 bill no  35  of 2015 the special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh bill, 2015 by shri murali  mohan maganti, mp a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh  for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections of citizens, developing a new capital city at vijayawada for the state of andhra pradesh and for the  development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resourcesbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh act, 20152 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 andhra pradesh to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state with the approval of the union government for the purpose of:—special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh5(i) provide welfare measures for the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and other backward classes of citizens;(ii) developing a new capital city at vijayawada; and(iii) development, exploitation and proper utilization and exploitation of theresources in the state103 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in forceact not in derogation of other laws statement of objects and reasonswith the enactment of the andhra pradesh reorganisation act, 2014, hyderabad has been declared common capital for the states of andhra pradesh and telangana for a period of five years from the commencement of the act owing to bifurcation of the state of andhra pradesh into andhra pradesh and telangana states, the present state of andhra pradesh has suffered a loss in its share of revenue and is facing severe financial problems the recent occurrence of hudhud cyclone in and around visakhapatnam and its neighbouring districts of srikakulam and vizianagaram, has resulted in loss of property worth rupees seventy thousand crores approximately unless the central government comes forward and support financially, it would be very difficult for the state of andhra pradesh to come out from the financial debt during passage of the andhra pradesh reorganisation bill, 2014, the government had assured that a special category will be accorded to the state of andhra pradesh for five years however, conferring of special status to the state of andhra pradesh is still awaited therefore, releasing of financial assistance promised to the state of andhra pradesh is the need of the hourvijayawada has been identified as the new capital city for the present state of andhra pradesh and for the development of vijayawada as capital city huge funds are required from the central government the state of andhra pradesh is socially and economically backward problems of poverty, unemployment and illiteracy are required to be addressed urgently also, measures for proper utilization of resources, welfare of weaker sections in the region and initiation of new development schemes need to be taken in a time bound manner it is, therefore, necessary that the central government should provide appropriate special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh immediately for its all-round development including the welfare of weaker sections and development and exploitation of its vast resources such a step of providing financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh would go a long way in building this nation more and more stronghence this billnew delhi;murali mohan magantidecember 22, 2014 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that 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 andhra pradesh to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state with the approval of the union governmentthe bill, therefore, on enactment, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india as the sums of moneys which will be given to the state of west bengal as special financial assistance will be known only after the welfare schemes to be implemented by the state government with the approval of union government are identified, it is not possible to give at this stage the estimates of recurring expenditure, which would be involved out of the consolidated fund of indiano non-recurring expenditure is likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of india lok  sabha———— a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of andhra pradesh  for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections of citizens, developing a new capital city at vijayawada  for the state of andhra pradesh and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resources————(shri murali mohan maganti, mp)