The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL 
LAW DEPARTMENT 
Legislative 
West Bengal Act I of 1998 
THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRIATION 
ACT, 1998. 
[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] 
[Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, 
Extraordinary, of the 31st March, 1998.] 
[31st March, 1998.] 
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, 1998. 
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, 
1998; 
It is hereby enacted in the Forty-ninth 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, 1998. Short title. 
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 
twenty-five crores eighty-three lakhs thirty-seven thousand four hundred 
sixty-one towards defraying the several charges which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1998, 
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, 1998. 
Issue of Rs. 
925,83,37,461 
out of the 
Consoli-
dated Fund 
of West 
Bengal for 
the year 
1997-98. 
Appropria-
tion. 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
SCHEDULE. 
(See sections 2 and 3). 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Serial Services and purposes. Voted by the Charged on the Total. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(a) Organs of State 
1 2011—State Legislature 46,35,000 . 	. 46,35,000 
Serial 2  2012—Governor 	 . . . 	. 23,69,000 23,69,000 
3 2013—Council of Ministers 	 . . 47,50,000 . 	. 47,50,000 
4 2014—Administration of Justice 	 . 6,52,85,000 2,25,09,000 8,77,94,000 
5 2015—Elections 	 . . 43,39,98,000 . 	. 43,39,98,000 
(b) Fiscal Services 
(i) Collection of Taxes on Income 
and Expenditure 
6 2020—Collection of Taxes on Income 
and Expenditure. 53,50,000 . 	. 53,50,000 
(ii) Collection of Taxes on Property 
and Capital Transactions 
7. 2029—Land Revenue 	 .. 1,56,04,000 10,850 1,56,14,850 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(b) Fiscal Services 
(ii) Collection of Taxes on Property 
and Capital Transactions 
8 2030—Stamps and Registration 1,25,70,000 . 	. 1,25,70,000 
9 2035—Collection of Other Taxes on 
Property and Capital Transactions. . . 2,80,000 . 	. 2,80,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Serial Services and purposes. Voted by the Charged on the Total. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
(iii) Collection of Taxes on 
Commodities and Services 
10 2039—State Excise 1,89,00,000 . 	. 1,89,00,000 
11 2040—Taxes on Sales, Trade etc. 3,42,90,000 . 	. 3,42,90,000 
12 2041—Taxes on Vehicles 	 . . 38,15,000 . 	. 38,15,000 
13 2045—Other Taxes and Duties on 
Commodities and Services. 	 . . 10,48,86,000 . 	. 10,48,86,000 
(iv) Other Fiscal Services 
14 2047—Other Fiscal Services 	 . . 23,00,000 . 	. 23,00,000 
(c) Interest Payment and Servicing 
of Debt 
16 2049—Interest Payments 2,00,000 38,04,57,000 38,06,57,000 
(d) Administrative Services 
Serial 17 2051—Public Service Commission 	 . . . 	. 40,25,000 40,25,000 
18 2052—Secretariat—General Services . . 2,97,00,000 12,00,000 3,09,00,000 
19 2053—District Administration 	 . . 63,40,000 63,40,000 
20 2054—Treasury 	 Accounts and 
Administration. 	 . . 11,27,88,000 . 	. 11,27,88,000 
21 2055—Police 	 . . 70,38,36,000 4,33,218 70,42,69,218 
22 2056—Jails 	 . . 2,57,00,000 25,000 2,57,25,000 
24 2058—Stationery and Printing 	 . . 92,81,000 . 	. 92,81,000 
— 	 2059—Public Works 	 . . 7,83,15,000 . 	. 7,83,15,000 
(Public Works under Functional 
Heads) 
25 B—Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
2216—Housing (Buildings) 	 . 1,03,55,000 . 1,03,55,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Serial Services and purposes. Voted by the Charged on the Total. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
(j) General Economic Services 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
A—Capital Account of General 
Services 
4059—Capital Outlay on Public Works 22,14,341 22,14,341 
25 
Capital Outlay on Public Works 
under Functional Heads 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
4202—Capital Outlay on Education, 
Sports, Art and Culture. 	 . 1,79,800 , 	 1,79,800 
(b) Health and Family Walfare 
4210 	 Capital Outlay on Medical and 
Public Health (Excluding Public 
Health) (Buildings). 	 . . . 	. 1,95,025 1,95,025 
Total 	 . . 8,86,70,000 25,89,166 9,12,59,166 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
A—General Services 
(d) Administrative Services 
26 2070—Other Administrative Services 
(Fire Protection and Control). 	 . . 1,39,50,000 . 	. 1,39,50,000 
27 2070 	 Other Administrative Services 
(Excluding Fire Protection and 
Control). 	 . . 3,60,51,000 28,664 3,60,79,664 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(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 
(e) Pension and Miscellaneous 
General Services 
28 2071—Pension and Other Retirement 
Benefits. 	 . . 31,70,80,000 . 	. 31,70,80,000 
29 2075—Miscellaneous General Services 73,84,000 73,84,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
2202—General Education 	 . . 177,42,60,000 3,39,747 177,45,99,747 
30 2203—Technical Education 	 . . 1,13,93,000 . 	. 1,13,93,000 
2205—Art and Culture 58,44,000 58,44,000 
Total 	 . . 179,14,97,000 - 3,39,747 179,18,36,747 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(a) Education, Sports, Art and Culture 
31 and 	 . . 72,32,000 . 72,32,000 2201 	 Sports 	 Youth Services 
(b) Health and Family Welfare 
32 2210—Medical and Public Health 
(Excluding Public Health). 	 . . 3,75,83,019 3,75,83,019 
33 2210—Medical and Public Health 
(Public Health). 	 . . 12,28,78,000 50,000 12,29,28,000 
34 2211—Family Welfare 	 . . 4,90,52,000 . 	. 4,90,52,000 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, 
Housing and Urban Development 
35 2215—Water Supply and Sanitation 
(Excluding Prevention of Air and 
Water Pollution). 	 . 9,14,60,000 . 	. 9,14,60,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[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. 
