Article 179 - Page 718

DRAFT CONSTITUTION 685

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Amendment No. 2466.

Mr. President : Very well, then, 1 will not put them to vote.

Article 174, as amended, was added to the Constitution.


*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I want article 175 to be held over.

Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : I suggest articles 175 and 176 may be held over as they affect some problems which the Drafting Committee are still considering. Article 177 may be taken.

Mr. President : Then we shall take up article 177.

ARTICLE 177

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :

“That in sub-clauses (a) and (h) of clause (2) of article 177. for the words ‘revenues of the State’ the words ‘Consolidated Fund of the State’ be substituted.”

I move:

“That in clause (3) of article 177, for the words ‘revenues of each State’, the words ‘Consolidated Fund of each State’ be substituted.”

Sir, I also move :

“That in sub-clause (b) of clause (3) of article 177, for the word ‘emoluments’ the word ‘salaries’ be substituted.”

[Dr. Ambedkar’s all amendments were carried.]

ARTICLE 178

‡The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :

“That in clause (1) of article 178, for the words ‘revenues of a State’, the words ‘Consolidated Fund of a State’ be substituted.”

(Amendment No. 2490 was not moved).

Mr. President : The question is :

“That in clause (1) of article 178, for the words ‘revenues of a State’, the words ‘Consolidated Fund of a State’ be substituted.”

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. President: The question is :

“That article 178 as amended, stand part of the Constitution.”

The motion was adopted.

Article 178, as amended, was added to the Constitution.

ARTICLE 179

#The Honourable Dr. B . R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :

“That for article 179, the following be substituted :—

Appropriation ‘179. (1) As soon as may be after the grants under the last Bills preceding article have been made by the Assembly there shall be introduced a Bill to provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of the Slate all money required to meet—

*CAD, Vol. VIII, 10th June 1949, p. 7S4. † Ibid., p. 784. ‡ Ibid., pp. 785-86.

Ibid., pp. 785-86.