Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds
included in editionWhat does this mean?
The specified annual sums are charged on the relevant State Consolidated Funds and paid to the named Devaswom Funds. This is a particular constitutional financial arrangement with fixed amounts in the text.
Taxes, government funds, financial sharing, property, borrowing, contracts and legal proceedings.
Why is this provision here?
Public finance needs rules identifying lawful revenues, financial responsibility and government-to-government arrangements. This provision sets the particular allocation, safeguard or procedure described above.
Article 290A was introduced in its present subject framework by Amendment 7 (1956), after the original Constitution. The verified sources are the official edition and the linked Amendment Act and Bill statement. Original 1946–1950 Assembly debates predate this insertion and are not presented as its direct drafting reason. The explanation of function above is editorial; the Bill statement supplies the attributed legislative reasons for the later proposal.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
Educational summary of the linked source text. Exceptions, provisos, implementing laws and applicable judgments must be read before applying it to a real case.
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Source-page notes · may concern neighbouring Articles
1. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 19 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 2. Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968 (53 of 1968), s. 4, for "Madras" (w.e.f. 14-1-1969).
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.