The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL 
LAW DEPARTMENT 
Legislative 
West Bengal Act II of 1996 
THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRIATION 
ACT, 1996. 
[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] 
[Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, 
Extraordinary, of the 18th March, 1996.] 
[18th March, 1996.] 
An Act to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums front 
and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the services 
and purposes of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 
1996. 
WHEREAS it is expedient to authorise payment and appropriation of 
certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for 
the services and purposes of the year ending on the thirty-first day of 
March, 1996; 
It is hereby enacted in the Forty-seventh Year of the Republic of 
India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- 
1. This Act may be called the West Bengal Appropriation Short title. 
Act, 1996. 
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 nine 
hundred ninety-four crores sixty-three lakhs seventy-seven thousand nine 
hundred and ninety-nine towards defraying the several charges which 
will come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first 
day of March, 1996, in respect of the services and purposes specified in 
column 2 of the Schedule. 
Issue of Rs. 
9,94,63,77,999 
out of the 
Consolidated 
Fund of West 
Bengal for the 
year 1995-96. 
3. The sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the Appropria-
Consolidated Fund of West Bengal by this Act shall be appropriated for eon. 
the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule in relation to the 
year ending on the thirty-first day_of March, 1996. 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
SCHEDULE. 
(See sections 2 and 3.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(a) Organs of State 
1 2011—State Legislature 	 . . 9,97,000 3,58,000 13,55,000 
Serial 2 2012—Governor 	 .. 13,01,000 . 	. 13,01,000 
3 2013—Council of Ministers 	 .. 2,95,000 . 	. 2,95,000 
4 2014—Administration of Justice .. 4,04,46,000 2,15,09,000 6,19,55,000 
5 2015—Elections 	 . . 14,97,84,000 1,000 14,97,85,000 
(b) Fiscal Services 
(ii) Collection of Taxes on Property and 
Capital Transactions 
- 2029—Land Revenue 16,31,45,000 . 16.31,45,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
7 Services 
(1) Capital Account of General 
Economic Services 
5475—Capital Outlay on Other General 
- 	 Economic Services. 13,00,000 ... 13,00,000 
Total 	 . . 16,44,45,000 . 	. 16,44,45,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(b) Fiscal Services 
(ii) Collection of Taxes on Property 
and Capital Transactions 
9 2035—Collection of Other Taxes on 
Property and Capital Transactions. 	 . . 20,000 . 	. 20,000 
(iii) Collection of Taxes on 
Commodities and Services • 
10 2039—State Excise 	 . . 24,90,000 . 	. 24,90,000 
11 2040—Taxes on Sales, Trades, etc. 	 . . 33,89,000 9,502 33,98,502 
(iv) Other Fiscal Services 
14 2047—Other Fiscal Services 	 . . 11,20,000 .. 11,20,000 
(c) Interest Payment and Servicing 
of Debt 
16 2049—Interest Payments 	 . . 5,00,000 . 5,00,000 
(d) Administrative Services 
Serial 17 2051—Public Service Commission 	 . . . 	. 8,99,000 8,99,000 
18 2052—Secretariat—General Services .. 4,05,57,000 . 	. 4,05,57,000 
19 2053—District Administration 	 . . 1,32,75,000 . 	. 1,32,75,000 
20 2054—Treasury and Accounts 
Administration. 	 . . 95,38,000 . 	. 95,38,000 
21 2055—Police 	 . . 9,69,50,000 2,23,500 9,71,73,500 
22 2056—Jails 	 . . 1,50,48,000 . 	. 1,50,48,000 
24 2058—Stationery and Printing 	 . . 32,60,000 . 	. 32,60,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Sums not exceeding 
Services and purposes. Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(d) Administrative Services 
_ 2059—Public Works 	 .. 15,17,20,000 . 	. 15,17,20,000 
(Public Works under Functional 
Heads) 
(j) General Economic Services 
Capital Expenditure Outside 
the Revenue Account 
A—Capital Account of General 
Services 
25 
4059—Capital Outlay on Public Works . 12,34,373 12,34,373 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(b) Capital Account of Health and 
Family Welfare 
4210—Capital• Outlay on Medical and 
Public Health (Excluding Public 
Health) (Buildings). 	 .. . 	. 61,77,089 61,77,089 
Total 	 . . 15,17,20,000 . 	 74,11,462 15,91,31,462 
REVENUE ACCOUNT - 
A—General Services 
(d) Administrative Services 
26 2070—Other Administrative Services 
(Fire Protection and Control). 	 . . 20,55,000 20,55,000 
27 2070 	 Other Administrative Services 
(Excluding Fire Protection 
and Control). 	 . . 3,43,25,000 3,43,25,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Suths not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(e) Pension and Miscellaneous General 
Services 
28 2071—Pensions and Other Retirement 
Benefits. 	 .. 53,72,97,000 1,08,033 53,74,05,033 
29 2075—Miscellaneous General Services 24,95,000 . 	. 24,95,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
30 2202—General Education 	 .. . 	. 24,180 24,180 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
31 220/1 	 Sports 	 Youth Services 2,45,36,000 . 	. 2,45,36,000 and 	 .. 
