The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1961

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL 
LAW DEPARTMENT 
Legislative 
West Bengal Act IV of 1961 
THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1961. 
[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] 
[Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, 
Extraordinary, of the 28th March, 1961.] 
[28th March, 1961.] 
An Act to authorise payment and appropriation of certain 
sums from and outof the Consolidated Fund of West 
Bengal for the services and purposes of the year ending 
on the thirty-pst day of March, 1962. 
WHEREAS it is expedient to authorise payment and 
appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consoli-
dated Fund of West Bengal for the services and purposes 
of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1962 ; 
It is hereby enacted in the Twelfth 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 
Act, 1961. 	 title. 
Issue of 
Rs. 1,67,64, 
22,001 
out of the 
Consoli-
dated 
Fund of 
West Ben-
gal for 
the year 
1961-62. 
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 one hundred and sixty-
seven crores, sixty-four lakhs, twenty-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, 1962, 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, 1962. 
Price—Indian, 12 nP.; English, 3d. 
Appro-
priation. 
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[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
SCHEDULE 
(See sections 2 and 3.1 
1 2 3 
Grant 
No. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the Con- 
solidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
1 
I 
2)
1 
 
A—Collection of Taxes, Duties and Other 
Revenues. 
4—Taxes on income other than Corpora-
tion Tax and Estate Duty. 
7—Land Revenue 
AA—Taxes, Duties and Other Revenues- 
Forest 	 and 	 other 	 Capital 	 Accounts 
outside the Revenue Account. 
65—Payment of compensation to land-
holders, etc., on the abolition of the 
Zamindary System. 
Rs. 
6,33,000 
Rs. 
2,000 
Rs. 
6,35,000 
}- 9,21,19,000 
j 
3,000 9,21,22,000 
Total—Grant No. 2 9,21,19,000 3,000 9,21,22,000 
IV—Collection of Taxes, Duties and Other 
Revenues. 
3 8—State Excise Duties 46,04,000 46,04,000 
4 9—Stamps 9,05,000 9,05,000 
5 10—Forest 1,27,76,000 1,27,76,000 
6 1I—Registration 25,47,000 25,47,000 
7 12—Taxes on Vehicles 4,50,000 4,50,000 
8 2A—Sales Tax 26,97,000 2,000 26,99,000 
9 13—Other Taxes and Duties 13,29,000 13,29,000 
C 	 Revenue Account of Irrigation, Navi- 
gation, 	 Embankment 	 and 	 Drainage 
Works. 
10 I7—Interest on Irrigation works (Com-
mercial). 22,81,000 22,81,000 
The W est liengal Appropriation Act, 1961. 	 3 
IV of 1961.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
Grant 
No. 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by 
the 	 • 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the Con- 
solidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
11 
XVII—Irrigation—Working expenses 
18--Other Revenue expenditure finan-
ced from Ordinary Revenues. 
H—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public 
Improvements. 
51A—Interes*on Capital Outlay on Mul-
tipurpose River Schemes. 
51B—Other Revenue Expenditure con- 
nected with Multipurpose 	 River 
Schemes. 
CC—Capital Account of Irrigation, Navi- 
gation, 	 Embankment 	 and 	 Drainage 
Works outside the Revenue Account. 
68—Construction of Irrigation, Naviga- 
tion, 	 Embankment 	 and 	 Drainage 
Works (Commercial). 
68A—Construction of Irrigation, Naviga- 
tion, 	 Embankment 	 and 	 Drainage 
Works (Non-commercial). 
H H—Capital Account of Civil Works and 
Miscellaneous 	 Public 	 improvements 
outside the Revenge Account. 
80A—Capital Outlay on Multipurpose 
River Schemes outside the Revenue 
Account. 
Rs. 
6,80,86,000 
Rs. 
92,95,000 
Rs. 
7,73,81,000 
Total—Grant No. 11 6,80,86,000 92,95,000 7,73,81,000 
E---Debt Services. 
12 22--Interest on Debt and other obliga-
tions. 
1,000 5,07,07,000 5,07,08,000 
13 23—Appropriation 	 for 	 Reduction 	 or 3,26,16,000 3,26,16,000 
Avoidance of Debt. 
4 	 The Went Bengal Appropriation, Act, 1961. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
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1 2 3 
Sums not exceeding 
Services and purposes. Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the Con- 
solidated 
Fund. 
F—Administrative Services. 
25—General Administration 
27—Administration of Justice 
28—Jails 
29—Police 
FA—Social and Developmental Services. 
30—Ports and Pilotage 
36—Scientific Departments 
37—Education 
38—Medical 
39—Public Health 
Rs. 
11,56,000 
31,,87,000 
2,000 
3,67,17,000 
95,52,000 
1,10,41,000 
8,46,90,000 
10,58,000 
76,000 
18,45,82,000 
6,37,48,000 
2,44,45,000 
Grant 
No. 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
Total. 
Rs. 
3,78,73,000 
1,27,39,000 
1,10,41,000 
8,46,92,000 
10,58,000 
76,000 
18,45,82,000 
8,37,48,000 
2,44,45,000 
R s. 
40—Agriculture--Agriculture 
FFA—Social 	 and 	 Developmental 
brvices—Capital Account outside the 
