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(a) to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated expenditure for apart of any financial year pending the completion of the procedure prescribed in article 178 of this Constitution for the voting of such grant and the passing of the law in accordance with the provisions of article 17° of this constitution in relation to that expenditure ;
(b) to make a grant for meeting an unexpected demand upon the resources of the State when on account of the magnitude or the indefinite character of the service the demand cannot lie 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 the Legislature of the state shall have power to authorise by law the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund of the State for the purposes for which the said grants are made.
(2) The provisions of articles 178 and 179 of this Constitution shall have effect in relation to the making of any grant under clause (1) of this article and to any Jaw 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 the State to meet such expenditure.’”
[Motion was adopted. Article 181 as amended, was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 182
*Mr. President : The question is :
“That article 182 form part of the constitution.”
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : With your permission, Sir, I seek to move a small amendment.
“That in article 182, for the words ‘revenues of the State’ the words ‘Consolidated fund of the State’ be substituted.”
Mr. President : There is no other amendment.
[The amendment was adopted. Article 182, as amended was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 183
† Mr . President: Does anyone else wish to say anything ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not accept this amendment. (of Mr. Sidhwa)
Mr. President: The question is :
“That in clause (1) of article 183, the word ‘shall’ be substituted for the word ‘may ‘and the following be added at the end :—
‘within 6 months from the date of the first session of the assembly.’
The amendment of Mr. R. K. Sidhva was negatived.
Article 183 was added to the Constitution.
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 10th June 1949, p. 788. † Ibid, p. 789. ‡ Ibid., p. 790.