The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
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1. Short title.
2. Definitions.


# THE BIHAR REORGANISATION ACT, 2000
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 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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PART I

PRELIMINARY

PART II

REORGANISATION OF THE STATE OF BIHAR


3. Formation of Jharkhand State.
4. State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof.
5. Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.
6. Saving powers of State Governments.

PART III

REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATURES

_The Council of States_

7. Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
8. Allocation of sitting members.

_The House of the People_

9. Representation in the House of the People.
10. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
11. Provision as to sitting members.

_The Legislative Assembly_

12. Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
13. Allocation of sitting members.
14. Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
15. Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
16. Rules of procedure.

_The Legislative Council of Bihar_

17. Legislative Council of Bihar.
18. Council constituencies.
19. Provision as to sitting members.
20. Chairman and Deputy Chairman.

_Delimitation of constituencies_

21. Delimitation of constituencies.
22. Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date.


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_Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes_

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23. Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order.
24. Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order.

PART IV

HIGH COURT

25. High Court for Jharkhand.
26. Judges of High Court.
27. Jurisdiction of High Court.
28. Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates.
29. Practice and procedure in common High Court.
30. Custody of seal of High Court.
31. Form of writs and other processes.
32. Powers of Judges.
33. Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
34. Transfer to proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand.
35. Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand.
36. Interpretation.
37. Saving.

PART V

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES

38. Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State.
39. Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State.
40. Distribution of revenue.

PART VI

APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

41. Application of Part.
42. Land and goods.
43. Treasury and bank balances.
44. Arrears of taxes.
45. Right to recover loans and advances.
46. Investments and credits in certain funds.
47. Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
48. Public Debt.
49. Floating Debt.
50. Refund of taxes collected in excess.
51. Deposits, etc.
52. Provident fund.
53. Pensions.
54. Contracts.
55. Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
56. Liability as guarantor.
57. Items in suspense.
58. Residuary provision.
59. Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
60. Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
61. Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.


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PART VII

PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS

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62. Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road

Transport Corporation.

63. Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of

water.

64. Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation.
65. Provisions as to certain companies.
66. General provision as to statutory corporations.
67. Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
68. Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
69. Special provision as to income-tax.
70. Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.

PART VIII

PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES

71. Provisions relating to All-India Services.
72. Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand.
73. Other provisions relating to services.
74. Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
75. Advisory Committees.
76. Power of Central Government to give directions.
77. Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.

PART IX

MANGEMENT AND DEVELOPMET OF WATER RESOURCES

78. Water Resources Development and its Management.
79. Constitution and functions of Management Board.
80. Staff of the Management Board.
81. Jurisdiction of the Board.
82. Power to make regulations.

PART X

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

83. Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
84. Territorial extent of laws.
85. Power to adapt laws.
86. Power to construe laws.
87. Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
88. Legal proceedings.
89. Transfer of pending proceedings.
90. Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
91. Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.


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92. Power to remove difficulties.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

THE THIRD SCHEDULE.

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.

THE FIFTH SCHEDULE.

THE SIXTH SCHEDULE.

THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE.

THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE.

THE NINTH SCHEDULE.

THE TENTH SCHEDULE.


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# THE BIHAR REORGANISATION ACT, 2000

 ACT NO. 30 OF 2000

[25th August, 2000.]

# An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar and for matters connected
 therewith.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

PART I

PRELIMINARY

**1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.**
**2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—**

(a) ―appointed day[1]‖ means the day which the Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint;

(b) ―article‖ means an article of the Constitution;
(c) ―assembly constituency‖, ―council constituency‖ and ―parliamentary constituency‖ have the

same meanings as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950);

(d) ―Election Commission‖ means the Election Commission appointed by the President under

article 324;

(e) ―existing State of Bihar‖ means the State of Bihar as existing immediately before the

appointed day;

(f) ―law‖ includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification

or other instrument having, immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole or in
any part of the existing State of Bihar;

(g) ―notified order‖ means an order published in the Official Gazette;
(h) ―population ratio‖, in relation to the States of Bihar and Jharkhand, means the ratio of

645.30:218.44;

(i) ―sitting member‖, in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislature of the existing

State of Bihar, means a person who immediately before the appointed day, is a member of that
House;

(j) ―successor State‖, in relation to the existing State of Bihar, means the State of Bihar or

Jharkhand;

(k) ―transferred territory‖ means the territory which on the appointed day is transferred from the

existing State of Bihar to the State of Jharkhand;

(l) ―treasury‖ includes a sub-treasury; and
(m) any reference to a district, tahsil or other territorial division of the existing State of Bihar

shall be construed as a reference to the area comprised within that territorial division on the appointed
day.

PART II

REORGANISATION OF THE STATE OF BIHAR

**3. Formation of Jharkhand State.—On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new**

State to be known as the State of Jharkhand comprising the following territories of the existing State of
Bihar, namely:—

Bokaro, Chatra, Deogarh, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh,

Kodarma, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Ranchi, Sahebganj, Singhbhum (East) and Singhbhum (West)
districts,

and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of Bihar.

1. 15th November, 2000, vide notification No. S.O. 829(E), dated 14th September, 2000, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part

II sec 3(ii)


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**4. State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof.—On and from the appointed day, the State of**

Bihar shall comprise the territories of the existing State of Bihar other than those specified in section 3.

**5. Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.—On and from the appointed day, in the**

First Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading ―I. THE STATES‖,—

(a) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Bihar, the following shall be added at

the end, namely:—

―and the territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000‖;

(b) after entry 27, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

―28. Jharkhand: The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.‖.

**6. Saving powers of State Governments.—Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall be**

deemed to affect the power of the Government of Bihar or Jharkhand to alter, after the appointed day, the
name, area or boundaries of any district or other territorial division in the State.

PART III

REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATURES

_The Council of States_

**7. Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.—On and from the appointed day, in**

the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, in the Table,—

(a) entries 4 to 29 shall be renumbered as entries 5 to 30 respectively;

(b) in entry 3, for the figures ―22‖ the figures ―16‖ shall be substituted;

(c) after entry 3, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

―4. Jharkhand...................................... 6‖.

**8. Allocation of sitting members.—(1) On and from the appointed day, the twenty-two sitting**

members of the Council of States representing the existing State of Bihar shall be deemed to have been
elected to fill the seats allotted to the States of Bihar and Jharkhand, as specified in the First Schedule to
this Act.

(2) The term of office of such sitting members shall remain unaltered.

_The House of the People_

**9. Representation in the House of the People.—On and from the appointed day, there shall be**

allocated 40 seats to the successor State of Bihar, and 14 to the successor State of Jharkhand, in the House
of the People and in the First Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), under
heading ―I. STATES:‖,—

(a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—

―4. Bihar 53 7    5 40 7 ..‖;

(b) entries 10 to 25 shall be renumbered as entries 11 to 26 respectively;

(c) after entry 9, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

―10. Jharkhand .. .. .. 14 1 5‖.

**10. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.—On and from the appointed**

day, the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, shall stand amended as
directed in the Second Schedule to this Act.

**11. Provision as to sitting members.—(1) Every sitting member of the House of the People**

representing a constituency which, on the appointed day by virtue of the provisions of section 10, stands
allotted, with or without alteration of boundaries, to the successor State of Bihar or Jharkhand, shall be
deemed to have been elected to the House of the People by that constituency as so allotted.


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(2) The term of office of such sitting members shall remain unaltered.

_The Legislative Assembly_

**12. Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.—(1) The number of seats as on the appointed day in**

the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand shall be two hundred and forty-three and
eighty-one respectively.

(2) In the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), under heading

―I. States‖,—

(a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—

―4. Bihar 318 45 29 243 39 .. ―;

(b) entries 11 to 27 shall be renumbered as entries 12 to 28 respectively;

(c) after entry 10, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

―11. Jharkhand .. .. .. 81 9 28‖.

**13. Allocation of sitting members.—(1) Every sitting member of the Legislative Assembly of the**

existing State of Bihar elected to fill a seat in that Assembly from a constituency which on the appointed
day by virtue of the provisions of section 10 stands allotted, with or without alteration of boundaries, to
the State of Jharkhand shall, on and from that day, cease to be a member of the Legislative Assembly of
Bihar and shall be deemed to have been elected to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand
from that constituency as so allotted.

(2) All other sitting members of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Bihar shall continue

to be members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and any such sitting member representing a
constituency the extent, or the name and extent of which are altered by virtue of the provisions of section
10 shall be deemed to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar by that constituency as so
altered.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Legislative

Assemblies of Bihar and Jharkhand shall be deemed to be duly constituted on the appointed day.

(4) The sitting member of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Bihar nominated to that

Assembly under article 333 to represent the Anglo-Indian community shall be deemed to have been
nominated to represent the said community in the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand under that article.

**14. Duration of Legislative Assemblies.—The period of five years referred to in clause (1) of**

article 172 shall, in the case of Legislative Assembly of the State of Bihar or Jharkhand be deemed to
have commenced on the date on which it actually commenced in the case of Legislative Assembly of the
existing State of Bihar.

**15. Speaker and Deputy Speaker.—(1) The persons who immediately before the appointed day are**

the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Bihar shall continue
to be the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of that Assembly on and from that day.

(2) As soon as may be after the appointed day, the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand shall choose

two members of that Assembly to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker thereof and until they are
so chosen, the duties of the office of Speaker shall be performed by such member of the Assembly as the
Governor may appoint for the purpose.

**16. Rules of procedure.—The rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Legislative**

Assembly of Bihar as in force immediately before the appointed day shall, until rules are made under
clause (1) of article 208, be the rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Legislative Assembly of
Jharkhand, subject to such modifications and adaptations as may be made therein by the Speaker thereof.

_The Legislative Council of Bihar_

**17. Legislative Council of Bihar.—On and from the day on which all the members specified in the**

Third Schedule retire, there shall be seventy-five seats in the Legislative Council of Bihar, and in the
Third Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), for the existing entry 2, the
following entry shall be substituted, namely:—

―2. Bihar 75 24 6 6 27 12‖.


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**18. Council constituencies.—On and from the appointed day, the Delimitation of Council**

Constituencies (Bihar) Order, 1951 shall stand amended as directed in the Fourth Schedule.

**19. Provision as to sitting members.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 17, all sitting**

members of the Legislative Council of the existing State of Bihar, shall continue to be members of that
Council till they retire on the expiration of their present term of office.

**20. Chairman and Deputy Chairman.—The person who immediately before the appointed day is**

the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of the existing State of Bihar shall continue
to be the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be, on and from that day of that Council.

_Delimitation of constituencies._

**21. Delimitation of constituencies.—(1) For the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of**

section 12, the Election Commission shall determine in the manner hereinafter provided—

(a) the number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the

Legislative Assemblies of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand respectively, having regard to the
relevant provisions of the Constitution;

(b) the assembly constituencies into which each State referred to in clause (a) shall be divided,

the extent of each of such constituencies and in which of them seats shall be reserved for the
Scheduled Castes or for the Scheduled Tribes; and

(c) the adjustments in the boundaries and description of the extent of the parliamentary

constituencies in each successor States that may be necessary or expedient.

(2) In determining the matters referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (1), the Election

Commission shall have regard to the following provisions, namely:—

(a) all the constituencies shall be single-member constituencies;

(b) all constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas, and in

delimiting them, regard shall be had to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units,
facilities of communication and conveniences to the public; and

(c) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes

shall, as far as practicable, be located in areas where the proportion of their population to the total
population is the largest.

(3) The Election Commission shall, for the purpose of assisting it in the performance of its functions

under sub-section (1), associate with itself as associate members, five persons as the Central Government
may by order specify, being persons who are members of the Legislative Assembly of the State or of the
House of the People representing the State:

Provided that none of the associate members shall have a right to vote or to sign any decision of the

Election Commission.

(4) If, owing to death or resignation, the office of an associate member falls vacant, it shall be filled

as far as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3).

