70. Authorisation of expenditure of new States.―In the case of every new State, the Governor or
Rajpramukh of the corresponding State may at any time before the appointed day authorise such
expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the new State as he deems necessary for any period not
extending beyond the 31st day of March, 1957:
Provided that the Governor of the new State may, after the appointed day, authorise such further
expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State as he deems necessary for the said period.
71. Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred territories under existing
Appropriation Acts.―(1) As from the appointed day, any Act passed by the Legislature of the State of
Andhra or Madras before that day for the appropriation of any money out of the Consolidated Fund of the
State to meet any expenditure in respect of any part of the financial year 1956-57 shall have effect also in
relation to the transferred territory in that State, and it shall be lawful for the State Government to spend
any amount in such transferred territory out of the amount authorised by such Act to be expended for any
service in that State.
(2) The Governor of Andhra Pradesh or of Madras may, after the appointed day, authorise such
expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State as he deems necessary for any purpose or service in
the transferred territory of the State for any period not extending beyond the 31st day of March, 1957.
72. Reports relating to the accounts of certain States.―(1) Where the whole or any part of the
territory of an existing State has been transferred to another existing State or to a new State by the
provisions of Part II, the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India referred to in
clause (2) of article 151 relating to the accounts of that existing State in respect of any period prior to the
appointed day, shall be submitted to the Governor of such State or of each of such States as the President
may be order specify and the Governor shall thereupon cause them to be laid before the Legislature of
that State.
(2) The President may by order—
(a) declare any expenditure incurred out of the Consolidated Fund of Bombay, Madhya Pradesh
or Punjab or of any Part B or Part C State on any service during the financial year 1955-56 or any
earlier financial year in excess of the amount granted for that service and for that year as disclosed in
the reports referred to in sub-section (1) to have been duly authorised, and
(b) provide for any action to be taken on any matter arising out of the said reports.
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73. Allowances and privileges of Governors of certain States.―The allowances and privileges of
the Governor of Andhra Pradesh or of Madras or of each new State shall, until provision in that behalf is
made by Parliament by law under clause (3) of article 158, be such as the President may, by order,
determine.
74. Distribution of revenues.―(1) Section 3 of the Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Act, 1953
(3 of 1953) and paragraphs 3 and 5 of the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1953, shall, in
respect of the financial year 1956-57, have effect in the modified form set out in the Fourth Schedule.
(2) There shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India in respect of each of the three financial
years 1957-58, 1958-59 and 1959-60 as grants-in-aid of—
(a) the State of Bombay, the sum, if any, by which 8.58 per cent. of the total of the amounts
payable to that State under articles 270 and 272 falls short of 248.04 lakhs of rupees;
(b) the State of Kerala, the sum, if any, by which 61.91 per cent. of the total of the amounts
payable to that State under the said articles falls short of 232.38 lakhs of rupees;
(c) the State of Madras, the sum, if any, by which 2.97 per cent. of the total of the amounts
payable to that State under the said articles falls short of 24.65 lakhs of rupees;
(d) the State of Mysore, the sum, if any, by which 46.75 per cent. of the total of the amounts
payable to that State under the said articles falls short of 289.80 lakhs of rupees.