Article 205 of Constitution of India – Supplementary, additional or excess grants
Article 205 of Constitution of India deals with Supplementary, additional or excess grants
Original Text of Article 205 of Constitution of India
(1) The Governor shall—
(a) if the amount authorized by any law made in accordance with the provisions of article 204 to be expended for a particular service for the current financial year is found to be insufficient for the purposes of that year or when a need has arisen during the current financial year for supplementary or additional expenditure upon some new service not contemplated in the annual financial statement for that year, or
(b) if any money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted for that service and for that year.
cause to be laid before the House or the Houses of the Legislature of the State another statement showing the estimated amount of that expenditure or cause to be presented to the Legislative Assembly of the State a demand for such excess, as the case may be.
(2) The provisions of articles 202, 203 and 204 shall have effect in relation to any such statement and expenditure or demand and also to any law to be made authorizing the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of the State to meet such expenditure or the grant in respect of such demand as they have effect in relation to the annual financial statement and the expenditure mentioned therein or to a demand for a grant and the law to be made for the authorization of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of the State to meet such expenditure or grant.
Questions related to Article 205 of Constitution of India
Article 205 provides the procedure for Supplementary, Additional, and Excess Grants required by the State Government when the original budget is insufficient, under the Constitution of India.
A Supplementary Grant is introduced when the funds allocated in the original budget fall short, and more money is needed during the financial year, as described in the Articles of Indian Constitution.
An Excess Grant covers expenditures that exceeded the original allocations. These must be approved by the Legislative Assembly after the money has already been spent, with oversight ensured by Article 205.
The Governor recommends and the Finance Minister presents these grants in the Legislative Assembly, following the same voting procedure as regular budget grants, as per Article 205 of the Indian Constitution.
You can refer to Indian Kanoon for judicial interpretations and legislative practices related to Supplementary and Excess Grants under Article 205 of the Indian Constitution.
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