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The Constitution of India in English 2026: page 124

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93                   THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                             (Part VI.—The States)

but nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the discussion in the
Legislature of any of those estimates.
        (2) So much of the said estimates as relates to other expenditure shall be
submitted in the form of demands for grants to the Legislative Assembly, and
the Legislative Assembly shall have power to assent, or to refuse to assent, to
any demand, or to assent to any demand subject to a reduction of the amount
specified therein.
        (3) No demand for a grant shall be made except on the recommendation
of the Governor.
        204. Appropriation Bills.—(1) As soon as may be after the grants under
article 203 have been made by the Assembly, there shall be introduced a Bill to
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provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of all
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            (a) the grants so made by the Assembly; and
          (b) the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State but
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      not exceeding in any case the amount shown in the statement previously
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      laid before the House or Houses.
       (2) No amendment shall be proposed to any such Bill in the House or
either House of the Legislature of the State which will have the effect of
varying the amount or altering the destination of any grant so made or of
varying the amount of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of
the State, and the decision of the person presiding as to whether an amendment
is inadmissible under this clause shall be final.
      (3) Subject to the provisions of articles 205 and 206, no money shall be
withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State except under appropriation
made by law passed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
      205. Supplementary, additional or excess grants.—(1) The Governor
shall—
         (a) if the amount authorised 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
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