(5) The Election Commission shall—

(a) publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies together with the dissenting

proposals, if any, of any associate member who desires publication thereof in the Official Gazette and
in such other manner as the Commission may consider fit, together with a notice inviting objections
and suggestions in relation to the proposals and specifying a date on or after which the proposals will
be further considered by it;

(b) consider all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before the date so

specified;

(c) after considering all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before the

date so specified, determine by one or more orders the delimitation of constituencies and cause such
order or orders to be published in the Official Gazette,

and upon such publication, the order or orders shall have the full force of law and shall not be called in
question in any court.


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(6) As soon as may be after such publication, every such order relating to assembly constituencies

shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the concerned State.

(7) The delimitation of constituencies in the States of Bihar and Jharkhand shall be determined on

the basis of the published figures of the census taken in the year 1971.
**22. Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date.—(1) The**

Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette,—

(a) correct any printing mistakes in any order made under section 21 or any error arising therein

from inadvertent slip or omission;

(b) where the boundaries or name of any territorial division mentioned in any such order or orders

is or are altered, make such amendments as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing such
order up-to-date.

(2) Every notification under this section relating to an assembly constituency shall be laid, as soon as

may be after it is issued, before the concerned Legislative Assembly.

_Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes_

**23. Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order.—On and from the appointed day, the Constitution**

(Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, shall stand amended as directed in the Fifth Schedule.

**24. Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order.—On and from the appointed day, the Constitution**

(Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, shall stand amended as directed in the Sixth Schedule.

PART IV

HIGH COURT

**25. High Court of Jharkhand.—(1) On and from the appointed day, there shall be a separate High**

Court for the State of Jharkhand (hereinafter referred to as the High Court of Jharkhand) and the High
Court at Patna shall become the High Court for the State of Bihar (hereinafter referred to as the High
Court at Patna).

(2) The principal seat of the High Court of Jharkhand shall be at such place as the President may, by

notified order, appoint.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Judges and division courts of the High

Court of Jharkhand may sit at such other place or places in the State of Jharkhand other than its principal
seat as the Chief Justice may, with the approval of the Governor of Jharkhand, appoint.

**26. Judges of High Court.—(1) Such of the Judges of the High Court at Patna holding office**

immediately before the appointed day as may be determined by the President shall on that day cease to be
Judges of the High Court at Patna and become Judges of the High Court of Jharkhand.

(2) The persons who by virtue of sub-section (1) become Judges of the High Court of Jharkhand shall,

except in the case where any such person is appointed to be the Chief Justice of that High Court, rank in
that Court according to the priority of their respective appointment as Judges of the High Court of Patna.

**27. Jurisdiction of High Court.—The High Court of Jharkhand shall have, in respect of any part of**

the territories included in the State of Jharkhand, all such jurisdiction, powers and authorities as, under the
law in force immediately before the appointed day, are exercisable in respect of that part of the said
territories by the High Court at Patna.

**28. Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates.—(1) On and from the appointed day,**

in the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961), in section 3, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), after the words
―Jammu and Kashmir‖, the word ―Jharkhand‖ shall be inserted.

(2) Any person who immediately before the appointed day is an advocate on the roll of the Bar

Council of the existing State of Bihar may give his option in writing, within one year from the appointed
day to the Bar Council of such existing State, to transfer his name on the roll of the Bar Council of
Jharkhand and notwithstanding anything contained in the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) and the rules
made thereunder, on such option so given his name shall be deemed to have been transferred on the roll
of the Bar Council of Jharkhand with effect from the date of the option so given for the purposes of the
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(3) The person other than the advocates who are entitled immediately before the appointed day, to

practise in the High Court at Patna or any subordinate court thereof shall, on and after the appointed day,
be recognised as such persons entitled also to practise in the High Court of Jharkhand or any subordinate
court thereof, as the case may be.

(4) The right of audience in the High Court of Jharkhand shall be regulated in accordance with the

like principles as, immediately before the appointed day, are in force with respect to the right of audience
in the High Court at Patna.

**29. Practice and procedure in common High Court.—Subject to the provisions of this Part, the law**

in force immediately before the appointed day with respect to practice and procedure in the High Court at
Patna shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to the High Court of Jharkhand, and
accordingly, the High Court of Jharkhand shall have all such powers to make rules and orders with
respect to practice and procedure as immediately before the appointed day exercisable by the High Court
at Patna:

Provided that any rules or orders which are in force immediately before the appointed day with

respect to practice and procedure in the High Court at Patna shall, until varied or revoked by rules or
orders made by the High Court of Jharkhand, apply with the necessary modifications in relation to
practice and procedure in the High Court of Jharkhand as if made by that court.

**30. Custody of seal of High Court.—The law in force immediately before the appointed day with**

respect to the custody of the seal of the High Court at Patna shall with the necessary modifications, apply
with respect to the custody of the seal of the High court of Jharkhand.

**31. Form of writs and other processes.—The law in force immediately before the appointed day**

with respect to the form of writs and special processes used, issued or awarded by the High Court at Patna
shall, with the necessary modificaitons, apply with respect to the form of writs and other processes used,
issued or awarded by the High Court of Jharkhand.

**32. Powers of Judges.—The law in force immediately before the appointed day relating to the**

powers of the Chief Justice, single Judges and division courts of the High Court at Patna with respect to
all matters ancillary to the exercise of those powers shall, with the necessary modification, apply in
relation to the High Court of Jharkhand.

**33. Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.—The law in force immediately before the**

appointed day relating to appeals to the Supreme Court from the High Court at Patna and the Judges and
division courts thereof shall, with the necessary modification, apply in relation to the High Court of
Jharkhand.

**34. Transfer of proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand.—(1) Except**

as hereinafter provided, the High Court at Patna shall, as from the appointed day, have no jurisdiction in
respect of the transferred territory.

(2) Such proceedings pending in the High Court at Patna immediately before the appointed day as are

certified, whether before or after that day, by the Chief Justice of the High Court, having regard to the
places of accrual of the cause of action and both other circumstances, to be proceedings which are ought
to be heard and decided by the High Court of Jharkhand shall as soon as may be after such certification,
be transferred to the High Court of Jharkhand.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section or in section 27, but

save as hereinafter provided, the High Court at Patna shall have, and the High Court of Jharkhand shall
not have, jurisdiction to entertain, hear or dispose of appeals, applications for leave to appeal to the
Supreme Court, applications for review and other proceedings where any such proceedings seek any relief
in respect of any order passed by the High Court at Patna before the appointed day:

Provided that if after such proceedings have been entertained by the High Court at Patna, it appears to

the Chief Justice of the High Court that they ought to be transferred to the High Court of Jharkhand, he
shall order that they shall be so transferred, and such proceedings shall thereupon be transferred
accordingly.

(4) Any order made by the High Court at Patna—

(a) before the appointed day, in any proceeding to the High Court of Jharkhand by virtue of

sub-section (2), or


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(b) in any proceedings with respect to which the High Court at Patna retains jurisdiction by virtue

of sub-section (3) shall for all purposes have effect, not only as an order or the High Court at Patna,
but also as an order made by the High Court of Jharkhand.

**35. Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand.—Any**

person, who immediately before the appointed day, is an advocate entitled to practice or an attorney
entitled to act, in the High Court at Patna and so authorised to appear or to act in any proceedings
transferred from that High Court to the High Court of Jharkhand under section 34 shall have the right to
appear or to act, as the case may be, in the High Court of Jharkhand in relation to those proceedings.

**36. Interpretation.—For the purposes of section 34—**

(a) proceedings shall be deemed to be pending in a court until that court has disposed of all issues

between the parties, including any issues with respect to the taxation of the costs of the proceedings
and shall include appeals, applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, application for
review, petitions for revision and petition for writs;

(b) references to a High Court shall be construed as including references to a Judge or division

court thereof, and reference to order made by a court or the Judge shall be construed as including
references to a sentence, judgment or decree passed or made by that court of Judge.

**37. Saving.—Nothing in this Part shall affect the application to the High Court of Jharkhand of any**

provisions of the Constitution, and this Part shall have effect subject to any provision that may be made
on or after the appointed day with respect to that High Court by any Legislature or other authority having
power to make such provision.

PART V

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES

**38. Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State.—The Governor of Bihar may, at any time**

before the appointed day, authorise such expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State of
Jharkhand as he deems necessary for any period not more than six months beginning with the appointed
day pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Jharkhand:

Provided that the Governor of Jharkhand may, after the appointed day, authorise such further

expenditure as he deems necessary from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Jharkhand for any period
not extending beyond the said period of six months.

**39. Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State.—(1) The reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-**

General of India referred to in clause (2) of article 151 relating to the accounts of the existing State of
Bihar in respect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be submitted to the Governor of each of the
successor States of Bihar and Jharkhand who shall cause them to be laid before the Legislature of that
State.

(2) The President, after considering the views of the State Legislatures of the successor States, may

by order—

(a) declare any expenditure incurred out of the Consolidated Fund of Bihar on any service in

respect of any period prior to the appointed day during the financial year or in respect of 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.

**40. Distribution of revenue.—The President shall, by order, determine the share of States of Bihar**

and Jharkhand in the total amount payable to the existing State of Bihar on the recommendation of the
Finance Commission constituted under article 280 of the Constitution, in such manner as he thinks fit.

PART VI

APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

**41. Application of Part.—(1) The provisions of this Part shall apply in relation to the apportionment**

of the assets and liabilities of the existing State of Bihar immediately before the appointed day.


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(2) The successor States shall be entitled to receive benefits arising out of the decisions taken by the

predecessor State and the successor States shall be liable to bear the financial liabilities arising out of the
decisions taken by the existing State of Bihar.

(3) The apportionment of assets and liabilities would be subject to such financial adjustment as may

be necessary to secure just, reasonable and equitable apportionment of the assets and liabilities amongst
the successor States.

(4) Any dispute regarding the amount of financial assets and liabilities shall be settled through mutual

agreement, failing which by order, by the Central Government on the advice of the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India

**42. Land and goods.—(1) Subject to other provisions of this Part, all land and all stores, articles and**

other goods belonging to the existing State of Bihar shall,—

(a) if within the transferred territory, pass to the State of Jharkhand; or

(b) in any other case, remain the property of the State of Bihar:

Provided that where the Central Government is of opinion that any goods or class of goods should be

distributed between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand, otherwise that according to the situation of the
goods, the Central Government may issue such directions as it thinks fit for a just and equitable
distribution of the goods and the goods shall pass to the successor States accordingly.

(2) Stores held for specific purposes, such as use or utilisation in particular institutions, workshops or

undertakings or on particular works under construction, shall pass to the successor States in whose
territories such institutions, workshops, undertakings or works are located.

(3) Stores relating to the Secretariat and offices of Heads of Departments having jurisdiction over the

whole of the existing State of Bihar shall be divided as may be agreed upon between the successor States,
or in default of such agreement, as the Central Government may by order direct for a just and equitable
distribution of such stores.

(4) Any other unissued stores of any class in the existing State of Bihar shall be divided between the

successor States in proportion to the total stores of that class purchased in the period of three years prior
to the appointed day, for the territories of the existing State of Bihar included respectively in each of the
successor States:

Provided that where such proportion cannot be ascertained in respect of any class of stores or where

the value of any class of such stores does not exceed rupees ten thousand, that class of stores shall be
divided between the successor States according to the population ratio.

(5) In this section, the expression ―land‖ includes immovable property of every kind and any rights in

or over such property, and the expression ―goods‖ does not include coins, bank notes and currency notes.

**43. Treasury and bank balances.—The total of the cash balances in all treasuries of the State of**

Bihar and the credit balances of the State with Reserve Bank of India, the State Bank of India or any other
bank immediately before the appointed day shall be divided between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand
according to the population ratio:

Provided that for the purposes of such division, there shall be no transfer of cash balances from any

treasury to any other treasury and the apportionment shall be effected by adjusting the credit balance of
the two States in the books of the Reserve Bank of India on the appointed day:

Provided further that if the State of Jharkhand has no account on the appointed day with the Reserve

Bank of India, the adjustment shall be made in such manner as the Central Government may, by order,
direct.

