PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1005
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*CENTRAL WOOLLEN TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar) : ( a ) It is too early to estimate what will be the total cost of the general elections under the Constitution. On the basis of information available so far, the Central is to pay to Part A and Part B States a sum of Rs. 1.18 crores for expenditure during 1949-50 and Rs. 1.34 crores during 1950-51. These amounts mostly relate to expen diture on the printing and preparation of the electoral rolls.
( b ) The extra cost incurred by the States Governments in connection with the preparation and printing of the electoral rolls, will be borne by the Central Government and the State Governments on a half and half basis. The extra costs incurred by the State Governments in connection with the actual conduct of elections to the House of the People will be met entirely by the Central Government if the elections to the House of the People are held independently of the elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the States, but such extra costs will be borne by the Central Government and the State Governments on a half and half basis if the elections to the House of the People and the State Assemblies are held simultaneously. The term “extra costs” means the expen diture incurred by the State Government in the preparation and printing of the electoral rolls or in the conduct of elections, but not including any share of the existing State establish ments. In other words, in computing the extra costs, no share of the salaries of the existing officials of the State Govern ments will be taken into account.
Shri Nandkishore Das : May I know if the printing of the electoral rolls has been finished ?
Dr. Ambedkar : No. They are different stages in different States.
Shri Nandkishore Das : May I know if the expenditure in connection with the elections to the Central Parliament will include the expenditure in connection with the Election Commissioner and his office ?
- P. D., Vol. 4, Part I, 21st March 1950, p. 964.