Law Maker

PART VI THE STATES · CHAPTER III.— THE STATE LEGISLATURE · Procedure in Financial Matters

Article 202: Annual financial statement

The Constitution of India

(1) The Governor shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the State for that year, in this Part referred to as the “annual financial statement”.

(2) The estimates of expenditure embodied in the annual financial statement shall show separately—

(a) the sums required to meet expenditure described by this Constitution as expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the State; and

(b) the sums required to meet other expenditure proposed to be made from the Consolidated Fund of the State, and shall distinguish expenditure on revenue account from other expenditure.

(3) The following expenditure shall be expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of each State—

(a) the emoluments and allowances of the Governor and other expenditure relating to his office;

(b) the salaries and allowances of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, also of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council;

(c) debt charges for which the State is liable including interest, sinking fund charges and redemption charges, and other expenditure relating to the raising of loans and the service and redemption of debt;

(d) expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of any High Court;

(e) any sums required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal;

(f) any other expenditure declared by this Constitution, or by the Legislature of the State by law, to be so charged.

Questions on this article

1 question in 5 of our papers cite Article 202. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Consider the following items of expenditure: 1. The salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of Judges of the Supreme Court. 2. The salaries and allowances of Judges of the High Courts. 3. The salary, allowances and pension payable to or in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 4. Any sums required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal. Which of the above are expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India under Article 112(3)?

Practise questions on Constitutional Law