**44. Arrears of taxes.—The right to recover arrears of any tax or duty on property, including arrears**

of land revenue, shall belong to the successor State in which the property is situated, and the right to
recover arrears of any other tax or duty shall be long to the successor State in whose territories the place
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**45. Right to recover loans and advances.—(1) The right of the existing State of Bihar to recover**

any loans or advances made before the appointed day to any local body, society, agriculturist or other
person in an area within that State shall belong to the successor State in which that area is included on
that day.

(2) The right of the existing State of Bihar to recover any loans or advances made before the

appointed day to any person or institution outside that State shall belong to the State of Bihar:

Provided that any sum recovered in respect of any such loan or advance shall be divided between the

States of Bihar and Jharkhand according to the population ratio.

**46. Investments and credits in certain funds.—(1) The securities held in respect of the investments**

made from Cash Balances Investment Account or from any Fund in the Public Account of the existing
State of Bihar as specified in the Seventh Schedule shall be apportioned in the ratio of population of the
successor States:

Provided that the securities held in investments made from the Calamity Relief Fund of the existing

State of Bihar shall be divided in the ratio of the area of the territories occupied by the successor States:

Provided further that the balance in the Reserve Funds in the Public Account of Bihar created wholly

out of appropriations from the Consolidated Fund of the existing State of Bihar, to the extent the balances
have not been invested outside Government account, shall not be carried forward to similar Reserve
Funds in the Public Account of, successor States.

(2) The investments of the existing State of Bihar immediately before the appointed day, in any

special fund, the objects of which are confined to a local area, shall belong to the State in which that area
is included on the appointed day.

(3) The investments of the existing State of Bihar immediately before the appointed day in any

private, commercial or industrial undertaking, in so far as such investments have not been made or are
deemed not to have been made from the cash balance investment account, shall pass to the State in which
the principal seat of business of the undertaking is located.

(4) Where any body corporate constituted under a Central Act, State Act or Provincial Act for the

existing State of Bihar or any part thereof has, by virtue of the provisions of Part II, becomes an
inter-State body corporate, the investments in, or loans or advances to, any such body corporate by the
existing State of Bihar made before the appointed day shall, save as otherwise expressly provided by or
under this Act, be divided between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand in the same proportion in which the
assets of the body corporate are divided under the provisions of this Part.

**47. Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.—(1) The assets and liabilities relating to any**

commercial or industrial undertaking of the existing State of Bihar shall pass to the State in which the
undertaking is located.

(2) Where a depreciation reserve fund is maintained by the existing State of Bihar for any such

commercial or industrial undertaking, the securities held in respect of investments made from that fund
shall pass to the State in which the undertaking is located.

**48. Public Debt.—(1) All liabilities on account of Public Debt and Public Account of the existing**

State of Bihar outstanding immediately before the appointed day shall be apportioned in the ratio of
population of the successor States unless a different mode of apportionment is provided under the
provisions of this Act.

(2) The individual items of liabilities to be allocated to the successor States and the amount of

contribution required to be made by one successor State to another shall be such as may be ordered by the
Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India:

Provided that till such orders are issued, the liabilities on account of Public Debt and Public Account

of the existing State of Bihar shall continue to be the liabilities of the successor State of Bihar.

(3) The liability on account of loans raised from any source and re-lent by the existing State of Bihar

to such entities as may be specified by the Central Government and whose area of operation is confined to
either of the successor States shall devolve on the respective States as specified in sub-section (4).


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(4) The public debt of the existing State of Bihar attributable to loan taken from any source for the

express purpose of re-lending the same to a specific institution and outstanding immediately before the
appointed day shall—

(a) if re-lent to any local body, body corporate or other institution in any local area, be the debt of

the State in which the local area is included on the appointed day; or

(b) if re-lent to the Bihar State Electricity Board, the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, or

the Bihar Housing Board or any other institution which becomes an inter-State institution on the
appointed day, be divided between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand in the same proportion in which
the assets of such body corporate or institution are divided under the provisions of Part VII of this
Act.

(5) Where a sinking fund or a depreciation fund is maintained by the existing State of Bihar for

repayment of any loan raised by it, the securities held in respect of investments made from that fund shall
be divided between the successor States of Bihar and Jharkhand in the same proportion in which the total
public debt is divided between the two States under this section.

(6) In this section, the expression ―Government security‖ means a security created and issued by a

State Government for the purpose of raising a public loan and having any of the forms specified in, or
prescribed under clause (2) of section 2 of the Public Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944).

**49. Floating Debt.—The liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of any floating loan to**

provide short-term finance to any commercial undertaking shall be the liability of the State in whose
territories the undertaking is located.

**50. Refund of taxes collected in excess.—The liability of the existing State of Bihar to refund any**

tax or duty on property, including land revenue, collected in excess shall be the liability of the successor
State in whose territories the property is situated, and the liability of the existing State of Bihar to refund
any other tax or duty collected in excess shall be the liability of the successor State in whose territories
the place of assessment of that tax or duty is included.

**51. Deposits, etc.—(1) The liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of any civil deposit or**

loan fund deposit shall, as from the appointed day, be the liability of the State in whose area the deposit
has been made.

(2) The liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of any charitable or other endowment shall,

as from the appointed day, be the liability of the State in whose area the institution entitled to the benefit
of the endowment is located or of the State to which the objects of the endowment under the terms
thereof, are confined.

**52. Provident fund.—The liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of the provident fund**

account of a Government servant in service on the appointed day shall, as from that day, be the liability of
the State to which that Government servant is permanently allotted.

**53. Pensions.—The liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of pensions and other retirement**

benefits shall pass to, or be apportioned between, the successor States of Bihar and Jharkhand in
accordance with the provisions contained in the Eighth Schedule to this Act.

**54. Contracts.—(1) Where, before the appointed day, the existing State of Bihar has made any**

contract in the exercise of its executive power for any purposes of the State, that contract shall be deemed
to have been made in the exercise of the executive power—

(a) if the purposes of the contract are, on and from the appointed day, exclusive purposes of either

of the successor States of Bihar and Jharkhand; and

(b) any other case, of the State of Bihar,

and all rights and liabilities which have accrued, or may accrue under any such contract shall, to the
extent to which they would have been rights or liabilities of the existing State of Bihar, be rights or
liabilities of the State of Jharkhand or the State of Bihar, as the case may be:

Provided that in any such case as is referred to in clause (b), the initial allocation of rights and

liabilities made by this sub-section shall be subject to such financial adjustment as may be agreed upon
between the successor States of Bihar and Jharkhand or in default of such agreement, as the Central
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(2) For the purposes of this section, there shall be deemed to be included in the liabilities which have

accrued or may accrue under any contract—

(a) any liability to satisfy an order or award made by any court or other tribunal in proceedings

relating to the contract; and

(b) any liability in respect of expenses incurred in or in connection with any such proceedings.

(3) This section shall have effect subject to the other provisions of this Part relating to the

apportionment of liabilities in respect of loans, guarantees and other financial obligations; and bank
balances and securities shall, notwithstanding that the partake of the nature of contractual rights, be dealt
with under those provisions.

**55. Liability in respect of actionable wrong.—Where, immediately before the appointed day, the**

existing State of Bihar is subject to any liability in respect of any actionable wrong other than breach of
contract, that liability shall,—

(a) if the cause of action arose wholly within the territories which, as from that day, are the

territories of either of the successor States of Bihar or Jharkhand, be a liability of that successor State;
and

(b) in any other case, be initially a liability of the State of Bihar, but subject to such financial

adjustment as may be agreed upon between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand or, in default of such
agreement, as the Central Government may, by order, direct.

**56. Liability as guarantor.—Where, immediately before the appointed day, the existing State of**

Bihar is liable as guarantor in respect of any liability of a registered co-operative society or other person,
that liability of the existing State of Bihar shall—

(a) if the area of operations of such society or persons is limited to the territories which, as from

that day, are the territories of either of the States of Bihar or Jharkhand, be a liability of that successor
State; and

(b) in any other case, be initially a liability of the State of Bihar, subject to such financial

adjustment as may be agreed upon between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand or, in default of such
agreements, as the Central Government may, by order, direct.

**57. Items in suspense.—If any item in suspense is ultimately found to affect an asset or liability of**

the nature referred to in any of the foregoing provisions of this Part, it shall be dealt with in accordance
with that provision.

**58. Residuary provision.—The benefit or burden of any asset or liability of the existing State of**

Bihar not dealt with in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall pass to the State of Bihar in the first
instance, subject to such financial adjustment a may be agreed upon between the States of Bihar and
Jharkhand or, in default of such agreement, as the Central Government may, by order, direct.

**59. Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.—Where the successor States of Bihar and**

Jharkhand agree that the benefit or burden of any particular asset or liability should be apportioned
between them in a manner other than that provided for in the foregoing provisions of this Part,
notwithstanding anything contained therein, the benefit or burden of that asset or liability shall be
apportioned in the manner agreed upon.

**60. Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.—Where,**

by virtue of any of the provisions of this Part, any of the successor States of Bihar and Jharkhand
becomes entitled to any property or obtains any benefits or becomes subject to any liability, and the
Central Government is of opinion, on a reference made within a period of three years from the appointed
day by either of the States, that it is just and equitable that property or those benefits should be transferred
to, or shared with, the other successor State, or that a contribution towards that liability should be made
by the other successor State, the said property or benefits shall be allocated in such manner between the
two States, or the other State shall make to the State subject to the liability such contribution in respect
thereof, as the Central Government may, after consultation with the two State Governments, by order,
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**61. Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.—All sums payable either by the**

State of Bihar or by the State of Jharkhand to the other States or by the Central Government to either of
those States, by virtue of the provisions of this Act, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the
State by which such sums are payable or, as the case may be, the Consolidated Fund of India.

PART VII

PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS

**62. Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State**

**Road Transport Corporation.—(1) The following bodies corporate constituted for the existing State of**
Bihar, namely:—

(a) the State Electricity Board constituted under the Electricity Supply Act, 1948 (54 of 1948);

(b) the State Warehousing Corporation established under the Warehousing Corporations Act,

1962 (58 of 1962);

(c) the State Road Transport Corporation established under the Road Transport Act, 1950

(64 of 1950),

shall, on and from the appointed day, continue to function in those areas in respect of which they were
functioning immediately before that day, subject to the provisions of this section and to such directions as
may, from time to time, be issued by the Central Government.

(2) Any directions issued by the Central Government under sub-section (1) in respect of the Board or

the Corporation shall include a direction that the Act under which the Board or the Corporation was
constituted shall, in its application to that Board or Corporation, have effect subject to such exceptions
and modifications as the Central Government thinks fit.

(3) The Board or the Corporation referred to in sub-section (1) shall cease to function as from, and

shall be deemed to be dissolved on such date as the Central Government may, by order, appoint; and upon
such dissolution, its assets, rights and liabilities shall be apportioned between the successor States of
Bihar and Jharkhand in such manner as may be agreed upon between them within one year of the
dissolution of the Board or the Corporation, as the case may be, or if no agreement is reached, in such
manner as the Central Government may, by order, determine:

Provided that any liabilities of the said Board relating to the unpaid dues of the coal supplied to the

Board by any public sector coal company shall be provisionally apportioned between the State Electricity
Boards constituted respectively in the successor States of the existing State of Bihar or after the date
appointed for the dissolution of the Board under this sub-section in such manner as may be agreed upon
between the Governments of the successor States within one month of such dissolution or if no agreement
is reached, in such manner as the Central Government may, by order, determine subject to reconciliation
and finalisation of the liabilities which shall be completed within three months from the date of such
dissolution by the mutual agreement between the successor States or failing such agreement by the
direction of the Central Government:

Provided further that an interest at the rate of two per cent. higher than the Cash Credit interest shall

be paid on outstanding unpaid dues of the coal supplied to the Board by the public sector coal company
till the liquidation of such dues by the concerned State Electricity Board constituted in the successor
States on or after the date appointed for the dissolution of the Board under this sub-section.

