Parliament Authorises Rs. 30,969 Crore Expenditure for Manipur for Financial Year 2025-26

The Parliament of India enacted The Manipur Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2025, an Act designed to legally sanction the payment and appropriation of specific sums from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Manipur. This legislative instrument received the assent of the President on August 18, 2025, and was published for general information on the same date, thereby coming into force immediately. The Act authorises the payment and application of funds not exceeding thirty thousand nine hundred sixty-nine crore forty-four lakh forty-seven thousand rupees (Rs. 30,969,44,47,000) for the services of the financial year 2025-26. This crucial legislation ensures that the State of Manipur has the necessary financial authority to meet its operational and developmental expenses across various government departments and services. The Act specifies that the authorised sums are to be appropriated for the services and purposes detailed in its accompanying Schedule, which includes allocations for the State Legislature, Council of Ministers, Police, Education, Medical and Health Services, Public Works, and numerous other essential functions of the state government. It further clarifies that references to Departments within the Schedule pertain to those existing immediately before March 1, 2025, and are to be construed as references to appropriate reconstituted departments thereafter.

The legislative intent behind The Manipur Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2025, is to provide the statutory framework for the State Government of Manipur to draw funds from its Consolidated Fund to cover its expenditures for the upcoming financial year. This annual exercise is a fundamental aspect of parliamentary financial control, ensuring that all government spending has explicit legislative approval. Without such an Appropriation Act, the executive branch would lack the legal authority to disburse funds for public services, leading to a halt in government operations. The Act addresses this critical statutory gap by formally authorising the quantum of funds and their allocation to specific services, thereby upholding financial discipline and accountability. It does not introduce new rights or obligations in a substantive policy sense, but rather enables the existing governmental machinery to function by providing the necessary financial resources. The legislation provided: “From and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Manipur there may be paid and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of thirty thousand nine hundred sixty-nine crore forty-four lakh forty-seven thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the financial year 2025-26 in respect of the services specified in column 2 of the Schedule.” This provision is central to the Act, empowering the state to manage its finances for public welfare, infrastructure development, law enforcement, and social services, among others, for the designated fiscal period.

Keywords: Manipur Appropriation Act, 2025, Consolidated Fund, State expenditure, financial year 2025-26, Parliament, budget, financial legislation, Manipur government Geo Tags: India, Manipur District: Not Applicable