupees fourteen thousand crore as one time grants-in-aid of the revenues of the state of orissa and a sum of rupees five thousand crore every year to that state" statement of objects and reasonsorissa is one of the economically, educationally, industrially and socially backward and underdeveloped states 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 inhabited 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 high incidence of various diseases mainly the vector borne diseases like malaria, waterborne diseases, tb, cancer and aids 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 in the recent past have 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 state government of orissa had recently demanded a special economic package of rupees fourteen thousand crore for 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 which 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 billnew delhi;baijayant pandajune 5, 2009 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 to the tune of rupees fourteen thousand crore and five thousand crore rupees as recurring annual expenditure the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve a recurring expenditure of rupees five thousand crore per annum from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of rupees fourteen thousand crore would also be involved annexure (extract from the constitution of india)          grants from the union to certain states275  (1) such sums as parliament may by law provide shall be charged on the consolidated fund of india in each year as grants-in-aid of the revenues of such states as parliament may determine to be in need of assistance, and different sums may be fixed for different states: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 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 tribes in that state or raising the level of administration of the scheduled areas therein to that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that state:provided further that there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of india as grantsin-aid of the revenues of the state of assam sums, capital and recurring, equivalent to—(a) the average excess of expenditure over the revenues during the two years immediately preceding the commencement of this constitution in respect of the administration of the tribal areas specified in part i of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the sixth schedule; and(b) the costs of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by that state with the approval of the government of india for the purpose of raising the level of administration of the said areas to that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that state(1a) on and from the formation of the autonomous state under article 244a,—(i) any sums payable under clause (a) of the second proviso to clause (1) shall, if the autonomous state comprises all the tribal areas referred to therein, be paid to the autonomous state, and, if the autonomous state comprises only some of those tribal areas, be apportioned between the state of assam and the autonomous state as the president may, by order, specify; (ii) there shall be paid out of the consolidated fund of  india as grants-in-aid of the revenues of the autonomous state sums, capital and recurring, equivalent to the costs of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by the autonomous state with the approval of the government of india for the purpose of raising the level of administration of that state to that of the administration of the rest of the state of assam(2) until provision is made by parliament under clause (1), the powers conferred on parliament under that clause shall be exercisable by the president by order and any order made by the president under this clause shall have effect subject to any provision so made by parliament:provided that after a finance commission has been constituted no order shall be made under this clause by the president except after considering the recommendations of the finance commission           lok sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri baijayant panda, mp)gmgipmrnd—4083ls(s5)—31-10-2009