(4) Nothing in the preceding provisions of this section shall be construed as preventing the

Government of the State of Bihar, or, as the case may be, the Government of the State of Jharkhand from
constituting, at any time on or after the appointed day, State Electricity Board or a State Warehousing
Corporation or a Road Transport Corporation for the State under the provisions of the Act relating to such
Board or Corporation; and if such a Board or Corporation is so constituted in either of the States before
the dissolution of the Board or the Corporation referred to in sub-section (1),—

(a) provision may be made by order of the Central Government enabling the new Board or the

new Corporation to take over from the existing Board or Corporation all or any of its undertakings,
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(b) upon the dissolution of the existing Board or Corporation,—

(i) any assets, rights and liabilities which would otherwise have passed to that State by or

under the provisions of sub-section (3) shall pass to the new Board or the new Corporation
instead of to that State;

(ii) any employee who would otherwise have been transferred to or re-employed by that State

under sub-section (3), read with clause (i) of sub-section (5), shall be transferred to or
re-employed by the new Board or the new Corporation instead of to or by that State.

(5) An agreement entered into between the successor States under sub-section (3) and an order made

by the Central Government under that sub-section or under clause (a) of sub-section (4) may provide for
the transfer or re-employment of any employee of the Board or the Corporation referred to in
sub-section (1),—

(i) to or by the successor States, in the case of an agreement under sub-section (4) or an order

made under that sub-section;

(ii) to or by the new Board or the new Corporation constituted under sub-section (4), in the

case of an order made under clause (a) of that sub-section,

and, subject to the provisions of section 65, also for the terms and conditions of service applicable to such
employees after such transfer or re-employment.

**63. Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and**

**supply of water.—If it appears to the Central Government that the arrangement in regard to the**
generation or supply of electric power or the supply of water for any area or in regard to the execution of
any project for such generation or supply has been or is likely to be modified to the disadvantage of that
area by reason of the fact that it is, by virtue of the provisions of Part II of this Act, outside the State in
which the power stations and other installations for the generation and supply of such power, or the
catchment area, reservoirs and other works for the supply of water, as the case may be, are located, the
Central Government may give such directions as it deems proper to the State Government or other
authority concerned for the maintenance, so far as practicable, of the previous arrangement.

**64. Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation.—(1) The Bihar State Financial**

Corporation established under the State Financial Corporation Act, 1951 (63 of 1951) shall, on and from
the appointed day, continue to function in those areas in respect of which it was functioning immediately
before that day, subject to the provisions of this section and to such directions as may, from time to time,
be issued by the Central Government.

(2) Any directions issued by the Central Government under sub-section (1) in respect of the

Corporation may include a direction that the said Act, in its application to the Corporation, shall have
effect subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the direction.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the Board of Directors

of the Corporation may, with the previous approval of the Central Government and shall, if so required by
the Central Government, convene at any time after the appointed day a meeting for the consideration of a
scheme for the reconstitution or reorganisation or dissolution, as the case may be, of the Corporation,
including proposals regarding the formation of new Corporation, and the transfer thereto of the assets,
rights and liabilities of the existing Corporation, and if such a scheme is approved at the general meeting
by a resolution passed by a majority of the shareholders present and voting, the scheme shall be submitted
to the Central Government for its sanction.

(4) If the scheme is sanctioned by the Central Government either without modifications or with

modifications which are approved at a general meeting, the Central Government shall certify the scheme,
and upon such certification, the scheme shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any
law for the time being in force, be binding on the corporations affected by the scheme as well as the
shareholders and creditors thereof.

(5) If the scheme is not so approved or sanctioned, the Central Government may refer the scheme to

such Judge of the High Court at Patna and Jharkhand as may be nominated in this behalf by the Chief
Justice thereof, and the decision of the Judge in regard to the scheme shall be final and shall be binding on
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(6) Nothing in the preceding provisions of this section shall be construed as preventing the

Government of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand from constituting, at any time on or after the appointed
day, a State Financial Corporation for that State under the State Financial Corporations
Act, 1951 (63 of 1951).

**65. Provisions as to certain companies.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing**

provisions of this Part, each of the companies specified in the Ninth Schedule to this Act shall, on and
from the appointed day and until otherwise provided for in any law, or in any agreement among the
successor States, or in any direction issued by the Central Government, continue to function in the areas
in which it was functioning immediately before that day; and the Central Government may, from time to
time, issue such directions in relation to such functioning as it may deem fit, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or in any other law.

(2) Any directions issued under sub-section (1) in respect of a company referred to in that

sub-section, may include directions—

(a) regarding the division of the interests and shares of existing state of Bihar in the company

among the successor States;

(b) requiring the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of the company so as to give adequate

representation to both the successor States.

**66. General provision as to statutory corporations.—(1) Save as otherwise expressly provided by**

the foregoing provisions of this Part, where anybody corporate constituted under a Central Act, State Act
or Provincial Act for the existing State of Bihar or any part thereof has, by virtue of the provisions of
Part II of this Act, become an inter-State body corporate, then, the body corporate shall, on and from the
appointed day, continue to function and operate in those areas in respect of which it was functioning and
operating immediately before that day, subject to such directions as may from time to time be issued by
the Central Government, until other provision is made by law in respect of the said body corporate.

(2) Any directions issued by the Central Government under sub-section (1) in respect of any such

body corporate shall include a direction that any law by which the said body corporate is governed shall,
in its application to that body corporate, have effect subject to such exceptions and modifications as may
be specified in the direction.

**67. Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.—(1)**

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) a permit
granted by the State Transport Authority of the existing State of Bihar or any Regional Transport
Authority in that State shall, if such permit was, immediately before the appointed day, valid and effective
in any area in the transferred territory, be deemed to continue to be valid and effective in that area after
that day subject to the provisions of that Act as for the time being in force in that area; and it shall not be
necessary for any such permit to be countersigned by the State Transport Authority of Jharkhand or any
Regional Transport Authority therein for the purpose of validating it for use in such area:

Provided that the Central Government may, after consultation with the successor State Government or

Governments concerned add to, amend or vary the conditions attached to the permit by the Authority by
which the permit was granted.

(2) No tolls, entrance fees or other charges of a like nature shall be levied after the appointed day in

respect of any transport vehicle for its operations in any of the successor States under any such permit, if
such vehicle was, immediately before that day, exempt from the payment of any such toll, entrance fees
or other charges for its operations in the transferred territory:

Provided that the Central Government may, after consultation with the State Government or

Governments concerned, authorise the levy of any such toll, entrance fees or other charges, as the case
may be.

**68. Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.—Where on**

account of the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar under this Act, any body corporate constituted
under a Central Act, State Act or Provincial Act, any co-operative society registered under any law
relating to co-operative societies or any commercial or industrial undertaking of that State is reconstituted
or reorganised in any manner whatsoever or is amalgamated with any other body corporate, co-operative


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society or undertaking, or is dissolved, and in consequence of such reconstitution, reorganisation,
amalgamation or dissolution, any workman employed by such body corporate or in any such co-operative
society or undertaking, is transferred to, or re-employed by any other body corporate, or in any other
co-operative society or undertaking, then notwithstanding anything contained in section 25F, 25FF or
25FFF of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) such transfer or re-employment shall not entitle
in to any compensation under that section:

Provided that—

(a) the terms and conditions of service applicable to the workman after such transfer or

re-employment are not less favorable to the workman than those applicable to him immediately
before the transfer or re-employment;

(b) the employer in relation to the body corporate, the co-operative society or the undertaking

where the workman transferred or re-employed is, by agreement or otherwise, legally liable to pay to
the workman, in the event of his retrenchment, compensation under section 25F, 25FF or 25FFF of
the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) on the basis that his service has been continuous and
has not been interrupted by the transfer or re-employment.
**69. Special provision as to income-tax.—Where the assets, rights and liabilities of any body**

corporate carrying on business are, under the provisions of this Part, transferred to any other bodies
corporate which after the transfer carry on the same business, the losses or profits or gains sustained by
the body corporate first mentioned which, but for such transfer, would have been allowed to be carried
forward and set off in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of the Income-tax Act,
1961 (43 of 1961) shall be apportioned amongst the transferee bodies corporate in accordance with the
rules to be made by the Central Government in this behalf and, upon such apportionment, the share of
loss allotted to each transferee body corporate shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter VI of the said Act, as if the transferee body corporate had itself sustained such loss in a business
carried on by it in the years in which these losses were sustained.

**70. Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.—(1) The Government of State of Bihar**

or Jharkhand, as the case may be, shall, in respect of the institutions specified in the Tenth Schedule to
this Act, located in that State, continue to provide facilities to the people of the other State which shall
not, in any respect, be less favourable to such people than what were being provided to them before the
appointed day, for such period and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the
two State Governments before the 1st day of December, 2001 or if no agreement is reached by the said
date as may be fixed by order of the Central Government.

(2) The Central Government may, at any time before the 1st day of December, 2001 by notification in

the Official Gazette, specify in the Tenth Schedule any other institution existing on the appointed day in
the States of Bihar and Jharkhand and on the issue of such notification, the Schedule shall be deemed to
be amended by the inclusion of the said institution therein.

PART VIII

PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES

**71. Provisions relating to All-India Services.—(1) In this section, the expression ―State cadre‖—**

(a) in relation to the Indian Administrative Service, has the meaning assigned to it in the Indian

Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954;

(b) in relation to the Indian Police Service, has the meaning assigned to it in the Indian Police

Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954; and

(c) in relation to the Indian Forest Service, has the meaning assigned to it in the Indian Forest

Service (Cadre) Rules, 1966.
(2) In place of the cadres of the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian

Forest Service for the existing State of Bihar, there shall, on and from the appointed day, be two separate
cadres, one for the State of Bihar and the other for the State of Jharkhand in respect of each of these
services.

(3) The initial strength and composition of the State cadres referred to in sub-section (2) shall be such

as the Central Government may, by order, determine before the appointed day.

(4) The members of each of the said service borne on the Bihar cadre thereof immediately before the

appointed day shall be allocated to the State cadres of the same service constituted under sub-section (2)
in such manner and with effect from such date or dates as the Central Government may, by order, specify.


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(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the operation, on or after the appointed day, of

the All-India Service Act, 1951 (61 of 1951) or the rules made thereunder.

**72. Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand—(1) Every person who immediately**

before the appointed day is serving in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Bihar shall, on
and from that day provisionally continue to serve in connection with the affairs of the State of Bihar
unless he is required, by general or special order of the Central Government to serve provisionally in
connection with the affairs of the State of Jharkhand:

Provided that no direction shall be issued under this section after the expiry of a period of one year

from the appointed day.

(2) As soon as may be after the appointed day, the Central Government shall, by general or special

order, determine the successor State to which every person referred to in sub-section (1) shall be finally
allotted for service and the date with effect from which such allotment shall take effect or be deemed to
have taken effect.

(3) Every person who is finally allotted under the provisions of sub-section (2) to a successor State

shall, if he is not already serving therein be made available for serving in the successor State from such
date as may be agreed upon between the Governments concerned or in default of such agreement, as may
be determined by the Central Government.

**73. Other provisions relating to services.—(1) Nothing in section 72 shall be deemed to affect on or**

after the appointed day the operation of the provisions of Chapter I of Part XIV of the Constitution in
relation to determination of the conditions of service of persons serving in connection with the affairs of
the Union or any State:

Provided that the conditions of service applicable immediately before the appointed day in the case of

any person deemed to have been allocated to the State of Bihar or to the State of Jharkhand under
section 72 shall not be varied to his disadvantage except with the previous approval of the Central
Government.

