Which of the following States are involved in paying/receiving a fixed

Which of the following States are involved in paying/receiving a fixed amount of money to/from Travancore Devaswom Fund under the Constitution of India?

Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

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The correct option is A) Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Article 290A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds. It specifically mentions that a sum shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Kerala every year to the Travancore Devaswom Fund. It also mentions a payment out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Tamil Nadu every year to the Devaswom Fund established in the State of Tamil Nadu, which originates from sums formerly payable out of the revenue of the State of Travancore-Cochin. These payments are constitutional obligations arising from the reorganization of states, particularly the partition of the former Travancore-Cochin state.

The Travancore Devaswom Fund manages temples that were historically under the Travancore royal family. Following the integration of Travancore and Cochin and subsequent state reorganization, the administration and funding of these temples and related funds became subject to specific constitutional arrangements. While Kerala directly pays into the Travancore Devaswom Fund, Tamil Nadu’s payment, though directed to a fund in Tamil Nadu, is explicitly linked by Article 290A to the historical revenues of Travancore-Cochin and is for temples in areas that were part of Travancore-Cochin (like Kanyakumari district). Thus, both states are involved in the constitutional provision concerning these Devaswom funds originating from the former state.

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