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Article 116 of the Constitution of India

Article
116
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—P ARLIAMENT — General
Index row title
(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
8238526f-6323-4039-91a4-ad512ff3c73e

240 words

Verbatim text

provisions of this Chapter, the House of the People shallhave power— (a) to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated expenditure for a part of any financialSupplementary,additional orexcess grants. V otes on account, votes of creditand exceptionalgrants.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V. —The Union. —Arts. 114—116.)57 year pending the completion of the procedure prescribed in article 113 for the voting of such grantand the passing of the law in accordance with theprovisions of article 114 in relation to thatexpenditure; (b) to make a grant for meeting an unexpected demand upon the resources of India when on accountof the magnitude or the indefinite character of theservice the demand cannot be stated with the detailsordinarily 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 Parliament shall have power to authorise by law the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund ofIndia for the purposes for which the said grants aremade. (2) The provisions of articles 113 and 114 shall have effect in relation to the making of any grant under clause(1) and to any law to be made under that clause as theyhave effect in relation to the making of a grant withregard to any expenditure mentioned in the annualfinancial statement and the law to be made for theauthorisation of appropriation of moneys out of theConsolidated Fund of India to meet such expenditure.

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  • The index files this text under article 116 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—P ARLIAMENT — General”.
  • The passage runs to about 240 words.

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