(2) All services prior to the appointed day rendered by a person—

(a) if he is deemed to have been allocated to any State under section 72, shall be deemed to have

been rendered in connection with the affairs of that State;

(b) if he is deemed to have been allocated to the Union in connection with the administration of

the Jharkhand shall be deemed to have been rendered in connection with the affairs of the Union,

for the purposes of the rules regulating his conditions of service.

(3) The provisions of section 72, shall not apply in relation to members of any All-India Service.

**74. Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.—Every person who, immediately before**

the appointed day is holding or discharging the duties of any post or office in connection with the affairs
of the existing State of Bihar in any area which on that day falls within any of the successor States shall
continue to hold the same post or office in that successor State, and shall be deemed, on and from that
day, to have been duly appointed to the post or office by the Government of, or any other appropriate
authority in, that successor State:

Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent a competent authority, on and from

the appointed day, from passing in relation to such person any order affecting the continuance in such
post or office.

**75. Advisory Committees.—The Central Government may by order establish one or more Advisory**

Committees for the purpose of assisting it in regard to—

(a) the discharge of any of its functions under this Part; and

(b) the ensuring of fair and equitable treatment to all persons affected by the provisions of this

Part and the proper consideration of any representations made by such persons.

**76. Power of Central Government to give directions.—The Central Government may give such**

directions to the State Government of Bihar and the State Government of Jharkhand as may appear to it to
be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the foregoing provisions of this Part and the State
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**77. Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.—(1) The Public Service Commission for**

the existing State of Bihar shall, on and from the appointed day, be the Public Service Commission for the
State of Bihar.

(2) The persons holding office immediately before the appointed day as Chairman or other member of

the Public Service Commission for the existing State of Bihar shall, as from the appointed day, be the
Chairman or, as the case may be, the other member of the Public Service Commission for the State of
Bihar.

(3) Every person who becomes Chairman or other member of the Public Service Commission for the

State of Bihar on the appointed day under sub-section (2), shall—

(a) be entitled to receive from the Government of the State of Bihar conditions of service not less

favourable than those to which he was entitled under the provisions applicable to him;

(b) subject to the proviso to clause (2) of article 316, hold office or continue to hold office until

the expiration of his term of office as determined under the provisions applicable to him immediately
before the appointed day.
(4) The report of the Bihar Public Service Commission as to the work done by the Commission in

respect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be presented under clause (2) of article 323 to the
Governors of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand, and the Governor of the State of Bihar shall, on receipt
of such report, cause a copy thereof together with a memorandum explaining as far as possible, as
respects the cases, if any, where the advice of the Commission was not accepted, the reasons for such
non-acceptance to be laid before the Legislature of the State of Bihar and it shall not be necessary to
cause such report or any such memorandum to be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Jharkhand.

PART IX

MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

**78. Water Resources Development and its Management.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained**

in this Act but subject to the provisions of section 79, all rights and liabilities of the existing State of
Bihar in relation to water resource projects in relation to,—

(i) Ganga and its tributaries; and

_(ii) Sone and its tributaries,_

shall, on the appointed day be the rights and liabilities of the successor States in such proportion as may
be fixed and subject to such adjustments as may be made, by agreement entered into by the said States
after consultation with the Central Government, or, if no such agreement is entered into within two years
of the appointed day, then the Central Government may, by order, determine within one year having
regard to the purposes of the project:

Provided that the order so made by the Central Government may be varied by any subsequent

agreement entered into by the successor States after consultation with the Central Government.

(2) An agreement or order referred to in sub-section (1) shall, where an extension or further

development of any of the projects referred to in that sub-section after the appointed day is undertaken, be
the rights and liabilities of the successor States in relation to such extension or further development.

(3) The rights and liabilities referred to in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall include,—

(a) the right to receive and utilise the water available for distribution as a result of the projects;

and

(b) the right to receive and utilise the power generated as a result of the projects,

but shall not include the rights and liabilities under any contract entered into before the appointed day by
the Government of the existing State of Bihar with any person or authority other than Government.

**79. Constitution and functions of Management Board.—(1) The Central Government shall**

constitute a Board to be called the Ganga and Sone Management Board (hereinafter referred to as the
Board) for administration, construction, maintenance and operation of projects referred to in
sub-section (1) of section 78 for any or for a combination of following purposes, namely:—

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(ii) Rural and Urban Water Supply;

(iii) Hydro Power generation;

(iv) Navigation;

(v) Industries; and

(vi) for any other purpose which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official

Gazette, specify.

(2) The Board shall consist of—

(a) a whole-time Chairman and two whole-time members to be appointed by the Central

Government;

(b) a representative each of the Government of the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand

and Madhya Pradesh to be nominated by the respective Governments;

(c) two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government.

(3) The functions of the Board shall include—

(a) the regulation of supply of water from the projects referred to in sub-section (1) of section 78

to States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh having regard to—

(i) any agreement entered into or arrangement made covering the Governments of existing

State of Bihar and the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, and

(ii) the agreement or the order referred to in sub-section (2) of section 78;

(b) the regulation of supply of power generated at the projects referred to in sub-section (1) of

section 78, to any Electricity Board or other authority incharge of the distribution of power having
regard to—

(i) any agreement entered into or arrangement made covering the Governments of existing

State of Bihar and the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, and

(ii) the agreement or the order referred to in sub-section (2) of section 78;

(c) the examination of the requirement of funds for various projects in terms of the programme

laid down for such projects and to advise the apportionment of the expenditure to the participating
States keeping in view the agreement on the sharing of cost;

(d) to decide the withdrawal of water from the reservoirs during the construction period for

irrigation and power purposes with a view to securing better use of available water;

(e) the responsibility of devising programme of resettlement for persons displaced as a result of

Irrigation Projects;

(f) construction of such of the remaining or new works connected with the development of the

water resource project relating to the rivers or their tributaries as the Central Government may specify
by notification in the Official Gazette; and

(g) such other functions as the Central Government may after consultation with the Governments

of the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh entrust to it.

**80. Staff of the Management Board.—(1) The Board may employ such staff, as it may consider**

necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act:

Provided that every person who immediately before the constitution of the said Board was

engaged in the construction, maintenance or operation of the works relating to the projects referred to
in sub-section (1) of section 78 shall continue to be so employed under the Board in connection with
the said works on the same terms and conditions of the service as were applicable to him before such
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Provided further that the said Board may at any time in consultation with the State Governments

or the Electricity Board concerned and with prior approval of the Central Government retain any such
person for service under that State Government or Board.

(2) The Government of the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh shall

at all times provide the necessary funds to the Board to meet all expenses (including the salaries and
allowances of the staff) required for the discharge of its functions and such amounts shall be
apportioned among the States concerned in such proportion as the Central Government may having
regard to the benefits to each of the said States specify.

(3) The Board shall be under the control of the Central Government and shall comply with such

directions, as may from time to time, be given to it by that Government.

(4) The Board may, with the approval of the Central Government delegate such of its powers,

functions and duties as it may deem fit to the Chairman of the said Board or to any officer
subordinate to the Board.

(5) The Central Government may, for the purpose of enabling the Board to function efficiently,

issue such directions to the State Governments concerned, or any other authority, and the State
Governments, or the other authority shall comply with such directions.

**81. Jurisdiction of the Board.—(1) The Board shall, ordinarily exercise jurisdiction in regard to**

any of the projects referred to in sub-section (1) of section 78 over headwork (barrages, dams,
reservoir, regulating construction), part of canal network and transmission lines necessary to deliver
water or power to the States concerned.

(2) If any question arises as to whether the Board has jurisdiction under sub-section (1) over any

project referred thereto, the same shall be referred to the Central Government for decision thereon.

**82. Power to make regulations.—The Board may, with the prior approval of the Central**

Government by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with this Act and
orders made thereunder, to provide for—

(a) regulating the time and place of meetings of the Board and the procedure to be followed

for the transaction of business at such meetings;

(b) delegation of powers and duties to the Chairman or any officer of the Board;

(c) the appointment and regulation of the conditions of service of the officers and other staff

of the Board; and

(d) any other matter for which regulations are considered necessary by the Board.

PART X

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

**83. Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.—On and from the appointed day, in section 15 of the States**

Reorganisation Act, 1956, in clause (c), for the word ―Bihar‖, the words ―Bihar and Jharkhand‖ shall be
substituted.

**84. Territorial extent of laws.—The provisions of Part II of this Act shall not be deemed to have**

effected any change in the territories to which any law in force immediately before the appointed day
extends or applies, and territorial references in any such law to the State of Bihar shall, until otherwise
provided by a competent Legislature or other competent authority be construed as meaning the territories
within the existing State of Bihar before the appointed day.

**85. Power to adapt laws.—For the purpose of facilitating the application in relation to the State of**

Bihar or Jharkhand of any law made before the appointed day, the appropriate Government may, before
the expiration of two years from that day, by order, make such adaptations and modifications of the law,
whether by way of repeal or amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and thereupon every such law
shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so made until altered, repealed or amended
by a competent Legislature or other competent authority.

_Explanation.—In this section, the expression ―appropriate Government‖ means as respects any law_

relating to a matter enumerated in the Union List, the Central Government, and as respects any other law
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**86. Power to construe laws.—Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been**

made under section 85 for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any court, tribunal or
authority, required or empowered to enforce such law may, for the purpose of facilitating its application
in relation to the State of Bihar or Jharkhand, construe the law in such manner, without affecting the
substance, as may be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or authority.

**87. Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.—The Government of the**

State of Jharkhand, as respects the transferred territory may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
specify the authority, officer or person who, on or after the appointed day, shall be competent to exercise
such functions exercisable under any law in force on that day as may be mentioned in that notification
and such law shall have effect accordingly.

**88. Legal proceedings.—Where immediately before the appointed day, the existing State of Bihar is**

a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, rights or liabilities subject to apportionment
between the States of Bihar and Jharkhand under this Act, the State of Bihar or Jharkhand which succeeds
to, or acquires a share in, that property or those rights or liabilities by virtue of any provision of this Act
shall be deemed to be substituted for the existing State of Bihar or added as a part to those proceedings,
and the proceedings may continue accordingly.

**89. Transfer of pending proceedings.—(1) Every proceeding pending immediately before the**

appointed day before a court (other than the High Court), tribunal, authority or officer in any area which
on that day falls within the State of Bihar shall, if it is a proceeding relating exclusively to the territory,
which as from that day is the territory of Jharkhand State, stand transferred to the corresponding court,
tribunal, authority or officer of that State.

(2) If any question arises as to whether any proceeding should stand transferred under sub-section (1),

it shall be referred to the High Court at Patna and the decision of that High Court shall be final.

(3) In this section—

(a) ―proceeding‖ includes any suit, case or appeal; and

(b) ―corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer‖ in the State of Jharkhand means—

(i) the court, tribunal, authority or officer in which, or before whom, the proceeding would

have laid if it had been instituted after the appointed day; or

(ii) in case of doubt, such court, tribunal, authority, or officer in that State, as may be

determined after the appointed day by the Government of that State or the Central Government,
as the case may be, or before the appointed day by the Government of the existing State of Bihar
to be the corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer.

**90. Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.—Any person who, immediately before the**

appointed day, is enrolled as a pleader entitled to practise in any subordinate courts in the existing State of
Bihar shall, for a period of one year from that day continue to be entitled to practise in those courts,
notwithstanding that the whole or any part of the territories within the jurisdiction of those courts has
been transferred to the State of Jharkhand.

**91. Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.—The provisions of this Act shall**

have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law.

**92. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of**

this Act, the President may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions which appears to
him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three years from the

appointed day.

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE

(See section 8)

(i) Of the seven sitting members whose term of office will expire on 9th April, 2002, namely,

1[Obaidullah Khan], 1[Ven Dhamma Viriyo], Shri Nagendra Nath Ojha, Shri Prem Chand Gupta,
Shri Ranjan Prasad Yadav, Shri 1[Shatrughan Prasad Sinha] and Shri Ram Deo Bhandari,

1[Obaidullah Khan] and 1[Ven Dhamma Viriyo], shall be deemed to have been elected to fill two of the
seats allotted to the State of Jharkhand and the other five sitting members shall be deemed to have been
elected to fill five of the seats allotted to the State of Bihar.