(b) Health and Family Welfare 
32 2210—Medical and Public Health 
(Excluding Public Health). 	 .. 20,08,58,000 1.03,21,307 21,11,79,307 
33 2210—Medical and Public Health 
(Public Health). 	 .. 95,17,000 .. 95,17,000 
34 2211—Family Welfare 	 .. 5,37,35,000 31,80,858 5,69,15,858 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
35 2215—Water Supply and Sanitation 
(Excluding Prevention of Air and 
Water Pollution). 	 .. 23,57,79,000 .. 23,57,79,000 
41 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Sums not exceeding 
Services and purposes. Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
36 
38 
40 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
_ 2216—Housing .. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
4216--Capital Outlay on Housing 	 . . .. 
Total 	 .. 
' 	 REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(d) Information and Broadcasting 
2220—Information and Publicity 	 . . 
(g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
2235—Social Security and Welfare 
(Rehabilitation). 	 . . 
Rs. 
74,93,000 
•Rs. 
. 	. 
3,70,000 
Rs. 
74,93,000 
3,70,000 
74,93,000 3,70,000 78,63,000 
2,41,85,000 
98,45,000 . 
50,00,000 
98,45,000 
2,91,85,00C 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the Charged on the Serial Services and purposes. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated Total. 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation and 
Flood Control 
41 4702—Capital Outlay on Minor Irrigation 
(Tribal Areas Sub-Plan). 45,10,000 . 	. 45,10,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
42 2235—Social Security and Welfare 
(Social Welfare). 	 .. 22,76,27,000 . 	. 22,76,27,000 
43 2236—Nutrition 	 .. 46,48,000 . 	. 46,48,000 
44 2245—Relief on account of Natural 
Calamities. 	 . . 49,44,00,000 . 	. 49,44,00,000 
(It) Others 
45 2251—Secretariat—Social Services 	 .. 77,80,000 . 	. 77,80,000 
43 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Sums not exceeding 
Services and purposes. Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
46 
47 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(h) Others 
_ 2250 	 Other Social Services 	 . . 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
B—Capital Account of Social  
Services 
4250 	 Capital Outlay on Other Social 
Services. 	 . . 
Total 	 . . 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
2401—Crop Husbandry 	 . . 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
4401—Capital Outlay on Crop Husbandry 
_ 	 (Excluding Public Undertakings). 	 . . 
Total 	 . 
Rs. 
18,86,22,000 
26,50,000 
Rs. 
. 	. 
. 	. 
Rs. 
18,86,22,000 
26,50,000 
19,12,72,000 . 	. 19,12,72,000 
. 	. 
3,60,000 
8,500 
. 	. 
8,500 
3,60,000 
3,60,000 8,500 3,68,500 
44 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
I 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
49 
50 
52 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
2403—Animal Husbandry 	 .. 
- 	 2401 	 Dairy Development 	 .. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture and 
Allied Activities 
on 
Rs. 
5,10,38,000 
Rs. Rs. 
5,10,38,000 
4,44,54,000 
14,12,000 . 	. 
4,44,54,000 
14,12,000 
4401 	 Capital Outlay 	 Dairy Develop- 
ment (Excluding Public Undertakings). 
Total 	 . . 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
2406—Forestry and Wild Life 	 . . 
4,58,66,000 .. 4,58,66,000 
. 	. 33,50,000 33,50,000 
45 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
2408—Food, Storage and Warehousing 1,82,45,000 4.65,300 1,87,10,300 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
54 Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
4408—Capital Outlay on Food, Storage 
and Warehousing (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 . . 5,00,00,000 . 	. 5,00,00,000 
Total 	 . 	 . 6,82,45,000 4,65,300 6,87,10,300 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
55 2415—Agricultural Reserach and 
Education. 	 . . 2,66,19,000 / 	 . . 2,66,19,000 
57 2425—Co-operation 	 . . 50,60,000 . 	. 50,60,000 
58 2435—Other Agricultural Programmes 39,70,000 . 	. 39,70,000 
46 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
65 
66 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(c) Special Areas Programmes 
2575—Other Special Areas Programmes 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(c) Capital Account of Special Areas 
Programmes 
4575—Capital Outlay on Other Special 
_ 	 Areas Programmes. 	 .. 
Total 	 . . 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(d) Irrigation and Flood Control  
2701—Major and Medium Irrigation 	 .. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation 
and Flood Control 
4701—Capital Outlay on Major and 
_ 	 Medium Irrigation. 
Total 	 . 
Rs. 
10,18,74,000 
18,57,62,000 
Rs. 
. 
Rs. 
10.18,74,000 
18,57,62,000 
28,76,36,000 . 	. 28,76,36,000 
3,59,25,000 
. 
. 	. 
15,08,006 
3,59,25,000 
15,08,006 
3,59,25,000 15,08,006 3,74,33,006 
47 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
67 
68 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(d) Irrigation and Flood Control 
2702—Minor Irrigation 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation 
and Flood Control 
4702—Capital Outlay on Minor 
Irrigation. 	 - • 
Total 	 . . 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(d) Irrigation and Flood Control 
2711—Flood Control 	 .. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation 
and Flood Control 
4711—Capital Outlay on Flood Control 
_ 	 Projects. . . . 
