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🇮🇳 IndiaConstitution

The Constitution of India

Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants

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India
Provision
116
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anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, the House of the People shall have power— (a) to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated expenditure for a part of any financial year pending the completion of the procedure prescribed in article 113 for the voting of such grant and the passing of the law in accordance with the provisions of article 114 in relation to that expenditure; (b) to make a grant for meeting an unexpected demand upon the resources of India when on account of the magnitude or the indefinite character of the service the demand cannot be stated with the details ordinarily given in an annual financial statement; (c) to make an exceptional grant which forms no part of the current service of any financial year; and Parliament shall have power to authorise by law the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund of India for the purposes for which the said grants are made. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 55 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ V. – Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬) (¼) HO§ðþ¯é BǦMæü çÜ…Ð@þ™èþÞÆæÿÐ@þ¬ÌZ HO§ðþ¯é õÜÐ@þOò³ B çÜ…Ð@þ™èþÞÆæÿÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ B õÜÐ@þ MöÆæÿMæü$ “V>…r$ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ Ððþ¬™èþ¢Ð@þ¬ Mæü…sôý A«¨MæüÐ@þ¬V> yæþº$¾ QÆæÿ$a ò³rtºyìþ¯@þ^ø; Æ>çÙ‰³ç † B Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬ MöÆæÿMæü$ A…^èþ¯é ÐóþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ Ððþ¬™èþ¢Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ ™ðþË$ç³# Ð@þ$ÆöMæü ÑÐ@þÆæÿ×ý¯èþ$, ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ E¿¶ýĶý$ çÜ¿¶ýË çÜÐ@þ$„æüÐ@þ¬¯@þ E…^èþ$¯@þr$Ï ^óþÆÿ¬…^èþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$ ÌôýMæü çÜ…§æþÆ>¯@þ$ÝëÆæÿÐ@þ¬V> Asìýt A«¨Mæü Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬ MöÆæÿMæü$ A¿¶ýÅÆæÿ®¯@þ¯@þ$ ÌZMŠüçÜ¿¶ýÌZ çÜÐ@þ$ǵ…^èþ$rMæü$ HÆ>µr$ ^óþÆÿ¬…^èþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. (2) ÐéÇÛMæü BǦMæü ÑÐ@þÆæÿ×ýMæü$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ §é° Ķý$…§æþ$ õ³ÆöP¯@þºyìþ¯@þ Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü “V>…r$OMðü¯@þ A«¿¶ýÅÆæÿ¦¯@þMæü$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Asìýt Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ìôý§é “V>…r$Mæü$ M>Ð@þËíܯ@þ yæþº$¾¯@þ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ çÜ…_™èþ °«¨ ¯@þ$…yìþ ѰÄñý*VæüÐ@þ¬ ^óþĶý¬r MöÆæÿMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ C^èþ$arMæü$ ^óþĶý$ºyæþ$ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_, 112, 113, 114 BÇtMæüÌŒýËÌZ° °º…«§æþ¯@þË$ Gr$Ð@þ…sìý {糿êÐ@þÐ@þ¬ MæüÍW E…yæþ$¯ø, D BÇtMæüÌŒý “Mìü…¨ HO§ðþ¯é ÑÐ@þÆæÿ×ýMæü$, Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü A¿¶ýÅÆæÿ¦¯@þMæü$, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Asìýt Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ìôý§é Asìýt A¿¶ýÅÆæÿ¦¯@þ¯@þ$ Væü$Ç…_¯@þ “V>…r$Mæü$ M>Ð@þËíܯ@þ yæþº$¾¯@þ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ çÜ…_™èþ °«¨ ¯@þ$…yìþ ѰÄñý*VæüÐ@þ¬ ^óþĶý¬rMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ CçÜ*¢ ^óþĶý$ºyæþ$ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ Mæü*yæþ B °º…«§æþ¯@þË$ Ar$Ð@þ…sìý {糿êÐ@þÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ MæüÍW E…yæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 116. ™é™éPÍMæü Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ çÜÐ@þ$Ç®…^èþ$ Kr$Ï, ç³Ææÿ糆Mìü Kr$Ï Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ AÝë«§éÆæÿ×ý “V>…r$Ï:& (1) D A«§éÅĶý$Ð@þ¬ÌZ° Oò³¯@þ ^ðþí³µ¯@þ °º…«§æþ¯@þËÌZ HÑ$ E¯@þ²ç³µsìýMìü, ÌZMŠüçÜ¿¶ý D “Mìü…¨ “V>…r$˯@þ$ ^óþĶý¬rMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬ MæüÍW E…yæþ$¯@þ$:& (G) HO§ðþ¯é “V>…r$¯@þ$ Kr$ ^óþĶý¬rMæü$ 113Ð@þ BÇtMæüÌŒýÌZ °Ææÿ~Æÿ¬…_¯@þ {糓MìüĶý$ ç³NÆæÿ¢Væü$ÌZç³#¯@þ, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Asìýt Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ 114Ð@þ BÇtMæüÌŒýÌZ° °º…«§æþ¯@þ˯@þ¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ BÐðþ*¨…^èþºyæþ$ÌZç³#¯@þ, HO§ðþ¯é BǦMæü çÜ…Ð@þ™èþÞÆæÿÐ@þ¬ÌZ° ¿êVæüÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ A…^èþ¯é ÐóþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ Ð@þÅĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ Ðèþ$$…§æþçÜ$¢V> (AyéÓ¯ŒþÞ) HO§ðþ¯é “V>…r$¯@þ$ ^óþĶý¬rMæü$; (¼) HO§ðþ¯é õÜÐ@þ Äñý¬MæüP ÑçÜ¢–†°ºsìýt Ìôý§é §é° A°Õa™èþ çÜÓ¿êÐ@þÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ºsìýt ÝëÐ@þ*¯@þÅÐ@þ¬V> ÐéÇÛMæü BǦMæü ÑÐ@þÆæÿ×ýÌZ DĶý$ºyæþ$ ÑÐèþÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë™ø A¿¶ýÅÆæÿ¦¯@þ¯@þ$ ™ðþÍĶý$gôýĶý$Ìôý¯@þç³#yæþ$, Asìýt BÕ…^èþ° A¿¶ýÅÆæÿ¦¯@þMæü$ M>Ð@þËíܯèþ yæþº$¾¯@þ$ QÆæÿ$a ^óþĶý¬rMæü$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔ¶ýç³# Ð@þ¯@þÆæÿ$Ë ¯@þ$…yìþ “V>…rϯ@þ$ ^óþĶý¬rMæü$; (íÜ) HO§ðþ¯é BǦMæü çÜ…Ð@þ™èþÞÆæÿÐ@þ¬¯@þ…§æþ$ ¯@þyæþ$çÜ$¢¯@þ² õÜÐ@þËÌZ ¿êVæüÐ@þ¬V> Ìôý¯@þsìýt HO§ðþ¯é AÝë«§éÆæÿ×ýOÐðþ$¯@þ “V>…rϯ@þ$ ^óþÄæý$$rMæü$, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ çܧæþÆæÿ$ “V>…r$Ë$ H {ç³Äñý*f¯@þÐ@þ¬Ë MöÆæÿMæü$ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þÐø Ðésìý MöÆæÿMæü$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ çÜ…_™èþ °«¨ ¯@þ$…yìþ yæþº$¾Ë¯@þ$ †ÇW ¡çÜ$Mö¯@þ$rOMðü Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ> A«¨M>ÆæÿÑ$^èþ$arMæü$ ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬ MæüÍW E…yæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 56 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V. — The Union) (2) The provisions of articles 113 and 114 shall have effect in relation to the making of any grant under clause (1) and to any law to be made under that clause as they have effect in relation to the making of a grant with regard to any expenditure mentioned in the annual financial statement and the law to be made for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of India to meet such expenditure.

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