(ii) Of the seven sitting members whose term of office will expire on 7th July, 2004, namely,

Shri Shibu Soren, Shri Gaya Singh, Shri Parmeshwar Kumar Agrawala, Shri Anil Kumar, Dr R.K. Yadav
Ravi, Shri Kapil Sibal, Smt. Saroj Dubey, Shri Shibu Soren and Shri Parmeshwar Kumar Agrawala shall
be deemed to have been elected to fill two of the seats allotted to the State of Jharkhand and the other five
sitting members shall be deemed to have been elected to fill five of the seats allotted to the State of Bihar.

(iii) Of the eight sitting members whose term of office will expire on 2nd April, 2006, namely,

Shri S.S. Ahluwalia, Smt. Kum Kum Rai, Shri Faguni Ram, Shri Mahendra Prasad, Shri Ravi Shankar
Prasad, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Shri Ram Kumar Anand and Shri Vijay Singh Yadav, Shri S.S.
Ahluwalia and Shri Ram Kumar Anand, shall be deemed to have been elected to fill two of the seats
allotted to the State of Jharkhand and the other six sitting members shall be deemed to have been elected
to fill six of the seats allotted to the State of Bihar.

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE

(See section 10)

In the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976,—

(i) in Schedule I—

(a) for serial number 3 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

―3 Bihar 53 7 5 40 7 ..‖;

(b) after serial number 21, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:—

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

―21A Jharkhand .. .. 14 1 5..‖;

(ii) in Schedule II,—

(a) for serial number 3 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

―3 Bihar 318 45 29 243 39 ..‖;

(b) after serial number 21, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:—

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

―21A Jharkhand .. .. 81 9 28‖;

(iii) in Schedule V,—

(a) in Part A—Parliamentary Constituencies,—

(A) serial numbers 26 to 28, 44 to 54 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(B) against serial number 29,—

(1) the entry ―158 Deoghar (SC)‖ shall be omitted;

(2) after entry ―176-Kataria‖, the entry ―177-Chakai‖ shall be inserted;

(C) against serial number 30, the entry ―164-Mahagama‖ shall be omitted;

(D) against serial number 30, for the figures and words [1][ ―171-Sultanganj‖ and ―173-Dhuraiya‖

the figures, words and letters ―171-Sultanganj (SC)‖ and ―173-Dhuraiya (SC)‖ shall be substituted];

(E) against serial number 40, after entry ―241-Goh‖, the entry ―251-Imamganj (SC)‖ shall be

inserted;

(F) against serial number 42, for entry ―256-Atri‖, the entry ―255-Fatehpur (SC), 256- Atri‖ shall

be substituted;

(G) against serial number 43, after entry ―253-Bodhgaya (SC)‖, the entry ―254-Barachatti (SC)‖

shall be inserted;

(b) in Part B—Assembly Constituency, serial numbers 147 to 164, 262 to 324 and the entries

relating thereto shall be omitted.

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(iv) after Schedule XXII, the following Schedule shall be inserted, namely:—

―SCHEDULE XXIIA

JHARKHAND

Part A.—PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES

Serial No. Name and extent of constituencies

**1.** **Rajmahal** (ST).—l-Rajmahal, [1][2-Borio (ST)], 3-Barhait (ST), 4-Litipara (ST), 5-Pakaur,

6-Maheshpur (ST).

**2. Dumka (ST).—7-Sikaripara (ST), 8-Nala, 9-Jamtara, 14-Sarath, 10-Dumka (ST), 11- Jama (ST).**

**3. Godda.—13-Madhupur, 15-Deoghar (SC), 12-Jarmundi, 16-Poreyahat, 17-Godda,18-Mahagama.**

**4. Chatra.—27-Chatra (SC), 26-Simaria (SC), 74-Latehar (SC), 75-Panki, 73-Manika (ST).**

**5. Kodarma.—19-Kodarma, 20-Barkatha, 28-Dhanwar, 29-Bagodar, 30-Jamua (SC), 31-Gandey.**

**6. Giridih.—32-Giridih, 33-Dumri, 34-Gomia, 35-Bermo, 42- Tundi, 43-Baghmara.**

**7. Dhanbad.—36-Bokaro, 38-Sindri, 39-Nirsa, 40-Dhanbad, 41-Jharia, 37-Chandankiyari (SC).**

8. Ranchi.—50-Ichagarh, 61-Silli, 62-Khijri (ST), 63-Ranchi; 64-Hatia, 65-Kanke (SC).

**9.** **Jamshedpur.—[1][44-Bahragora],** 45-Ghatsila (ST), 46-Potka (ST), 47-Jugsalai (SC),

48-Jamshedpur-East, 49-Jamshedpur-West.

**10. Singhbhum (ST).—51-Seraikela (ST), 52-Chaibasa (ST), 53-Majhgaon (ST),**

54-Jaganathpur (ST), 55-Manoharpur (ST), [1][56-Chakradharpur (ST)].

**11. Khunti (ST).—57-Kharsawar (ST), 58-Tamar (ST), 59-Torpa (ST), 60-Khunti (ST), 71-Kolebira**

(ST), 70- Simdega (ST).

**12.** **Lohardaga (ST).—66-Mandar (ST), 67-Sisai (ST), 68-Gumla (ST), 69-Bishunpur (ST),**

1[72-Lohardaga (ST)].

**13.** **Palamau** **(SC).—76-Daltonganj,** 80-Garhwa, 81-Bhawanathpur, 77-Bishrampur,

78-Chhatarpur (SC), 79-Hussainabad.

**14.  Hazaribagh.—21-Barhi, 22-Barkagaon, 23-Ramgarh, 24-Mandu, 25-Hazaribagh.**

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**PART B.—ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES**

Serial No. Name and extent of constituencies

**SAHEBGANJ DISTICT**

**1. Rajmahal.—Rajmahal and Sahebganj Police Stations in Rajmahal Sub-division.**

**2. Borio (ST).—Borio and Taljhari Police Stations in Rajmahal sub-division; and Boarijor Police**

Station (excluding G.Ps. Rajabhita, Kero, Kairasol, Bara Telo and Barapipra) in Godda sub-division.

**3. Barhait (ST).—Barhait and Ranga Police Stations in Rajmahal sub-division; and Sundarpahari**

Police Station and G.Ps. Rajabhita, Kera, Kairasol, Bara Telo and Barapipra in Boarijar Police Station in
Godda sub-division.

**PAKAUR DISTRICT**

**4. Litipara (ST).—Litipara, Amrapara and Hiranpur Police Stations in Pakaur sub-division; and**

Gopikandar Police Station in Dumka Sadar sub-division.

**5. Pakaur.—Pakaur Police Station in Pakaur sub-division; and Barharwa Police Station in Rajmahal**

sub-division.

**6. Mahaeshpur (ST).—Maheshpur and Pakuria Police station in Pakaur sub-division.**

**DUMKA DISTRICT**

**7. Sikaripara (ST).—Sikaripara, Raneshwar and kathikund Police Stations in Dumka Sadar**

sub-division.

**8. Nala.—Nala and Kundahit Police Stations in Jamtara sub-division.**

**9. Jamtara.—Jamtara Police Stations (excluding G.Ps. Karmatanr, Sahajpur, Pindari, Lakhanpur,**

Rataniya, Rampurbhitra and Kajra) and Narayanpur Police Station in Jamtara sub-division.

**10. Dumka (ST).—Dumka Town, Dumka Mufassil and Masalia Police Stations in Dumka Sadar**

sub-division.

**11. Jama (ST).—Jama and Ramgarh Police Stations in Dumka Sadar sub-division.**

**12.Jarmundi.— Jarmundi Police Station in Dumka Sadar sub-division; and Sarawan Police Station**

in Deoghar sub-division.

**DEOGHAR DISTRICT**

**13. Madhupur.—Madhupur and Karon Police Stations and G.Ps.** Kusmil, Chanddih, Pathra and

Basbariya in Jasidih Police Station in Deoghar sub-division.

**14. Sarath. —Sarath and Palojori Police Stations in Deoghar sub-division; and G.Ps. Karmatanr,**

Sahajpur, Pindari, Lakhanpur, Rataniya, Rampurbhitra and Kajra in Jamtara Police Station in Jamtara
sub-division.

**15. Deoghar (SC).—Deoghar Town and Mohanpur Police Stations and Jasidih Police Station**

(excluding G.Ps. Kusmil, Chanddih, Pathra and Basbariya) in Deoghar sub-division.

**GODDA DISTRICT**

**16. Poreyahat.—Poreyahat Police Station and G.Ps. Burhikura, Dammajhilua, Sandmara, Nonbatta,**

Makhni, Pathra nad Punsiya in Godda Police Station in Godda sub-division; and Saraiyahat Police Station
in Dumka Sadar sub-division.

**17. Godda.—Godda Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Burhikura, dammajhilua, Sandmara, Nonbatta,**

Makhni, Pathra and Punsiya) and Pathargama Police Station in Godda sub-division.

**18. Mahagama.—Mahagama and Meherma Police Stations in Godda sub-division.**


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Serial No. Name and extent of constituencies

**KODARMA DISTRICT**

**19. Kodarma.— Kodarma and [1][Satgawan] Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division.**

**HAZARIBAGH DISTRICT**

**20. Barkatha.— Barkatha and Jainagar Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division;** [2]***; and Ichak

Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

**21. Barhi.—Barhi Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division; and Chauparan Police Station in**

Kodarma sub-division.

**22. Barkagaon.—Barakgaon Police Station and G.Ps. Terpa, Patratu, Koto, Palani,[1][Haphua],**

1[Hariharpur], Gegda, Deoria, Bargama, Pali, Salgo, Sanki, Jabo, Chaingara, Chikor, Lapanga, Ghutua,
Barkakana and Sidhwar-Kalan in Ramgarh Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

**23. Ramgarh.—Ramgarh Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Terpa, Patratu, Koto, Palani,[1][Haphua],**

1[Hariharpur], Gegda, Deoria, Bargama, Pali, Salgo, Sanki, Jabo, 1[Chaingara], Chikor, Lapanga, Ghutua,
Barkakana and Sidhwar-Kalan) and Gola Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

**24. Mandu.—Mandu and Bishungarh Police Stations in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.**

**25. Hazaribagh.—Hazaribagh Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.**

**CHATRA DISTRICT**

**26. Simaria (SC).—Simaria, Itkhori and Tandwa Police Stations in Chatra sub-division.**

**27. Chatra (SC).—Chatra, Pratappur and Hunterganj Police Stations in Chatra sub-divison.**

**GIRIDIH DISTRICT**

**28. Dhanwar.—Dhanwar and Gawan Police Stations in Giridih Sadar sub-division.**

**29. Bagodar.— Bagodar and Birni Police Stations in Giridih Sadar sub-division.**

**30 Jamua (SC).—Jamua and Deori Police Stations in Giridih Sadar sub-division.**

**31. Gandey.—Gandey and Bengabad Police Stations and G.Ps. Leda, Semaria, Badgunda, Palmo,**

Sathibad, Senadoni, Dhanaidih, Guro, Jitpur, Telodih, Ranidih and Karharbari in Giridih Mufassil Police
Station in Giridih Sadar sub-division.

**32. Giridih.—Giridih Town Police Station and Giridih Mufassil Police Station (excluding G.Ps.**

Leda, Semaria, Badgunda, Palmo, Sathibad Senadoni, Dhanaidih, Guro, Jitpur, Telodih, Ranidih and
Karharbari) and Pirtanr Police Station in Giridih Sadar sub-division.

**33. Dumri.—Dumri Police Station in Giridih Sadar sub-division; and Nawadih Police Station in**

Bermo sub-division.