36 
37 
39 
40 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
2216—Housing 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
2217—Urban Development 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
F—Loans and Advances 
_ 	 6217—Loans for Urban Development.. 
Total 	 . . 
• 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(f) Labour and Labour Welfare 
2230—Labour and Employment 	 . . 
(g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
2235—Social Security and Welfare 
(Rehabilitation). 	 . . 
Rs. 
33,53,000 
Rs. 	 . 
	
. 	. 
Rs. 
33,53,000 
51,69,00,000 
1,50,00,000 
. 	. 
. 	. 
51,69,00,000 
1,50,00,000 
53,19,00,000 . 	. 53,19,00,000 
4,19,40,000 
1,79,01,000 7,99,99,124 
4,19,40,000 
9,79,00,124 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the Charged on the Total. Serial Services and purposes. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
' 	 Revenue Account 
B—Capital Account of Social Services 
(d) Capital Account of Irrigation 
and Flood Control 
41 4702—Capital Outlay on Minor 
Irrigation (Tribal Areas Sub-Plan). . . 27,68,000 27,68,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social ServiceS 
(g) Social Welfare and Nutrition 
42 2235—Social Security and Welfare • 
(Social Welfare). 	 . . 30,87,86,000 . 	. 30,87,86,000 
43 2236—Nutrition 	 . . 5,21,000 . 	. 5,21,000 
44 2245—Relief on account of Natural 
Calamities. 	 . . 10,00,000 . 	. 10,00,000 
(h) Others 
45 2251—Secretariat—Social Services 	 . . 1,17,50,000 . 	. 1,17,50,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(h) Other 
46 2250—Other Social Services 	 . . 19,60,92,000 19,60,92,000 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
47 2401—Crop Husbandry (Excluding 
Horticulture and Vegetable Crops). . . 21,29,000 . 	. 21,29,000 
(a) Agriculture and Allied ACtivities - 
49 2403—Animal Husbandry . 	. 3,14,50,000 . 	. 3,14,50,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[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—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
50 . 	. 7,20,12,000 . 	. 7,20,12,000 2404—Dairy Development 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
51 4405—Capital Outlay on Fisheries 	 . . 15,40,000 . 	. 15,40,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
52 2406—Forestry and Wild Life 	 . . 1,75,20,000 9,50,000 1,84,70,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
4407—Capital Outlay on Plantations . . 30,00,000 . 	. 30,00,000 
53 F—Loans and Advances 
6407—Loans for Plantations 10,00,000 10,00,000 
Total 	 . 40,00,000 40,00,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(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. 
54 
58 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
2408—Food, Storage and Warehousing. . 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
4408—Capital Outlay on Food, Storage 
and Warehousing (Excluding Public 
_ 	 Undertakings). 	 . . 
Total 	 . . 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agriculture 
and Allied Activities 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(a) Agriculture and Allied Activities 
2435—Other Agricultural Programmes 
Rs. 
6,38,75,000 
13,91,60,000 
Rs. 
. 	. 
Rs. 
