1006 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
*Mr. President : Amendment No. 372-A.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move; :
“That the heading above article 239, and articles 239, 240, 241 and 242 be deleted.”
These are covered by article 242-A and therefore are unnecessary.
Mr. President : Does anyone wish to say anything about this amendment? There is no amendments. I then put it to the house.
(The motion was adopted.)
The heading above article 239, and articles 239, 240, 241, and 242 were deleted.
ARTICLES 248-A, 263 AND 263-A
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I should like to move the three amendments 380, 381 and 382 introducing three new articles, and I begin with amendment No. 382 becuase the rest are consequential.
Mr. President : All right.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That after article 263, the following new article be inserted : —
‘263-A. All moneys received by or deposited with—
(a) any officer employed in connection with the affairs of the Union or Custody of suiter’s deposits of a State in his capacity as such, other and other moneys received than revenues or public moneys raised or by public servants and received by the Government of India or the courts. Government of a State, as case may be, or
(b) any court within the territory of India to the credit of any cause, matter, account or persons shall be paid into the public account of India or of the State, as the case may be.’ ”
Sir, if you permit me, I shall move the other amendments also and then offer some general observations to enable Members to understand the changes that we propose to make.
Mr. President : Yes.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I move amendment No. 380 and amendment No. 381. I move :
“That for article 248-A, the following article be substituted:—
‘248A. (1) Subject to the provisions of article 248B of this Constitution and to the provisions of this Chapter with respect to the Consolidated Funds assignment of the whole or part of the net proceeds and Public Accounts of certain taxes and duties to States, all revenues of India and of the received by the Government of India and all loans States. raised by them by the issue of treasury bills, loans or ways and means advances and all moneys received in repayment of loans shall form one consolidated fund to be entitled “The Consolidated Fund of India” and
*CAD, Vol. IX, 9th September 1949, pp. 1188.
† Ibid., pp. 1188-90.