West Bengal Act XI of 1953 THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1953. [Passed by the West Bengal LeOslaturei [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 31st March, 1953.] An Act to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the service of the year ending on the thirtyfirst day of March, 1954. W nEREAs it is expedient to authorise payment •and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1954; It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. This Act may be called the West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1953.
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 seventy-five crores, eleven lakhs, fifty-two thousand and one towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1954, in respect of the services.specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
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, 1954. Short titie. Issue of Rs. 75,11, 62,001 out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the year 1953-54. Appropriation.
SCHEDULE. (See Sections 2 and 3.) 1 2 3 Grant No. Services and purposes. Sums not exceeding Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. Total. A—Direct Demand on the Revenue. Rs. Rs. Rs. 1 4—Taxes on Income other than Corporation Tax. 3,55,000 3,55,000 2 7—Land Revenue 42,73,000 42,73,000 3 8—State Excise Duties 40,18,000 40,18,000 9—Stamps .. 7,17,000 7,17,000 4 10—Forest .. 68,28,000 68,28,000 6 11—Registration 18,20,000 18,20,000 7 12—Charges on account of Motor 4,50,000 4,50,000 Vehicles Acts. 8 13—Other Taxes and Duties 17,00,000 17,00,000 2 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1953. [West Ben. Act (Schedule.) 1 • 2 3 Sums not exceeding Grant No. Services and purposes. Voted by the Charged on the Conso- Legislative lidated Total. Assembly. Fund. Rs. Rs. BB. C—Revenue Account of irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and Drainage Works. 9 17—Interest on works for which • . . 11,83,000 11,83,000 Capital Accounts are kept. XVII—Irrigation—Working expenses 22,21,000 .. 22,21,000 18—Other Revenue expenditure financed from Ordinary Revenues. 86,80,000 .. 86,80,000 18(1)—Other Revenue expenditure financed from Famine Insurance .. .. Fund. H—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements. 51A—Interest on Capital Outlay on .. 39,26,000 39,26,000 Multipurpose River Schemes. 10 51B—Other Revenue expenditure connected with Multipurpose 3,30,000.. 3,30,000 River Schemes. CC—Capital Account of Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and Drainage Works outside the Revenue Account. 68—Construction of Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and 22,000.. 22,000 Drainage Works. NH—Capital Account of Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements outside the Revenue Account. 80A—Capital Outlay on Multipurpose ll River Schemes outside the 3,95,00,000 .. 3,95,00,000 Revenue Account. Total—Grant No. 10 .. 5,07,53,000 39,26,000 5,46,79,000 E—Debt Services. • 11 22—Interest on Debt and other obligetions. 1,000 24,13,000 24,14,000 12 23—Appropriation for Reduction or . . 26,63,000 26,63,000 Avoidance of Debt. The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1953. 3 XI of 1953.] (Schedule.) 1 2 Sums not exceeding Grant No. Services and purposes. Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. Total. F—Civil Administration. 25—General Administration—General Administration. 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rs. 2,37,00,000 79,41,000 89,84,000 5,88,82,000 7,89,000 1,04,000 4,52,09,000 3,52,63,000 1,16,92,000 Rs. 8,37,000 27,29,000 60,000 Rs. 2,45,37,000 1,06,70,000 89,84,000 5,88,82,000 . 7,89,000 1,04,000 4,52,09,000 3,53,23,000 1,15,92,000 221 40—Agriculture—Agriculture FF—Civil Administration—Capital Account outside the Revenue Account. 71—Capital Outlay on Schemes of Agricultural Improvement and Research outside the Revenue Account. 2,29,74,000 1,02,000 2,29,74,000 1,02,000 Total—Grant No. 22 2,30,76,000 2,30,76,000 F—Civil Administration. 23 40—Agriculture—Fisheries 24 41—Veterinary 25 42—Co-operation 18,50,000 21,80,000 20,44,000 18,50,000 21,80,000 20,44,000 4 The West :Bengal Appropriation Act, 195.3. [West Ben. Act (Schedule.) 2 3 Sums not exceeding Services and purposes. Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. Grant No. Total. 43—Industries—Industries F F—Civil Administration—Capital Account within the Revenue Account. 43A—Capital Outlay on Industrial Development within the Revenue Account. H—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements. 52A—Other Revenue Expenditure connected with Electricity Schemes. XLI—Receipts from Electrien.y Schemes—Working Expenses. HH—Capital Account 01 Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements within the Revenue Account. 53—Capital Outlay on Electricity Schemes met out of Revenue. FF—Civil Administration—Capital Account outside the Revenue Account. 72—Capital Outlay on Industrial Development outside the Revenue Account. HH—Capital Account of Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements outside the Revenue Account. 