Part XII · Miscellaneous Financial Provisions
Article 282 Expenditure defrayable by the Union or a State out of its revenues.
In force
This article permits purpose grants. The Union or a State may make grants for any public purpose. The purpose need not fall within its own lawmaking domain. This is the widest spending power. It covers discretionary grants beyond the Finance Commission's formula.
- The Union or a State may make any grants for any public purpose, notwithstanding that the purpose is not one with respect to which Parliament or the Legislature of the State, as the case may be, may make laws.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article permits purpose grants. The Union or a State may make grants for any public purpose. The purpose need not fall within its own lawmaking domain. This is the widest spending power. It covers discretionary grants beyond the Finance Commission's formula.