Article 390

Interim Financial Authorizations (Omitted)

Official heading: “[Money received or raised or expenditure incurred between the commencement of the Constitution and the 31st day of March, 1950.]”

Historical / Omitted Provision

Article 390 validated public expenditure and revenue collection during the two-month gap between Republic Day (26 January 1950) and the end of the financial year (31 March 1950) under pre-existing authorizations. It was omitted by the Seventh Amendment in 1956.

Amendment: Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 (s. 29 and Sch.)Effective Date: 01-11-1956Modern Constitutional Status: Omitted from the operative Constitution. Authorized government spending from 26 January 1950 until the close of the financial year on 31 March 1950 without a new budget.

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Source edition: The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
Source locator: Part XXI, Article 390, printed page 251
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1. In One Sentence

Article 390 formerly authorized interim public expenditures until March 1950, and was omitted in 1956.

2. What It Means in Everyday Language

Article 390 solved the financial authorization problem for the first nine weeks of the Republic.

It permitted expenditures already authorized under the Government of India Act to continue until 31 March 1950 without passing an emergency budget.

The article was omitted by the Seventh Amendment in 1956.

3. Practical Illustrative Example

Everyday Scenario:

Government salaries for February 1950 were disbursed out of the new Consolidated Fund under Article 390 authority.

Core takeaway: Article 390 prevented financial paralysis during the initial weeks of the Constitution.

Illustrative Notice: The article is omitted; all public expenditure is authorized through Articles 112 to 114.

4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions

Article 390 provided financial bridging for the 1949–1950 fiscal year.

Fiscal bridging: Covered public spending from 26 January to 31 March 1950.
Omitted in 1956: Repealed by the Seventh Amendment.
Consolidated Fund foundation: Precursor to formal Appropriation Acts under Article 114.

5. Historical constitutional wording — not operative

[Money received or raised or expenditure incurred between the commencement of the Constitution and the 31st day of March, 1950.]—Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

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