The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL 
LAW DEPARTMENT 
Legislative 
West Bengal Act II of 1997 
THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRIATION 
ACT, 1997. 
[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] 
[Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, 
Extraordinary, of the 31st March, 1997.] 
[31st March, 1997.] 
An Act 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, 
1997. 
WHEREAS it is expedient to authorise payment and appropriation of 
certain further 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, 1997; 
It is hereby enacted in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India, 
by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- 
1. This Act may be called the West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
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 seven 
hundred ninety-one crores ninety-seven lakhs sixty-four thousand and 
seventeen towards defraying the several charges which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1997, 
in respect of the services and purposes 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 thirty-first day of March, 1997. 
Short title. 
Issue of 
Rs. 
7,91,97,64,017 
out of the 
Consolidated 
Fund of West 
Bengal for 
the year 
1996-97. 
Appro-
priation. 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
SCHEDULE. 
(See sections 2 and 3.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Serial 
Number. 
Sums not exceeding 
Services and purposes. Voted by the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(a) Organs of State 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
1 2011—State Legislature 34,05,000 2,50,000 36,55,000 
3 2013—Council of Ministers 6,00,000 . 	. 6,00,000 
4 2014—Administration of Justice 1,41,95,000 1,74,05,000 3,16,00,000 
5 2015—Elections 27,10,60,000 27,10,60,000 
(b) Fiscal Services 
(i) Collection of Taxes on Income and 
Expenditure 
6 2020—Collection of Taxes on Income and 
Expenditure. 	 . . 43,31,000 3,000 43,34,000 
(ii) Collection of Taxes on Property and 
Capital Transactions 
7 2029—Land Revenue 18,000 18,000 
9 2035 	 Collection of Other Taxes on 
	
Property and Capital Transactions. 	 . . 80,000 80,000 
(iii) Collection of Taxes on Commo- 
dities and Services 
10 2039—State Excise 1,88,55,000 1,88,55,000 
11 2040 	 Taxes on Sales, Trades etc. . 2,22,10,000 2,22,10,000 
12 2041—Taxes on Vehicles 35,50,000 35,50,000 
13 2045—Other Taxes and Duties on 
Commodities and Services. 40,65,000 40,65,000 
(iv) Other Fiscal Services 
14 2047—Other Fiscal Services 30,40,000 30,40,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
II of 1997.] 
(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. 
(d) Administrative Services 
Serial 	17 2051—Public Service Commission 	 . . . 	. 36,43,000 36,43,000 
18 2052—Secretariat—General Services 	 .. 2,38,35,000 36,00,000 2,74,35,000 
19 2053—District Administration 	 .. 2,14,80,000 .. 2,14,80,000 
20 2054—Treasury 	 Accounts and 
Administration. 	 .. 2,71,76,000 .. 2,71,76,000 
21 2055—Police 	 .. 48,08,37,000 2,41,566 48,10,78,566 
22 2056—Jails 	 . . 5,43,60,000 .. 5,43,60,000 
2058—Stationery and Printing 	 . . . 	. 9,970 9,970 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
24 A—Capital Account of General 
Services 
4058—Capital Outlay on Stationery 
_ 	 and Printing. 	 .. 8,00,000 .. 8,00,000 
Total 	 . . 8,00,000 9,970 8,09,970 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(d) Administrative Services 
2059—Public Works 	 . . 16,51,45,000 . 	. 16,51,45,000 
(Public Works under Functional 
Heads) 
(j) General Economic Services 
25 Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
A—Capital Account of General 
Services 	 • 
4059—Capital Outlay on Public Works 1,33,88,000 25,60,578 1,59,48,578 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
[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. 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
4202—Capital Outlay on Education, 
Sports, Art and Culture (Buildings). 24,50,000 .. 24,50,000 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(b) Capital Account of Health and 
Family Welfare 
25 4210—Capital Outlay on Medical and 
Public Health (Excluding Public 
Health) (Buildings). .. . 	. 1,56,225 1,56,225 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture and 
Allied Activities 
4408—Capital Outlay on Food, Storage, 
Warehousing (Excluding Public  
_ 	 Undertakings) (Buildings). 	 . . 96,11,000 . 	. 96,11,000 
Total 	 . . 19,05,94,000 27,16,803 19,33,10,803 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(d) Administrative Services 
27 2070—Other Administrative Services 
(Excluding Fire Protection and 
Control). 	 . . 6,69,40,000 . 	. 6,69,40,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(e) Pension and Miscellaneous 
General Services 
29 2075—Miscellaneous General Services 5,90,13,000 . 	. 5,90,13,00C 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1987. 
