1

¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, ¡äò¥ÉÖ´ÉÉ®úÒ 18, 2019/¨ÉÉPÉö 29, ¶ÉEäò 1940

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Mantralaya, Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,

Mumbai 400 032, dated the 18th February 2019.

MAHARASHTRA ORDINANCE No. III OF 2019.

AN ORDINANCE

further to amend the Maharashtra Contingency Fund Act.

WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session ;

AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra is satisfied that

circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate

action futher to amend the Maharashtra Contingency Fund Act, for the

purposes hereinafter appearing ;

XLVI of

1956.

¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ

+ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö

´É¹ÉÇ 5, +ÆEòú 3]

ºÉÉä¨É´ÉÉ®ú, ¡äò¥ÉÖ´ÉÉ®úÒú 18, 2019/¨ÉÉPÉ 29, ¶ÉEäò 1940

[{ÉÞ¹`ä 4, ËEò¨ÉiÉ : ¯û{ɪÉä 27.00

+ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ Gò¨ÉÉÆEòú 3

|ÉÉÊvÉEÞòiÉ |ÉEòɶÉxÉ

¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ Ê´ÉvÉÉxɨÉÆb÷³ýÉSÉä +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É ´É ®úÉVªÉ{ÉɱÉÉÆxÉÒ |ÉJªÉÉÊ{ÉiÉ Eäò±Éä±Éä +vªÉÉnäù¶É ´É Eäò±Éä±Éä Ê´ÉÊxÉªÉ¨É +ÉÊhÉ

Ê´ÉÊvÉ ´É xªÉÉªÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉÉEòbÚ÷xÉ +ɱÉä±ÉÒ Ê´ÉvÉäªÉEäò (<ÆOÉVÉÒ +xÉÖ´ÉÉnù).

In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in

English of the Maharashtra Contingency Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Mah. Ord. III of 2019), is

hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

RAJENDRA G. BHAGWAT,

Secretary (Legislation) to Government,

Law and Judiciary Department.

[Translation in English of the Maharashtra Contingency Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Mah.

Ord. III of 2019), published under the authority of the Governor].

———————

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528

¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö--3----1

(1)

¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, ¡äò¥ÉÖ´ÉÉ®úÒ 18, 2019/¨ÉÉPÉö 29, ¶ÉEäò 1940

2

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1)

of article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Maharashtra is

hereby pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance, namely :––

1.

(1) This Ordinance may be called the Maharashtra Contingency Fund

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2.

During the period of operation of this Ordinance, the Maharashtra

Contingency Fund Act shall have effect as if, in section 2 thereof, for the words

“a sum of one hundred fifty crores of rupees” the words “a sum of two thousand

one hundred fifty crores of rupees” had been substituted.

Short title

and

commencement.

Temporary

amendment of

section 2 of

XLVI of 1956.

XLVI of

1956.

3

¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, ¡äò¥ÉÖ´ÉÉ®úÒ 18, 2019/¨ÉÉPÉö 29, ¶ÉEäò 1940

STATEMENT

The corpus of the Contingency Fund of the State established and

maintained under the Maharashtra Contingency Fund Act (XLVI of 1956), is

one hundred fify crores of rupees.

2.

On the assessment of drought during Kharip 2018, according to the

indicators given in the Manual for Drought Management, 2016, the State

Government has, vide Government Resolution, dated the 31st October 2018,

declared severe or moderate drought in 151 Talukas of various District in

the State. The Cabinet Sub-committee in its meeting held on the 3rd January

2019 and the State Executive Committee under Disaster Management in its

meeting held on the 22nd January 2019 have proposed to provide for relief to

farmers for the loss of crop and for various other drought mitigation measures.

3.

An amount of rupees 7,104 Crore is required for the payment of relief

or input subsidy to the affected farmers in drought affected 151 Talukas. The

State Government has submitted a memorandum of rupees 7,963 Crores to

the Government of India for meeting the expenditure on relief to farmers,

water supply and cattle camps. The provision made during the year 2018-2019,

for meeting the expenditure on relief for the loss of crop due to natural

calamity is insufficient. Therefore, the Government has decided to provide

an amount of rupees 2,000 Crore immediately for relief to farmers towards

the crop loss and various other mitigation measures.

The nature of this expenditure is unforeseen ; hence, the necessary budget

provision is not available. These items of expenditure would constitute “New

Services” and, therefore, they are required to be brought to the notice of the

State Legislature. The ensuing session of the State Legislature is scheduled

to commence on the 25th February 2019. Necessary orders for making available

funds for the abovementioned purposes can be issued only after the

expenditure on these “New Services” is brought to the notice of the State

Legislature, by way of Supplementary Demand and an Appropriation Bill,

passed by both Houses of the State Legislature, is published as an Act of the

State Legislature. However, as the expenditure for these items is required

to be incurred immediately, it has been decided to incur the expenditure by

way of withdrawal of advances from the Contingency Fund.

4.

The present corpus of the Contingency Fund is only rupees 150 crores.

At present, the balance available is inadequate for meeting the expenditure

on the above-mentioned items and for other unforeseen and immediate items

of expenditure, which would be required to be met from the Contingency

Fund. It is, therefore, considered expedient to temporarily increase the

existing corpus by rupees 2,00 crores, to make the corpus of the Contingency

Fund of rupees 2,150 crores, so as to meet the expenditure, as aforesaid.

¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, ¡äò¥ÉÖ´ÉÉ®úÒ 18, 2019/¨ÉÉPÉö 29, ¶ÉEäò 1940

4

5.

As both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session and the

Governor of Maharashtra is satisfied that circumstances exist which render

it necessary for him to take immediate action further to amend the

Maharashtra Contingency Fund Act (XLVI of 1956), for the purposes aforesaid,

this Ordinance is promulgated.

Mumbai,

CH. VIDYASAGAR RAO,

Dated the 16th February 2019.

Governor of Maharashtra.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

U. P. S. MADAN,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR

DR. NAMDEO KONDAJI BHOSALE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,

MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,

21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 EDITOR : DIRECTOR DR. NAMDEO KONDAJI BHOSALE.