Today I heard about a grand wedding of an Indian tycoon (Ambani's son) from a friend of mine, and he showed me some videos of it too. He said famous and powerful people from around the world have been invited to it, and the cost of the event was going to be several Billions (of Indian Rupees or USD, I don't know). If you think about it, India is a country with a higher population of substandard living conditions. There are innocent and miserable children who are forced to work for a mere subsistence, being deprived of education, health facilities, and food and water. I remember a movie based on a true story in which Akshey Kumar was playing the leading role where he makes sanitary towels (pads) for poor women who could not afford it. In such a country, a single wedding event spends billions of money. What a crappy world we are living! You could imagine how much wealth this family has amassed. On the other, this "mental disease" of exorbitant spending must be highly we
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE FINANCE COMMISSION (FC)
237.
(1) There shall be a Finance Commission
consisting of:
(a) the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka;
(b) the Secretary to the Treasury; and
(c) three other members appointed by President subject to the provisions of
Article 185, to represent the three major communities each of whom shall be a
person who has distinguished himself, or held high office, in the field of
finance, law, administration, business or learning. Secretary to the Treasury
shall be the Chairman of this Commission.
238.
Provisions of Articles 186, 187, 188, 190, 193,
194, 202, 203, 223, and paragraph (2) and (6) of Article 184, paragraph (5) of
Article 195 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Commission.
239.
The Government shall, on the recommendation of,
and in consultation with, the Commission, allocate from the Annual Budget, such
funds as are adequate for the purpose of meeting the needs of the Localities
and Provinces.
240. (1) It shall be the duty of the Commission to make recommendations to President to:
(a) the principles on which such funds as are granted annually
by the Government for the use of Localities and Provinces, should be
apportioned among various Localities and Provinces; and
(b) any other matter referred to the Commission by President relating to Local
Finance and Provincial Finance.
(2) The Commission
shall formulate such principles with the objective of achieving balanced
regional development in the country, and shall accordingly take into account:
(a) the population of each Locality and each Province;
(b) the per capita income of each Locality and each Province;
(c) the need, progressively, to reduce social and economic disparities; and
(d) the need, progressively, to reduce the difference between the per capita
income of each Province and the highest per capita income among the Provinces.
(3) No Court or
Tribunal shall inquire into, or pronounce on, or in any manner entertain,
determine or rule upon, any question relating to the adequacy of such funds, or
any recommendation made, or principle formulated by, the Commission.
(4) President shall cause every recommendation made by the Finance Commission
under this Article to be laid before Parliament, and shall notify Parliament as
to the action taken thereon.
241. The Commission shall determine its own procedure and shall have such powers in the performance of its duties as Parliament may, by law, confer on it.