II of 1997.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Serial Services and purposes.. Voted by the Charged on the 
Number. Legislative Consolidated Total. 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B--Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
2202—General Education 	 .. 84,02,12,000 . 	. 84,02,12,000 
30 2205—Art and Culture 	 . . 1,22,40,000 1,22,40,000 
Total 	 .. 85,24,52,000 85,24,52,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
31 2204—Sports 	 Youth Services and 	 .. 31,000 .. 31,000 
(b) Health and Family Welfare . 
32 2210—Medical and Public Health 
(Excluding Public Health). 	 . . 22,30,41,000 42,500 22,30,83,500 
33 2210—Medical and Public Health 
(Public Health). 	 . . 7,94,52,000 . 	. 7,94,52,000 
34 2211—Family Welfare 	 .. 5,23,05,000 . 	. 5,23,05,000 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
35 2215—Water Supply and Sanitation 
(Excluding Prevention of Air and 
Water Pollution). 	 . . . 	. 1,53,000 1,53,000 
36 2216—Housing 	 . . 2,94,000 .. 2,94,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing  and Urban Development 
2217—Urban Development 	 .. 45,76,00,000 .. 45,76,00,000 
37 F—Loans and Advances 
6217—Loans for Urban Development .. 18,15,00,000 .. 18,15,00,000 
Total 	 .. 63,91,00,000 .. 63,91,00,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
[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 
B—Social Services  
(d) Information and Broadcasting 
38 2220—Information and Publicity 	 . . 5.08,40,000 .. 5,08,40,000 
(f) Labour and Labour Welfare 
39 2230—Labour and Employment 	 . . 2,89,46,000 .. 2,89,46,000 
(g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
40 2235—Social Security and Welfare 
(Rehabilitation). 	 . . 50,00,000 50,00,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
_ (g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
2235—Social Security and Welfare 
(Social Welfare). 	 . . 10,90,80,000 . 	. 10,90,80.000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
42 B—Capital Account of 
Social Services 
(g) Capital Account of Social 
Welfare and Nutrition 
4235—Capital Outlay on Social Security 
_ 	 and Welfare (Social Welfare). 	 . . 2,20,00,000 . 	. 2,20,00,000 
Total 	 . 13,10,80,000 . 	. 13,10,80,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
44 2245—Relief on account of Natural 
Calamities. 	 . . . 	. 5,32,500 5,32,500 
(h) Others 
45 2251—Secretariat—Social Services 	 . . 65,90,000 . 	. 65,90,000 
46 2250—Other Social Services 	 . . 26,78,92,000 2,46,082 26,81,38,082 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
II of 1997.] 
(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. 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
47 2401—Crop Husbandry 	 . . 5,30,19,000 25,000 5,30,44,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
48 2402—Soil and Water Conservation 	 . . 67,44,000 . 	. 67,44,000 
49 2403—Animal Husbandry 	 . . 5,70,47,000 . 	. 5,70,47,000 
2404—Dairy Development 7,04,13,000 3,36,663 7,07,49,663 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
50 Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
4404—Capital Outlay on Dairy Develop- 
_ 	 ment (Excluding Public Undertakings). 1,50,00,000 • 1,50,00,000 
Total 	 . . 8,54,13,000 3,36,663 8,57,49,663 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
51 2405—Fisheries 	 . . 3,05,95,000 . 	. 3,05,95,000 
52 2406—Forestry and Wild Life 	 . . 2,65,90,000 44,90,000 3,10,80,000 
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The West Bengal ApprOpriation Act, 1997. 
[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 
54 2408—Food, Storage and Warehousing 2,57,05,000 .. 2,57,05,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
55 2415—Agricultural Research and 
Education. 	 . . 45,25,000 . 	. 45,25,000 
58 2435—Other Agricultural Programmes 17,15,000 . 	. 17,15,000 
(b) Rural Development 
59 2501—Special Programmes for Rural 
Development. 	 .. 23,25,000 . 	. 23,25,000 
60 2505—Rural Employment 	 . . 94,37,13,000 . 	. 94,37,13,000 
61 2506—Land Reforms 	 . . 2,10,60,000 . 	. 2,10,60,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(b) Rural Development 
2515—Other Rural Development 
Programmes (Panchayati Raj). 	 .. 2,85,00,000 .. 2,85,00,000 
62 D—Grants-in-Aid and Contributions 
3604 	 Compensation 	 Assignments and 
to Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj 
Institutions (Panchayati Raj). 	 . . 1,10,52,000 . 	. 1,10,52,000 
Total 	 . . 3,95,52,000 . 	. 3,95,52,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
II of 1997.1 
(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 
(b) Rural Development 
63 2515—Other Rural Development Pro- 
grammes (Community Development). 1,73,45,000 . 	. 1,73,45,000 
(c) Special Areas Programmes 
64 2551—Hill Areas 	 .. 3,15,40,000 . 	. 3,15,40,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(c) Capital Account of Special Areas 
Programmes 
65 4575—Capital Outlay on Other Special 
Areas Programmes. 	 .. 16,33,00,000 16,33,00,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(d) Irrigation and Flood Control 
- 	 2701—Major and Medium Irrigation 	 .. 9,22,89,000 9,22,89,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
66 Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation and 
Flood Control 
4701—Capital Outlay on Major and 
- 	 Medium Irrigation. 	 . . . 	. 27,02,462 27,02,462 
Total 	 . . 9,22,89,000 27,02,462 9,49,91,462 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
[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 
(d) Irrigation and Flood Control 
- 	 2702—Minor Irrigation 	 .. 58,15,79,000 . 	. 58,15,79,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
67 (d) Capital Account of Irrigation 
and Flood Control 
4702—Capital Outlay on Minor 
Irrigation. 14,03,84,000 . 	. 14,03,84,000 
4705—Capital Outlay on Command 
Area Development. 1,19,50,000 . 	. 1,19,50,000 
Total 73,39,13,000 . 	. 73,39,13,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
_ 	 (d) Irrigation and Flood Control 
2711—Flood Control 	 . . 15,91,000 15,91,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of 
68 Economic Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation 
and Flood Control 
4711—Capital Outlay on Flood 
_ 	 Control Projects. 	 . . 45,90,000 4,09,809 49,99,809 
Total 	 , . 61,81,000 4,09,809 65,90,809 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
II of 1997.] 
