West Bengal Act X of 1951 THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1951. (Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.) [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 31st March, 1951.] An Act to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal to the service of the year ending on the thirtyfirst day of March, 1952. WHEREAS it is expedient to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1952; It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. This Act may be called the West Bengal Appropria- Short title. tion Act, 1951.
2. From and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal 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 Rupees sixty-four crores sixtynine lakhs and ninety-one thousand towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1952, in respect of the services specified in column 2 of the Schedule. Issue of Rs. 64,69, 91,000 out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the year 1951-
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3. The sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal by this Act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule in relation to the year ending on the thirtyfirst day of March, 1952. Appropriation. Services and purposes. Grant No. Accounts are kept. I XVII—Irrigation—Working expenses -1 18—Other Revenue expenditure financedfrom Ordinary Revenues. I 18(1 )--0 ther Revenue expenditure I financed from Famine Insurance Fund. 1 CC—Capital Account of Irrigation, , Navigation, Embankment and Drainage I Works not charged to Revenue. I 68—Construction of Irrigation, Navi- I 10 gatien, Embankment and Drain- i- 10,04,30,000 I age Works. H—Civil Works and Miscellaneous 1 1 I Public Improvements. I Rs. Rs. Rs. 4--Taxes on Income other than CorporationTax. 3,53,000 2 7—Land Revenue 49,42,000 49,42,000 3 8—State Excise Duties .. 38,08,000 38,08,000 4 9—Stamps .. 6,88,000 0,88,000 5 10—Forast 55,63,000 55,63,000 6 11—Registration 16,29,000 16,20,000 7 1.2—Charges on account of Motor Vehicles Acts. 4,50,000 4,50,000 8 13—Other Taxes and Duties 14,88,000 14,88,000 C—Revenue Account of Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and Drainage Works. 9 17—Interest on works for which Capital 11,86,000 11,86,000 51A—Interest on Capital Outlay on Multipurpose River Schemes. 16,11,000 1 10,20,47,000 2 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1951. (Schedule.)
SCHEDULE. [West Ben. Act 1 2 3 Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated fund. Total. Sums not exceeding HH—Capital Account of Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improve- 1 I ments outside the Revenue Account.
80.4 Capital Outlay on Multipurpose River Schemes outside the I Revenue Account. The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1951. 3 X of 1951.] (Schedule.) 1 9 3 Grant No. Services and purposes. Sums not exceeding Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. Total. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 C 23 24 E —Debt Services. 22—Interest on Debt and other obligations. F—Civil Administration. 25—General Administration.—General Rs. 1,000 2,62,86,000 72,90,000 1,03,81,000 5,46,34,000 8,89,000 97,000 3,47,25,000 3,38,85,000 1,09,19,000 2,42,62,000 17,92,000 19,74,000 Rs. 9,11,000 8,07,000 27,40,000 60,000 Rs. 9,12,000 2,70,93,000 1,00,30,000 1,03,81,000 5,46,34,000 8,59,000 97,000 3,47,25,000 3,39,45,000 1,09,19,000 2,42,62,000 17,92,000 19,74,000 kdministration. 25—General Administration—Debt Conciliation. 27—Administration of Justice 28—Jails and Convict Settlements .. 29—Police 30—Ports and Pilotage .. 36—Scientific Departments 37—Education 38—Medical .. 39—Public Health 40—Agriculture 71—Capital Outlay on Schemes of 1 Agricultural Improvement and Research outside the Revenue Account. J 41—Veterinary 42—Co-operation Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. Sums not exceeding Total. Services and purposes. Grant No. 4 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1951. (Schedule.) [West Ben. Act 3 1 1 Rs. 43—Industries—Industries II—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements, 52A—Other Revenue Expenditure connected with Electricity Schemes. XLI—Receipts from Electricity Schemes—Working expenses. FIN—Capita! Aces_ - r,t of Civil Works v:d Miscellaneous r Alio Improvements charged to Revenue. 25-{ 53—Capital Outlay on Electricity Schemes met out of Revenue. AdminisZration—Capital Account not charged to Revenue. 72—Capital Outlay on Industrial Development outside the Revenue Account. 81A—Capital Outlay on Electricity Schemes outside the Revenue Account, 26 43—tIndustries—Fisheries 19,37,000 27 43—Industries—Cinchona 35,55,000 28 47—Miscellaneous Departments 24,66,000 E{—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements. 50—Civil Works r Rs. I Rs. 19,37,000 35,55,000 24,66,000 1,09,12,000 I 10,000 I 1,09,22,000 29 -{ NH—Civil Works and Miscellaneous I Public Improvesnents not charged to Revenue. 81—Capital Account of Civil Works outside the Revenue Account. d—Miscellaneous. 30 54—Famine .. 31 54A—Territorial and Political Pensions 7,07,47,000 I 10,31,000 I 7,17,78,000 29,61,000 29,61,000 2,00,000 I I 2,00,000 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1951. 5 (Schedule.) X of 1951.] 1 2 3 Grant Sums not exceeding Services and purposes. Charged on No. voted by the Legislative Assembly. the cense_ li date d Fund. Total. Rs. Rs. Rs. 1 55—Superannuation allowances and pensions. &I—Miscellaneous—Capital Account • charged to Revenue. 32-{ 55A—Commutation of pensions financed from Ordinary Revenues. 1,18,19,000 2,11,000 1,20,30,000 JJ—Miscellaneous—Capital Account not charged to Revenue. 83—Payments of commuted value of pensions. J [ J—Miscellaneous. -I 56—Stationery and Printing 33 40,53,000 40,53,000 Deposits and Advances. Depreciation Reserve Fund—Government Presses. J J—Miscellaneous. I 57—Miscellaneous—Miscellaneous .. 34 82—Capital Account of other State 2,77,47,000 26,83,000 3,04,30,000 Works outside the Revenue Account. J E—Debt Services. 1 22—Interest on Debt and other obligations—Expenditure on displaced persons. J—Miscellaneous. 57—Miscellaneous----Expenditure on displaced persons. ail—Miscellaneous—Capital Account 35 not charged to Revenue. 10,01,13,000 1,00,000 10,02,13,000 82—Capital Account - of other State Works outside the Revenue Account—Expenditure on displaced persons. Deposits and Advances. Loans and Advances bearing interest— Loans and Advances to displaced persons. 2 Services and purposes. [West Ben. Act X of 1951.1 3 Sums not exceeding Voted by the Legislative Assembly. 1 Grant No. Charged on the Consolidated Total. Fund. 6 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1951. (Schedule.) Pfi—Extraordinary items. Rs. Rs. Rs. 36 63—Extraordinary charges in India .. 37 640—Pre-partition Payments JJ—Miscellaneous—Capital Account not charged to Revenue. r XLVIA—Receipts from Road Trans- 381 port Scheme—Working expenses. 82B—Capital Outlay on Road Transport Scheme outside the Revenue Account. 39 85A—Capital Outlay on Schemes of State Trading. 3,99,65,000 I 3,99,65,000 27,09,000 I I 27,09,000 1,28,56,000 I 6,75,000 I 1,35,31,000 9,58,000 I I 9,58,000 40 41 Deposits and Advances. Interest-free Advances .. Loans and Advances bearing interest Grand Total 48,69,000 1,06,07,000 63,45,16,000 1,24,75,000 48,69,000 1,06,07,000 64,69,91,000 WBG13-51/2-766A-4,500 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6