Article 275 of the Constitution of India

shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India in each year as grants-in-aid of the revenues of such States as Parliament may determine to be in need of assistance,and different sums may be fixed for different States: Provided that there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India as grants-in-aid of therevenues of a State such capital and recurring sums asmay be necessary to enable that State to meet the costs ofsuch schemes of development as may be undertaken by the State with the approval of the Government of India for the purpose of promoting the welfare of the ScheduledTribes in that State or raising the level of administrationof the Scheduled Areas therein to that of theadministration of the rest of the areas of that State: Provided further that there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India as grants-in-aid of therevenues of the State of Assam sums, capital and recurring, equivalent to— (a) the average excess of expenditure over the revenues during the two years immediately preceding the commencement of this Constitution in respect ofthe administration of the tribal areas specified in 1[Part I] of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule; and (b) the costs of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by that State with the approvalof the Government of India for the purpose of raisingGrants from the Union to certainStates. 1Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for “Part A” (w .e.f. 21-1-1972).THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XII. —Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits. — Arts. 274-275.)165 the level of administration of the said areas to that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that State. 1[(1A) On and from the formation of the autonomous State under article 244A,— (i) any sums payable under clause ( a) of the second proviso to clause (1) shall, if the autonomous State comprises all the tribal areas referred to therein, be paid to the autonomous State,and, if the autonomous State comprises only someof those tribal areas, be apportioned between theState of Assam and the autonomous State as thePresident may, by order, specify; (ii) there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India as grants-in-aid of the revenues ofthe autonomous State sums, capital and recurring, equivalent to the costs of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by theautonomous State with the approval of theGovernment of India for the purpose of raisingthe level of administration of that State to thatof the administration of the rest of the State of Assam.] (2) Until provision is made by Parliament under clause (1), the powers conferred on Parliament under that clause shall be exercisable by the President by order and any order made by the President under this clauseshall have effect subject to any provision so made byParliament: Provided that after a Finance Commission has been constituted no order shall be made under this clauseby the President except after considering therecommendations of the Finance Commission. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, s. 3.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XII. —Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits. — Art. 275.)166