(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. 
Es. Rs. Es. 
. Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(1) Capital Account of Industry and 
Minerals 
F—Loans and Advances 
73 6851—Loans for Village and Small 
Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 - 	 . . 2,70,00,000 . 	. 2,70,00,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
_ (f) Industry and Minerals 
2852—Industries (Closed and Sick 
Industries). 	 .. 12,000 1,09,466 1,21,466 
F—Loans and Advances 
74 6858—Loans for Engineering Industries 
(Closed and Sick Industries). 	 . . 1,49,50,000 . 	. 1,49,50,000 
6860—Loans for Consumer Industries 
_ 	 (Closed and Sick Industries) 	 .. .. 20,00,000 20,00,000 
Total 1,49,62,000 21,09,466 1,70,71,466 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(0 Industry and Minerals 
75 2852—Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings and Closed and Sick 
Industries). 	 .. 1,38,93,000 . 	. 1,38,93,000 
(g) Transport 
77 3051—Ports and Lighthouses 	 .. 3,00,000 .. 3,00,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
[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 
(g) Transport 
- 3054—Roads and Bridges 	 . 3,22,34,000 . 	. 3,22,34,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
79 C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(g) Capital Account of Transport 
5054—Capital Outlay on Roads and 
Bridges. 	 . . 1,10,15,29,000 3,69,963 1,10,18,98,963 
Total 	 . . 1,13,37,63,000 3,69,963 1,13,41,32,963 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(g) Transport 
3055—Road Transport 	 . . 19,40,72,000 . 	. 19,40,72,000 
3056—Inland Water Transport 	 . . 2,19,000 . 	. 2,19,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
80 C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(g) Capital Account of Transport 
5055—Capital Outlay on Road 
_ 	 Transport. 	 .. 29,04,000 .. 29,04,000 
Total 	 .. 19,71,95,000 .. 19,71,95,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
II of 1997.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Serial Services and purposes. Voted by the Charged on the 
Number. Legislative Consolidated Total.  
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(i) Science, Technology and 
Environment 
82 3425—Other Scientific Research 	 .. 22,000 .. 22,000 
(j) General Economic Services 
83 3451—Secretariat—Economic Services 1,16,02,000 20,00,000 1,36,02,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(j) Capital Account of General 
Economic Services 
84 5452—Capital Outlay on Tourism 	 .. 20,00,000 .. 20,00,000 
85 3454—Census, Surveys and Statistics .. 1,12,87,000 .. 1,12,87,000 
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. 3,36,05,000 . 3,36,05,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1997. 
[West Ben. Act II of 1997.] 
(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. 
89 
92 
93 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B---Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
2215—Water Supply and Sanitation 
(Prevention of Air and Water 
Pollution). 	 .. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(0 Capital Account of Industry 
and Minerals 
— 4858—Capital Outlay on Engineering 
Industries (Public Undertakings). 	 .. 
F—Loans and Advances 
6858—Loans for Engineering Industries 
_ 	 (Public Undertakings). 
Total 	 . . 
Capital Expenditure Outside of 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(1) Capital Account of Industry and 
Minerals 
4856Capital Outlay on Petrochemical 
Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 . . 
Grand Total 	 . . 
Rs. 
6,00,16,000 
Rs. Rs. 
6,00,16,000 
82,24,000 
. 	. 
.. 
1 , 18,75,233 
82,24,000 
1,18,75,233 
82,24,000 1,18,75,233 2,00,99,233 
40,26,95,000 . 	. 40,26,95,000 
7,86,15,84,000 5,81,80,017 7,91,97,64,017 
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