Article 282: Expenditure defrayable by the Union or a State out of its revenues

Draft Article 262, Draft Constitution of India 1948

The Union or a State may make any grants for any public purpose, notwithstanding that the purpose is not one with respect to which Parliament or the Legislature of the State, as the case may be, may make laws.

Article 282, Constitution of India 1950

The Union or a State may make any grants for any public purpose, notwithstanding that the purpose is not one with respect to which Parliament or the Legislature of the State, as the case may be, may make laws.

Draft Article 262 (Article 282, Constitution of India 1950) was discussed on 10 August 1949. It allowed the Union or State to make grants for any public purposes.

There was no debate on this article and it was adopted as is on the same day.