**BOKARO DISTRICT**

**34. Gomia.—Gomia Police Station and Petarbar Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Champi, Rohar,**

Chando, Pichhri, Angwali and Chalkari) in Bermo sub-division.

**35. Bermo.—Jaridih and Bermo Police Stations and G.Ps. Champi, Rohar, Chando, Pichhri, Angwali**

and Chalkari in Petarbar Police Station in Bermo sub-division.

**36. Bokaro.—Chas Police Station (excluding G.Ps, Bijulia, Alkusa, Buribinor, Khamarbendi,**

Dudhigajar, Kura Dabartupara, Jaitara, Pundru and Sardaha) in Baghmara sub-division.

**37. Chandankiyari (SC).—Chandankiyari Police Station and G.Ps. Bijulia, Alkusa, Buribinor,**

Khamrbendi, Dhundhigajar, Kura, Dabartupara, Jaitara, Pundu and Sardaha in Chas Police Station in
Baghmara sub-divison.

1. Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 675(E) (w.e.f. 19-8-2003).
2. The words ―and Ichak Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division‖ omitted, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-8-2003).


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**DHANBAD DISTRICT**

**38. Sindri.—Sindri, Baliapur and Gobindpur Police Station in Dhanbad Sadar sub-division.**

**39. Nirsa.—Nirsa and Chirkunda Police Stations in Dhanbad Sadar sub-division.**

**40. Dhanbad.—Dhandad, Putki and Kenduadih Police Stations in Dhanbad Sadar sub-division.**

**41. Jharia. —Jharia and Jorapokhar Police Stations in Dhanbad Sadar sub-division.**

**42. Tundi.—Tundi Police Station in Dhanbad Sadar sub-division; Topchanchi Police Station and**

G.Ps. Dharkiro, Daluldih, Rajganj, Bagdaha, Dhawachita, Nagar kalan and Ramkanalichandur in Katras
Police Station in Baghmara sub-division.

**43. Baghmara.—Baghmara Police Station and Katras Kalan Police (excluding G.Ps. Dharkiro,**

Daludih, Rajganj, Bagdaha, Dhawachita, Nagri Kalan and Ramkanalichandur) in Baghmara
sub-division; and Jogta Police Station in Dhanbad Sadar sub-division.

**(EAST) SINGHBHUM DISTRICT**

**44. Baharagora.—Baharagora and Chakulia Police Stations in Dhalbhum sub-division.**

**45. Ghatsila (ST).—Ghatsila Police Station, [1][Musabani] Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Palasbani,**

Asta Koyali, Nunia, Kumarasoi, Barakanjiya, Bomaro Bangoriya and Damudih) in Dhalbhum
sub-divison.

**46. Potka (ST).—Potka Police Station, G.Ps. Palasbani, Asta Koyali, Nunia, Kumarasol,**

Barakanjiya, Bomaro Bangoriya and Damudih in [1][Musabani] Police Station, Bagbera town and G.Ps.
Karadih–Purihasa, Haragarghutu, Bagbera and village 1167-Kitadih in Jugsalai Police Station in
Dhalbhum sub-division.

**47. Jugsalai (SC). —Jugsalai Police Station (excluding Bagbera town and G.Ps. Karandih-Purihasa,**

Hargarghutu, Bagbera and village 1167-Kitadih) Golmuri and Patamda Police Station in Dhalbhum
sub-division.

**48. Jamshedpur East.—Census wards 20 and 23 to 40 in Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee in**

Dhalbhum sub-division.

**49. Jamshedpur West. —Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (excluding census wards 20 and**

23 to 40) in Dhalbhum sub-division.

**(WEST) SINGHBHUM DISTRICT**

**50. Ichagarh.—Ichagarh, Chandil and Nimdih Police Stations in Seraikella sub-division.**

**51. Seraikella (ST). —Seraikella municipality and G.Ps. Govindpur, Pandra, Manik Bazar, Tangani,**

Pathanmara, Jordiha, Gurgudia and Badakakda in Seraikella Police Station, Rajnagar Police Station
(excluding village 98-Dighi) and Adityapur Police Station in Seraikella sub-division.

**52. Chaibasa (ST).—Chaibasa Sadar and Jhinkpani Police Stations and Chaibasa Mufassil Police**

Station (excluding G.Ps. Bhoya, Keadchalam, Domra-Parnia, Lota, Thakuragutu, Dopai-Gamhariya,
Sarda, Matkamhatu, Khuntpani, Chiru and Rajabasa) in Chaibasa Sadar sub-division.

**53. Majhgaon (ST).—Majhgaon and Manjhari Police Stations in Chaibasa Sadar sub-division.**

**54. Jaganathpur (ST).—Naomundi and Gua Police Stations and G.Ps. Kurtabera, Urkiya,**

Makaramda, Thalkobad, (Part I) and Chhotanagra (Part I) in Manoharpur Police Station in Chaibasa
Sadar sub-division.

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**55. Manoharpur (ST).—Manoharpur Police Station [excluding G. Ps. Kurtabera, Urkiya, Makaramda,**

Thalkobad (Part I) and Chhotanagra (Part I)] and G.Ps. Beralumin, Jojoda, Serengda, Orenga, Jhilrua,
Goilkera, Kuira, Kadamdiha, Dalaikela, Sonua-Jorapokhar, Porahat, Sogoisai, Gudri Jarakel, Asantaliya,
Dalki-Gobindpur, Bhalurangi, Harimara, Tunian Gajpur, Bandu, Poronger, Koloeda, Kulda, Bari, Lonjo,
Bera Kayam, Mamail, Piring, Komrora, [1][Komrora-Dariyo], Dura-Jante and Banskata and Chakradharpur
Police Station in Chaibasa Sadar sub-division.

**56. Chakradharpur (ST).—-Chakradharpur Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Beralumin, Jojoda,**

Serengda, Orenga, Jhilrua, Goilkera, Kuira, Kadamdiha, Dalaikela, Sonua-Jorapokhar, Porahat, Sogoisai,
Gudri Jarakel, Asantaliya, Dalki-Gobindpur, Bhalurangi, Harimara, Tunian Gajpur, Bandu, Poronger,
Koloeda, Kulda, Bari, Lonjo, Bera Kayam, mamail, Piring, Komrora, Komrora-Dariyo, Dura-Jante and
Banskata) in Chaibasa Sadar sub-division.

**57. Kharsawan (ST).—Kharsawan and Kuchai Police Stations and Seraikella Police Station**

(excluding Seraikella municipality and G.Ps. Govindpur, Para, Manik Bazar, Tangrani, Pathanmara,
Jordiha Gurugudia and Badakakda) and village 98-Dighi in Rajnagar Police Station in Seraikella
sub-division; and G.Ps. Bhoya Keadchalam, Domra-Pamia, Lota, Thakurgutu, Dopai-Gamhariya, Sarda,
Matkamhatu-Khuntpani, Chiru and Rajabasa in Chaibasa Mufassil Police Station in Chaibasa Sadar
sub-division.

**RANCHI DISTRICT**

**58. Tamar (ST).—Tamar, Erki and Bundu Police Stations in Khunti sub-divisions.**

**59. Torpa (ST).—Torpa and Rania Police Stations and G.Ps. Gumru, Cobindpur, Tilmi, Lapa,**

Jariagarh, Urikel and Hutub and Karra Police Station in Khunti sub-division; and Bano Police Station in
Simdega sub-divison.

**60. Khunti (ST).—Khunti and Murhu Police Stations and Karra Police Station (excluding G.Ps.**

Gumru, Gobindpur, Tilmi, Lapa, Jariagarh, Urikel and Hutub) in Khunti sub-divison.

**61. Silli.—Silli Police Station, G.Ps. Barwadag, Tati, Jonha, Kashidih, Merha, Ambajharia and**

Kontatoli and Angara Police Station in Ranchi Sadar sub-division; and Sonahatu Police Station in Khunti
sub-division.

**62. Khijri (ST).—Ormanjhi,** [1][Namkum] and Hatia Police Stations and Angara Police Station

(excluding G.Ps. Barwadag, Tati, Jonha, Kashidih

**63. Ranchi.—Ranchi municipality in Ranchi Kotwali Police Station in Ranchi Sadar sub-division.**
**64. Hatia.—Jaganathpur, Ratu and Doranda Police Stations and Ranchi Kotwali Police Station**

(excluding Ranchi municipality) in Ranchi Sadar sub-division.

**65. Kanke (SC).—Kanke, Ranchi Sadar, Burmu and Khelari Police Stations in Ranchi Sadar**

sub-division.

**66. Mandar (ST).—Bero, Mandar and Lapung Police Stations, in Ranchi Sadar sub-division.**

**GUMLA DISTRICT**

**67. Sisai (ST).—Sisai, Kamdara and Basia Police Stations in Gumla sub-division.**
**68. Gumla (ST).—Gumla Municipality, G.Ps. Hurhuria, Ghatagaon, Asani, Chandali, Telgaon, Pugu,**

Bangaru, Karaundi, Dumardih and Murkunda in Gumla Police Station and Raidih, Chainpur and Dumri
Police Stations in Gumla sub-division.

**69. Bishunpur (ST).—-Bishunpur and Ghaghra Police Stations and Gumla Police Station (excluding**

Gumla municipality and G.Ps. Hurhuria, Ghatagaon, Asani, Chandali, Telgaon, Pugu, Bangaru, Karaundi,
Dumardih and Murkunda) in Gumla sub-division; and Senha Police Station in Lohardaga sub-division.

1. Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 675(E) (w. e. f. 19-8-2003).


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**70. Simdega (ST).—Simdega and Kurdeg Police Stations in Simdega sub-division; and Palkot Police**

Station in Gumla sub-division.

**71. Kolebira (ST).—Kolebira, Thethaitangar and Bolba Police Stations in Simdega sub-division.**

**LOHARDAGA DISTRICT**

**72. Lohardaga( ST).—Lohardaga Kuru and Kisko Police Stations in Lohardaga sub-division.**

**PALAMAU DISTRICT**

**73. Manika (ST).—Latehar Police Station (excluding Latehar (N.A.C.) and G.Ps. Pochra, Luti,**

Kaima, Kura, Bishunpur, Mungar, Nindir, Laharpur and Zalim), Barwadih, Garoo and Mahuadanr Police
Stations in Latehar sub-division.

**74. Latehar (SC)—Latehar (N.A.C.), G.Ps. Pochra, Luti, Kaima, Kura, Bishunpur, Mungar, Nindir,**

Laharpur and Zalim in Latehar Police Station, Chandwa and Balumath Police Station in Latehar
sub-division.

**75. Panki.—Panki, Lesliganaj and Manatu Police Station in Palamu Sadar sub-division.**

**76. Daltonganj.—Daltonganj and Chainpur Police Station in Palamau Sadar sub-division; and**

Bhandaria Police Station in Garhwa sub-division.

**77. Bishrampur.—Bishrampur Police Station in Palamau Sadar sub-division; and Majhiaon Police**

Station in Garhwa sub-division.

**78. Chhatarpur (SC).—Chhatarpur and Patan Police Station in Palamau Sadar sub-division.**

**79. Hussainabad.—Hussainabad and Hariharganj Police Station in Palamau Sadar sub-division.**

**GARHWA DISTRICT**

**80. Garhwa.—Garhwa Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Jarhi Balekhar Raro, Sonehara and Dandai)**

and Ranka Police Station in Garhwa sub-division.

**81. Bhawanathpur.—Bhawanathpur and Nagar Untari Police Station and G.Ps. Jarhi, Balekhar,**

Raro, Sonehara and Dandai in Garhwa Police Station in Garhwa sub-division.


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THE THIRD SCHEDULE

(See section 17)

SITTING MEMBERS WHO SHALL CONTINUE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE

BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TILL THEIR RESPECTIVE

PRESENT TERMS OF OFFICE

(i) Members representing any of the eleven Constituencies specified in item (1) of the

1[Fourth Schedule].

(ii) The following members elected by the members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly,

namely:—

―1. Shri Sarfaraj Ahmed.

