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Art. 202 Part VI: The States

Annual Financial Statement

Exact text — 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...

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

The state-level mirror of Article 112 — the constitutional basis for each state's own annual Budget, with the same distinction between 'charged' expenditure (no annual vote required) and other expenditure requiring specific legislative approval.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This is the constitutional foundation for every state's own annual Budget presentation, mirroring the Union Budget process at the state level.

Read alongside this one

Art. 112 — Annual Financial Statement

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 202

Is a State Budget presented the same way as the Union Budget?

Following the same basic constitutional structure, yes — though the specific presentation format, timing, and political significance naturally vary by state.

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