Total 	 . . 
Rs. 
8,81,73,000 
Rs. 
. 	. 
48,864 
Rs. 
8,81,73,000 
48,864 
8,81,73,000 48,864 8,82,21,864 
39,09,000 
. 97,078 
39,09,000 
97,078 
39,09,000 97,078 40,06,078 
48 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(e) Capital Account of Energy 
69 4801—Capital Outlay on Power Projects 5,65,45,95,000 . 	. 5,65,45,95,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(e) Energy 
72 2810—Non-Conventional Sources of 
Energy, 	 .. 1,50,000 . 	. 1,50,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(e) Industry and Minerals 
2851—Village and Small Industries 
(Excluding Public Undertakings). 	 . . 7,74,59,000 .. 7,74,59,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(f) Capital Account of Industry and 
73 Minerals 
4851—Capital Outlay on Village and 
Small Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 .. 2,58,20,000 . 2,58,20,000 
F—Loans and Advances 
6851—Loans for Village and Small 
Industries (Excluding Public Under- 
takings). 	 .. 1,03,00,000 .. 1,03,00,000 — 
Total 	 . . 11,35,79,000 . 	. 11,35,79,000 
49 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
. 	 Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. • Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(f) Industry and Minerals 
74 2852—Industries (Closed and Sick 
Industries). 	 .. 8,15,40,000 8,15,40,000 
75 2852—Industries (Excluding Public  
Undertakings and Closed and Sick 
Industries). 	 . . . . 1,80,11,000 1,80,11,000 
76 2853—Non-Ferrous Mining and Metall- 
urgical Industries. 80,000 . 	. 80,000 
(g) Transport 
77 3051—Ports and Lighthouses 	 .. 3,70,000 . 	. 3,70,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(g) Transport 
3054—Roads and Bridges 	 . . 10,80,64,000 15,08,491 10.95,72,491 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
79 Services 
(g) Capital Account of Transport 
505/1 	 Capital Outlay on Roads and 
_ 	 Bridges. 	 . . 42,65,000 25,73,800 68,38,800 
Total 11,23,29,000 40,82,291 11,64,11,291 
50 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
 Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(g) Transport 
3055—Road Transport 	 . . 26,12,60,000 26,12,60,000 
80 3056—Inland Water Transport 	 . . 3,95,000 3,95,000 
F—Loans and Advances 
_ 7055—Loans for Road Transport 	 . . 1,65,00,000 1,65,00,000 
Total 	 . . 27,81,55,000 . 	. 27,81,55,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(i) Science, Teachnology and 
Environment 
82 3425—Other Scientific Research 	 . . 23,000 . 	. 23,000 
(j) General Economic Services 
83 3451—Secretariat—Economic Services 1,57,55,000 . 	. 1,57,55,000 
85 3454—Census, Surveys and Statistics . 	. 1,46,850 1,46,850 
86 3456—Civil Supplies 	 . . 28,60,000 . 28,60,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(j) Capital Account of General 
Economic Services 
' 
87 5465—Investment in General Financial 
and Trading Institutions. 2,07,83,000 . 	. 2,07,83,000 
51 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total, 
88 
92 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(j) General Economic Services 
3475—Other General Economic Services 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of EconomiC 
Services 
(f) Capital Account of Industry and 
Minerals 
4858—Capital Outlay on Engineering 
Industries (Public Undertakings). 	 . . 
F—Loans and Advances 
6857—Loans for Chemical and Pharmace-
utical Industries (Public Undertakings). 
6858—Loans for Engineering Industries 
(Public Undertakings). 	 . . 
6860—Loans for Consumer Industries 
(Public Undertakings). 	 .. 
Total 	 .. 
Rs. 
2,35,000 
Rs. 
23,80,268 
Rs. 
26,15,268 
3,19,97,000 
71,00,000 
1,98,00,000 
10,00,000 
. 	. 
. 	. 
. 	. 
.. 
3,19,97,000 
71,00,000 
1,98,00,000 
10,00,000 
5,98,97,000 .. 5,98,97,000 
52 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1996. 
II of 1996.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
93 
95 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(I) Capital Account of Industry and 
Minerals 
_ 
4885—Other Capital Outlay on Industries 
and Minerals (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 .. 
F—Loans and Advances 
6885—Loans for Other Industries and 
Minerals (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 .. — 
	
Total 	 .. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(f) Capital Account of Industry and 
Minerals 
F—Loans and Advances 
6860—Loans for Consumer Industries 
(Excluding Public Undertakings and 
Closed and Sick Industries). 	 .. 
	
Grand Total 	 .. 
Rs. 
7,22,20,000 
2,00,00,000 
Rs. 
. 
.. 
Rs. 
7,22,20,000 
2,00,00,000 
9,22,20,000 . 	. 9,22,20,000 
5,00,00,000 .. 5,00,00,000 
9,86,55,63,000 8,08,14,999 9,94,63,77,999 
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