81A—Capital Outlay on Electricity Schemes outside the Revenue Account. 4,18,000 Rs. 27,92,000 1,49,000 18,80,000 5,57,000 3,15,000 13,07,000 Rs. 27,92,000 1,49,000 14,62,000 5,57,000 3,15,000 13,07,000 I 26 65,82,000 4,18,000 70,00,000 Total—Grant No. 26 F—Civil Administration. 43—Industries—Cottage Industries .. FF—Civil Administration—Capital Account outside the Revenue Account. 72—Capital Outlay on Industrial Development outside the Revenue Account—Cottage Industries. Total—Grant No. 27 14,36,000 2,00,000 16,36,000 16,36,000 14,36,000 2,00,000 27- West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1953. 5. XI of 1953.] - (Schedule.) 1 2 3 Grant No. Services and purposes. Sums not exceeding Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. i Total. ' 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 • ' 35{
1. 36 37 F—Civil Administration. 43—Industries—Fisheries .. 43—Industries—Cinchona 47—Miscellaneous Departments H—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements. 50—Civil Works .. .. J—Miscellaneous. 54—Famine .. .. .. 54A—Territorial and Political Pensions. 54B--Privy Purses and allowances of Indian Rulers. 55—Superannuation allowances and Rs. 31,57,000 63,40,000 4,97,45,000 29,05,000 1,73,000 Rs. .. .. .. 13,37,000 .. .. Re. .. 31,57,000 63,46,000 5,10,82,000 29,05,000 .. 1,73,000 1,16,94,000 14,95,000 .. 2,20,000 1,00,000 .. 1,19,14,000 15,95,000 , Pensions. JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account within the Revenue Account. 55A—Commutation of Pensions financed from Ordinary Revenues. JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account outside the Revenue Account. 83—Payments of commuted value of ' Pensions.. Total—Grant No. 35 .. J—Miscellaneous. 56 Stationery and Printing 51—Miscellaneous—Miscellaneous .. al outside Nii scelgneeeuvseCnaupeiticAocucnont Account. 82—Capital Account of other State Works outside the Revenue [ Account. Total—Grant No. 37 1,31,89,000 .3,20,000 1,35,09,000 50,83,000 .. 50,83,000 jj — 1,73,1 6,000 1,25,25,000 23,57,000 . .. 2,01,73,000 1,25,25,000 2,98,41,000 28,57,000 3,26,98,000 6 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1953. [West Ben. Act (Schedule.) 1 2 3 Grant No. Services and purposes. Sums not exceeding Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolida,ted Fund. Total. 38 39-4 E—Debt Services. 22—Interest on Debt and other .. obligations—Expenditure on displaced persons. J—Miscellaneous. 57—Miscellaneous—Expenditure on displaced persons. JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account outside the Revenue Account. 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. Total—Grant No. 38.. E—Debt Services. 22—Interest on Debt and other obligations—Community Development Projects. J—Miscellaneous. 57—Miscellaneous—Community Deve- . lopment Projects. M—Extraordinary items. 63B—Community Development Projects. JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account outside the Revenue Account. 82—Capital Account of other State Works outside the Revenue Account—Community Development Projects. Deposits and Advances. Loans and Advances bearing interest— Community Development Projects. t Total—Grant No. 39 , Rs. 38,69,000.. 2,79,87,000 3,57,54,000. Rs. 1,15,000 30,000 , Rs. 1,15,000 38,69,000 2,80,17,000 3,57,54,000 6,76,10,000 1,45,000 6,77,55,000 . . . 75,97,000 1,03,16,000.. 37,64,000 40,000 - - .. , 40,000 • ' 75,97,000 1,03,16,000 37,64,000 2,16,77,000 40,000 2,17,17,000 The West Bengal ApproTriation Act, 1953. 7 XI of 1953.] _(Schedule.) 1 2 3 Grant - Sums not exceeding. No. Services and purposes. Voted by the Legislative Assembly. Charged on the Consolidated Fund. Total. M—Extraordinary items. Rs. Rs. Rs. 40 63—Extraordinary charges in India 4,70,91,000 4,70,91,000 .. „. 41 64C—Pre-partition Payments 20,94,000 20,94,000 .. NH—Capital Account of Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public Improvements outside the Revenue Account. • 42 80A—Capital Outlay on Multipurpose 10,02,56,000 10,02,56,000 River Schemes outside the Revenue Account—Damodar Valley Project. 43 81—Capital Account of Civil Works outside the Revenue Account. 2,95,00,000 2,95,00,000 J—Miscellaneous. XLVIA—Receipts from Road 1,12,69,000 8,00,000 1,20,69,000 Transport Scheme—Working Expenses. JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account 44 outside the Revenue Account. 82B—Capital Outlay on Road 27,65,000.. 27,55,000 Transport Scheme outside the Revenue Account. Total—Grant No. 44 1,40,24,000 8,00,000 1,48,24,000 45 85A—Capital Outlay on Schemes of 11 .. State Trading. Public Debt. Floating Debt . • 2,00,00,000 2,00,00,000 46 Loans from Union Government .. 37,68,000 37,68,000 Total—Grant No. 46 • • 2,37,68,000 2,37,68,000 Deposits and Advances. 47 Interest-free Advances .. .. 27,60,000 27,60,000 .. 48 Loans and Advances bearing interest 1,14,58,000.. 1,14,58,000 Grand Total 70,72,06,001 4,39,46,000 75,11,52,001 WBGP-53/4-696A-5000 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7