6,38,75,000 
13,91,60,000 
20,30,35,000 . 	. 20,30,35,000 
1,70,000 1,70,000 
9 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the Charged on the Total. Serial Services and purposes. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(b) Rural Development 
59 2501—Special Programmes for Rural 
Development. 	 . . 1,19,38,000 . 	. 1,19,38,000 
60 2505—Rural Employment 	 . . 155,62,00,000 . 	. 155,62,00,000 
62 2415—Other Rural Development - 
Programmes (Panchayati Raj). 	 . . 7,68,60,000 . 	. 7,68,60,000 
63 2515—Other Rural Development 
Programmes (Community 
Development). 	 . . 2,62,55,000 . 2,62,55,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
F—Loans and Advances 
64 6551—Loans for Hill Areas 10,00,000 10,00,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(d) Irrigation and Flood Control 
66 2701—Major and Medium Irrigation 	 . . 23,30,54,000 . 	. 23,30,54,000 
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. 	 . 75,90,000 75,90,000 
67 
4705—Capital Outlay on Command 
Area Development. 30,00,000 . 	. 30,00,000 
Total 1.05,90,000 . 	. 1,05,90,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(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 
68 2711—Flood Control 	 . . 4,95,20,000 . 4,95,20,000 
(e) Energy 
69 2801—Power 33,69,00,000 33,69,00,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(1) Industry and Minerals 
- 2851—Village and Small Industries 
(Excluding Public Undertakings). 	 . . 2,14,10,000 2,14,10,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(f) Capital Account of Industry 
and Minerals 
73 4851—Capital Outlay on Village and 
Small Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 . . 7,20,000 . 	. 7,20,000 
F—Loans and Advances 
6851—Loans for Village and Small 
Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings). 	 . . 18,00,000 18,00,000 
6860—Loans for Consumer Industries 
(Village and Small Industries). 	 . . 50,00,000 . 	. 50,00,000 
Total 	 . . 2,89,30,000 . 	. 2,89,30,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the Charged on the Total. Serial Services and purposes. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(f) Industry and Minerals 
74 2852—Industries (Closed and Sick 
Industries). 	 . 5,97,40,000 . 	. 5,97,40,000 
75 2852—Industries (Excluding Public 
Undertakings and Closed and Sick 
Industries and Foods and Beverages). 1,78,57,000 . 	. 1,78,57,000 
76 2853—Non-Ferrous Mining and 
Metallurgical Industries. 	 . . 16,90,000 . 	. 16,90,000 
(g) Transport 
77 3051—Ports and Lighthouses 	 . . 18,53,000 . 	. 18,53,000 
78 3053—Civil Aviation 	 . . 1,30,000 . 	. 1,30,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(g) Transport 
3054—Roads and Bridges . 	. 15,88,000 9,48,631 25,36,631 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
79 C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(g) Capital Account of Transport 
5051 	 Capital Outlay on Roads and 
Bridges. 	 . . 49,47,87,000 6,44,042 49,54,31,042 
Total 	 . . 49,63,75,000 15,92,673 49,79,67,673 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number/ 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the Charged on the Total. .Serial Services and purposes. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(g) Transport 
3055—Road Transport 	 . . 9,18,08,000 . 	. 9,18,08,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
80 Revenue Account 
F—Loans and Advances 
_ 	 7055—Loans for Road Transport 	 . . 1,72,80,000 . 	. 1,72,80,000 
Total 	 . . 10,90,88,000 . 	. 10,90,88,000 
C—Economic Services 
(g) Transport 
F—Loans and Advances 
81 7075—Loans for Other Transport 
Services. 2,53,00,000 . 	. 2,53,00,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(i) Science, Technology and 
Environment 
82 3425—Other Scientific Research 	 . . 2,31,000 2,31,000 
(j) General Economic Services 
83 3451—Secretariat—Economic Services. . 4,15,05,000 4,15,05,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Demand 
Number! 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by the Charged on the Total. Serial Services and purposes. 
Number. Legislative Consolidated 
Assembly. Fund. 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
C—Economic Services 
(j) General Economic Services 
86 3456 	 Civil Supplies 54,20,000 . 54,20,000 
REVENUE ACCOUNT 
B—Social Services 
(c) Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing 
and Urban Development 
89 2215—Water Supply and Sanitation 
(Prevention of Air and Water 
Pollution). 	 . . 1,43,00,000 1,43,00,000 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(a) Capital Account of Agricultural 
and Allied Activities 
4858—Capital Outlay on Engineering 
Industries (Public Undertakings). 	 . . 1,50,00,000 . 	. 1,50,00,000 
4860—Capital Outlay on Consumer 
92 Industries (Public Undertakings). 	 . . 14,00,000 . 	. 14,00,000 
F—Loans and Advances 
6858—Loans for Engineering Industries 
(Public Undertakings). . 	. 1,45,00,000 1,45,00,000 
Total 	 . . 1,64,00,000 1,45,00,000 3,09,00,000 
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The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1998. 
I of 1998.] 
(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 
Capital Expenditure Outside the 
Revenue Account 
C—Capital Account of Economic 
Services 
(t) Capital Account of Industries 
and Minerals 
4885—Other Capital Outlay on Industries 
and Minerals (Excluding Public 
Rs. Rs. Rs. 
Undertakings). 50,00,000 50,00,000 
F—Loans and Advances 
95 6857—Loans for Chemical and 
Pharmaceutical Industries (Excluding 
Public Undertakings and Closed 
and Sick Industries). 5,00,000 5,00,000 
Grand Total 	 . . 870,96,76,000 54,86,61,461 925,83,37,461 
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