Section 39:
Treasury and bank balances.
The total of the cash balances in all treasuries of the State of
Madhya Pradesh and the credit balances of the State with Reserve Bank of India, the State Bank of India
or any other bank immediately before the appointed day shall be divided between the States of Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh according to the population ratio:
Provided that for the purposes of such division, there shall be no transfer of cash balances from any
treasury to any other treasury and the apportionments shall be effected by adjusting the credit balances of
the two States in the books of the Reserve Bank of India on the appointed day:
Provided further that if the State of Chhattisgarh has no account on the appointed day with the
Reserve Bank of India, the adjustment shall be made in such manner as the Central Government may, by
order, direct.