2. Shri Saryu Rai.

3. Shri Mahavir Lal Vishwakarma.

4. Shri Bhutnath Soren.

5. Shri Rajendranath Shahdev.

6. Smt. Vibha Ranjan.

7. Shri Badri Narayan Lal.

8. Shri Praveen Singh.‖.

1. Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 675(E) (w.e.f. 19-8-2003).


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THE FOURTH SCHEDULE

(See section 18)

AMENDMENTS TO THE DELIMITATION OF COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES

(BIHAR) ORDER, 1951

(1) In the Table, omit the entries relating to—

(i) Bhagalpur-cum-North Chhotanagpur (Graduates) Constituency;

(ii) South Chhotanagpur (Graduates) Constituency;

(iii) Bhagalpur-cum-North Chhotanagpur (Teachers) Constituency;

(iv) South Chhotanagpur (Teachers) Constituency;

(v) Santhal Parganas (Local Authorities) Constituency; .

(vi) Hazaribagh (Local Authorities) Constituency;

(vii) Giridih (Local Authorities) Constituency;

(viii) Ranchi (Local Authorities) Constituency;

(ix) Palamau (Local Authorities) Constituency;

(x) Dhanbad ( Local Authorities) Constituency;

(xi) East Singhbhum-cum-West Singhbhum (Local Authorities) Constituency.

(2) In the Table, in column 2,—

(i) against ―Kosi (Graduates) Constituency‖ in column 1, after the word ―khagaria‖, insert the

words ―Bhagalpur Monghyr‖;

(ii) against ―Kosi (Teachers) Constituency‖ in column I, after the word ―Khagaria‖, insert the

words ―Bhagalpur Monghyr‖.


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THE FIFTH SCHEDULE

(See Section 23)

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDER, 1950

In the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, in the Schedule,—

(i) in Part III relating to State of Bihar, in item No. 5, the brackets and words‖ (excluding North

Chhotanagpur and South Chhotanagpur divisions and Santal Parganas district)‖, shall be omitted;

(ii) after Part VI, Himachal Pradesh, the following shall be inserted, namely:—

**“PART VIA –Jharkhand**

1. Bantar

1[2. Bauri]

3. Bhogta

4. Bhuiya

5. Chamar, Mochi

1[6. Chaupal]

1[7. Dabgar]

8. Dhobi

9. Dom, Dhangad

10. Dusadh, Dhari, Dharhi

11. Ghasi

12. Halalkhor

1[13. Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi]

14. Kanjar

1[15. Kurariar]

16. Lalbegi

17. Musahar

18. Nat

19. Pan, Sawasi

20. Pasi

21. Rajwar

22. Turi.‖

1. Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 675(E) (w.e.f. 19-8-2003).


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THE SIXTH SCHEDULE

(See section 24)

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES) ORDER, 1950

In the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950,—

(1) in paragraph 2, for the figures ―XXI‖, the figures ―XXII‖ shall be substituted;

(2) in the Schedule,—

(i) in Part III relating to State of Bihar, the item No. 6 and the entries relating thereto, shall be

omitted, and the item Nos. 7 to 30 shall be renumbered as item Nos. 6 to 29;

(ii) after Part XXI, the following Part shall be inserted, namely:—

**“PART XXII –Jharkhand**

1. Asur

2. Baiga

3. Banjara
4. Bhathudi

5. Bedia

6. Binjhia

7. Birhor
8. Birjia

9. Chero

1[10. Chik Baraik]

11. Gond

12. Gorait

13. Ho
14. Karmali

15. Khanria

16. Kharwar

17. Khond

18. Kisan

19. Kora

20. Korwa

21. Lohra

22. Mahli

1[23. Mal Paharia]

24. Munda

25. Oraon

26. Parhaiya

1[27. Santal]

28. Sauria Paharia

29. Savar

30. Bhumij.‖.

1. Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 675(E) (w.e.f. 19-8-2003).


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THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE

[See section 46 (1)]

(Investments and Credits in certain funds)

1. State Provident Funds.

2. Trusts and Endowments.

3. Insurance and Pensions Funds.

4. Depreciation Reserve Funds—relating to Government Commercial Departments and

Undertakings.

5. Famine Relief Funds.

6. Investment Account.

7. Development Fund for Educational Purposes.

8. General Reserve Funds of Government Commercial Departments Undertakings.

9. Zamindari Abolition Funds.

10. Calamity Relief Fund Investment Account

11. Revenue Deposits.

12. Security Deposits.

13. Civil Courts' Deposits.

14. Criminal Courts' Deposits.

15. Personal Deposits.

16. Trust Interest Funds.

17. Public Works Deposits.

18. Forest Deposits.

19. Deposits of Public Funds.

20. Other Departmental Deposits.

21. Deposits under various Central and State Acts.

22. Deposits for work done for Public bodies or private individuals.

23. Deposits of fees received by Government servants for works done for private bodies.

24. Deposits in connection with Elections.

25. Mines Labour Welfare Deposits.

26. Deposits of Educational Institutions.

27. Unclaimed Deposits in the General Provident Fund.

28. Unclaimed Deposits in other Provident Funds.

29. Deposits on account of cost price of Liquor, Ganja and Bhang.

30. District Funds.

31. Municipal Funds.

32. Cantonment Funds.

33. Funds of Insurance Association.

34. State Transport Corporation Fund.


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35. State Electricity Boards Working.

36. State Housing Funds.

37. Panchayats Bodies Funds.

38. Education Funds.

39. Medical and Charitable Funds.

40. Other Funds.

41. Subventions from Central Road Fund.

42. Miscellaneous Deposits.


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THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE

(See section 53)

APPORTIONMENT OF LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF PENSIONS AND OTHER

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

1. Subject to the adjustments mentioned in paragraph 3, each of the successor State shall in respect of

pension and other retirement benefits sanctioned before the appointed date, pay from their respective
treasuries.

2. Subject to the said adjustment, the liability in respect of pensions and other retirement benefits of

officers serving in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Bihar who retire or proceed on leave
preparatory to retirement before the appointed day, but whose claims for pensions and other retirement
benefits are outstanding immediately before that day, shall be the liability of the State of Bihar.

3. Subject to the said adjustments, sanctions of such pension and other retirement benefits by the

competent authority may be given in those cases, in which their office falls in the territory of Jharkhand
State.

4. There shall be computed, in respect of the period commencing on the appointed day and ending on

the 31st day of March of the financial year and in respect of each subsequent financial year, the total
payments made in all the successor States in respect of pensions and other retirement benefits referred to
in paragraphs 1 and 2. The total representing the liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of
pensions and other retirement benefits shall be apportioned between the successor States in the ratio of
number of employees of each successor State and any successor State paying more than its due share shall
be reimbursed the excess amount by the successor State or State paying less.

5. The liability of the existing State of Bihar in respect of pensions and other retirement benefits

granted before the appointed day and drawn in any area outside the territories of the existing State shall
be the liability of the State of Bihar paying subject to adjustments to be made in accordance with
paragraph 3 as if such pensions and other retirement benefits had been drawn in any treasury in the State
of Bihar under paragraph 1.

6. The liability in respect of the pensions and other retirement benefits of any officer serving

immediately before the appointed day in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Bihar and
retiring on or after that day, shall be that of the successor State granting him the pension and other
retirement benefits, but the portion of the pension and other retirement benefits attributable to the service
of any such officer before the appointed day in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Bihar
shall be allocated between the successor States in the population ratio and the Government granting the
pension and other retirement benefits shall be entitled to receive from each of the other successor States
its share of this liability.

7. Any reference in this Schedule to a pension and other retirement benefits shall be construed as

including a reference to the commuted value of the pension and other retirement benefits.


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THE NINTH SCHEDULE

[See section 65(1)]

LIST OF STATE OWNED CORPORATIONS/COMPANIES

1. Bihar State Industries Development Corporation.

2. Bihar State Leather Development Corporation.

3. Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation.

4. Bihar State Sugar Corporation Limited.

5. Bihar State Medicine and Chemical Development Corporation.

6. Bihar State Fruit and Vegetables Development Corporation.

7. Bihar State Dairy Corporation Limited.

8. Bihar State Agro Industries Corporation.

9. Bihar State Textiles Corporation Limited.

10. Bihar State Small Industries Corporation Limited.

11. Bihar State Handloom and Handicrafts Corporation

12. Bihar State Khadi Gramudyog Board

13. Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board.

14. Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited.

15. Bihar State Export Development Corporation Limited.

16. Bihar State Seeds Corporation Limited.

17. Bihar State Fish Seeds Development Corporation Limited.

18. Bihar State Warehousing Corporation.

19. Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation Limited.

20. Bihar State Road Transport Corporation.

21. Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporaiton.

22. Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation Limited.

23. Bihar State Construction Corporation Limited.

24. Bihar State Mineral Development Corporation Limited.

25. Bihar State Housing Board.

26. Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited.

27. Bihar State Police Building Construction Corporation Limited.

28. Bihar State Electricity Board.

29. Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited.

30. Bihar State Hill Area and Irrigation Development Limited.

31. Patna Industrial Area Development Authority.

32. Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority.

33. Ranchi Industrial Area Development Authority.

34. Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority.

35. North Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority.

36. Darbhanga Industrial Area Development Authority.


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37. Patna Area Development Authority.

38. Ranchi Area Development Authority

39. Muzaffarpur Area Development Authority.

40. Darbhanga Area Development Authority.

41. Gaya Area Development Authority.

42. Bihar State Pollution Control Board.

43. Bihar State Water and Sewage Disposal Board.

44. Bihar State Financial Corporation.

45. Bihar State Credit and Investment Corporation Limited.

46. Bihar State Panchayati Raj Finance Development Corporation Limited.

47. Bihar State Minorities Finance Corporation Limited.

48. Bihar State Film Development and Finance Corporation Limited.

49. Electricity Corporation Limited.

50. Mines Area Development Authority, Dhanbad.

51. Hazaribagh Mines Board.

52. Bhagalpur Regional Development Authority, Bhagalpur.

53. Women’s Development Corporation.

54. Backward Classes Development Corporation.

55. Scheduled Castes Development Corporation

56. Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.


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THE TENTH SCHEDULE

(See section 70)

CONTINUANCE OF FACILITIES IN CERTAIN STATE INSTITUTIONS

_List of Training Institution/Centres_

1. Sri Krishna Institute of Public Administration.
2. Police Training College.
3. Bihar Institute of Rural Development.
4. Village Handicrafts Training Centre.
5. Tribal Village Handicraft Training Centres.
6. Training-cum-Production Centres for Toys, Ceramic Goods, Embroidery and Applique,

Hornmade goods and Cutting and Tailoring.

7. Ideal Woodwork Workshops/Iron Workshops.
8. Indo Danish Tool Room and Training Centre, Jamshedpur.
9. All Government Industrial Institutes.

-Affiliated with N.C.V.T.
-Un-affiliated.

10. All Private Industrial Institutes.

-Affiliated with N.C.V.T. ;
-Un-affiliated.

11. B.I.T., Sindri.
12. R.I. T., Jamshedpur.
13. Government Polytechnic, Dhanbad.
14. Government Polytechnic, Ranchi.
15. Government Polytechnic, Adityapur.
16. Government Polytechnic, Khutri.
17. Government Polytechnic, Lathehar.
18. Government Women's Polytechnic, Jamshedpur.
19. Government Women's Polytechnic, Ranchi.
20. Government Women's Polytechnic, Bokaro.
21. Mines Institution, Dhanbad.
22. Mines institution, Bagha.
23. Mines Institution, Koderma.
24. Government Polytechnic, Dumka.
25. Government Women's Industrial School, Ranchi.
26. Government Women's Industrial School, Hazaribagh.
27. Government Women's Industrial School, Daltonganj.
28. Sainik School, Tilaiya.
29. Netarhat School.
30. Indira Gandhi Girls School, Hazaribagh.


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