 bill no  93  of  2009 the   special  financial  assistance  to  the  state of rajasthan bill, 2009 by shri arjun meghwal, mp a billto provide for special financial assistance to the state of rajasthan for the purpose of  promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections of people and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resourcesbe it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of the republic of india as follows:—special financial assistance to the state of rajasthan52 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 rajasthan 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 castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections of people or for the development,  proper utilization and exploitation of the resources in the state3 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law to be made by parliament or for the time being in forceact not in derogation of other law statement of objects and reasonsthe state of rajasthan is socially and economically backward problems of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy as well as measures for proper utilization of resources, welfare of weaker sections in the region are required to be addressed urgently by initiating new development schemes in a time-bound manner being a border state, rajasthan is strategically located and it is in the nation's interest that its development needs are addressed it is, therefore, necessary that the central government should provide special financial assistance to the state of rajasthan for its all-round development including the welfare of weaker sections and for the development and exploitation of its vast resources such a step of providing financial assistance to this state would go a long way in building this nation more and more stronghence this billnew delhi;arjun meghwalaugust 6, 2009 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 rajasthan to meet the costs of such schemes of development, as may be undertaken by the state with the approval of the government of indiathe bill, therefore, on enactment, will involve expenditure out of the consolidated fund of india for providing special financial assistance to the state of rajasthan as the sums of moneys which will be given to the state of rajasthan as special financial assistance by appropriation by law made by parliament will be known only after the welfare schemes to be implemented by the state government with the approval of government of india are identified, it is not possible to give the estimates of recurring expenditure, which would be involved out of the consolidated fund of india at this stageno 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 rajasthan for the purpose of promoting the welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections of people and for the development, exploitation and proper utilization of its resources————(shri arjun meghwal, mp)gmgipmrnd—3997ls(s-5)—05-11-2009