 bill no 7 of  2013 the bihar reorganisation (amendment) bill, 2013 byshri nishikant dubey, mpa billto amend the bihar reorganisation act, 2000be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the bihar reorganisation (amendment) act, 2013short title and commencement(2) it shall be deemed to have come into force from the twenty-fifth day ofaugust, 200030 of 20005amendment of the eighth schedule2 in the eighth schedule to the bihar reorganisation act, 2000, in paragraph 4, for thewords ''in the ratio of number of employees of each successor state'', the words ''in the ratio of population of each successor state'' shall be substituted statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe eighth schedule to the bihar reorganisation act, 2000 deals with apportionment of pension between two successor states of bihar and jharkhand it provides for apportionment of pension liability in the ratio of number of employees however, this provision is causing loss to the exchequer of the government of jharkhand it may be pointed out that the reorganisation of madhya pradesh and uttar pradesh happened in the same year 2000 along with the reorganisation of the state of bihar in the case of reorganisation of the erstwhile states of madhya pradesh and uttar pradesh, the basis for apportionment of pension liability of successor states was the ratio of population however, in the case of reorganisation of the erstwhile state of bihar, the apportionment of pension liability of successor states was not provided on the basis of ratio of populationwhile the formula of population ratio has been adopted in the case of all new states created ever since 1956, it is not clear why a deviation was made only in case of successor state of jharkhand, which was a nascent state trying to get on its feet after years of backwardness and neglect this provision has put an extra annual burden of nearly two thousand two hundred crore rupees, which the state has been paying over the last ten years the proposed amendment to the eighth schedule aims to provide that the pension liability, which is presently being calculated on the basis of ratio of number of employees, will be calculated on the basis of ratio of population, with retrospective effect, ie, from 15 november2000, the date of notification of the bihar reorganisation act, 2000 so that the state of jharkhand is able to recoup the losses it had suffered unjustifiablyhence this billnew delhi;nishikant  dubeydecember 4, 2012 annexure (extracts from the bihar reorganisation act, 2000) (30 of 2000) the eighth schedule (see section 53)amendment of the eighth schedule2 in the eighth schedule to the bihar reorganisation act, 2000, in paragraph 4, for the words ''in the ratio of number of employees of each successor state'', the words ''in the ratio of population of each successor state'' shall be substituted apportionment  of  liability  in  respect  of  pensions and  other  retirement  benefits4 there shall be computed, in respect of the period commencing on the appointed day and ending on the 31st day of march of that financial year and in respect of each subsequent financial year, the total payments made in all the successor states in respect of pensions and other retirement benefits referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 the total representing the liability of the existing state of bihar in respect of pensions and other retirement benefits shall be apportioned between the successor states in the ratio of number of employees of each successor state and any successor state paying more than its due share shall be reimbursed the excess amount by the successor state or state paying less ———— a billto amend the bihar reorganisation act, 2000————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—4599ls—08022013