Revenue Account. 
71—Capital Outlay on schemes of Agri-
cultural Improvement and Research 
outside the Revenue Account. 
Total—Grant No. 23 
FA—Social and Developmental Services. 
40—Agriculture—Fisheries 
41—Animal Husbandry 
JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account out-
side the Revenue Account. 
85A—Capital Outlay on schemes of 
Government Trading—Greater Cal-
cutta Milk Supply Scheme. 
Total—Grant No. 25 
1 
9,48,76,000 
9,48,76,000 
33,77,000 
} 1,87,40,000 
1,87,40,000 
9,48,76,000 
9,48,76,000 
33,77,000 
1,87,40,000 
1,87,40,000 
23  1 
24 
25 
The, West Bengal Appropriation, Act, 1961. 	 5 
IV of 1961.] 
(Schedule.) 
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1 2 3 
Sums not exceeding 
Grant 
No. 
Services and purposes. 
FA—Social and Developmental Services. 
42—Co-operation 
43--Industries—Industries 
H—Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public 
Improvements. 
XLI—Receipts from Electricity 
Schemes—Working Expenses. 
FF A—Social 	 and 	 Developmental 
Services—Capital Account outside the 
Revenue Account. 
72—Capital Outlay on Industrial Deve-
lopment outside the Revenue Account. 
Total—Grant No. 27 
Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Rs. 
67,62,000 
.1 
2,21,38,000 
i 
2,21,38,000 
Charged on 
the Con-
solidated 
Fund. 
Rs. 
11,000 
11,000 2,21,49,000 
Total. 
Rs. 
67,62,000 
2,21,49,000 
26 
27 
I 
28) 
FA—Social and Developmental Services. 
43—Industries--Cottage Industries 
FFA—Social and Developmental Services 
—Capital Account outside the Revenue 
Account. 
72—Capital Outlay on Industrial De-
velopment outside the Revenue 
Account—Cottage Industries. 
2,90,38,000 2,90,38,000 
Total—Grant No. 28 2,90,38,000 2,90,38,000 
FA—Social and Developmental Services. 
43—Industries—Cinchona 
46—Labour and Employment, 
47—Miscellaneous Departments—Fire 
Services. 
47—Miscellaneous Departments (ex-
cluding Fire Services). 
40,14,000 
23,86,000 
45,09,000 
40,14,000 
23,86,000 
45,09,000 
29 
30 
31 
32 
6 	 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1961. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
1 	 2 	 3 
Sums not exceeding 
Grant 
No. 
Services and purposes. Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the Con- 
solidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
Rs. 
33 47—Miscellaneous Departments—Wel-
fare of Scheduled Tribes and Castes 
and other Backward Classes. 
34 	 47—Miscellaneous Departments (Exclu- 
ding Fire Services and Welfare of 
Scheduled Tribes and Castes and other 
Backward Classes). 
H --Civil Works and Miscellaneous Public 
Improvements. 
35 	 50—Civil Works 
J—Miscellansous, 
36 54—Famine 
37 	 54B—Privy Purses and Allowances of 
Indian Rulers. 
) 
JJ--Miscellancnus Capital Account out- 
38 	 side the Revenue Account. 
83—Payments of commuted value of 
pensions. 
Total—Grant No. 38 
J—Miscellaneous. 
39 	 56—Stationery and Printing 
40 57--Miscellaneous—Contributions 
55—Superannuation allowances and 
pensions. 
14,04,000 
2,22,000 1,66,67,000 
1,66,67,000 
Rs. 
1,44,04,000 
60,38,000 
4,94,25,000 
2,59,24,000 
1,69,000 
Rs. 
1,44,04,000 
60,38,000 
4,80,21,000 
2,59,24,000 
1,69,000 
1,64,45,000 
1,64,45,000 
87,24,000 
1,82,69,000 
2,22,000 
9,41,000 
87,24,000 
1,92,10,000 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1961. 
IV of 1961.] 
(Schedule.) 
1 2 3 
No.
Grant 
 Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
41 
-12{ 
)Expenditure. 
I 	 57-111iseellaneous—Other Miscellaneous 
JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account 	 out- 
I 	 side the Revenue Account. 
I 
j 	 82—Capital 	 Account of other State 
L 	 Works outside the Revenue Account. 
Total---Grant No. 41 	 .. 
E—Debt Services. 
I 	 22—Interest on Debt and other Obliga- 
tions—Expenditure on displaced per- 
sons. 
J—Miscellaneous. 
57—Miscellacous--Expenditure on dis-
placed persons. 
JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account out- 
side the Revenue Account. 
82—Capital Account 	 of 	 other State 
Works outside the Revenue!Account—
Expenditure on displaced persons. 
Public Debt. 
Loans for displaced persons 
Loans and Advances by State Government. 
L 	 Loans and Advances to displaced per- 
sons. 
	
Total—Grant No. 42 	 .. 
Rs. 
16,21,63,000 
Rs. 
2,000 
Rs. 
16,21,65000 
16,21,63,000 2,000 16,21,65,000 
] 
4,61,54,000 
i 
45,89,000 5,07,43,000 
4,61,54,000 45,89,000 5,07,43,00u 
8 	 The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1961. 
[West Ben. Act 
(Schedule.) 
2 3 
Services and purposes. 
Sums not exceeding 
Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the 
Consolidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
E—Debt Services. 
22—Interest on Debt and other obliga-
tions—Community Development Pro-
jects. 
FA—Social andlDevelopmental 
47A—Community Development Projects, 
National Extension Services and Local 
Development Works. 
M—Extraordinary items. 
63B—Community Development Projects, 
National Extension Services and Local 
Development Works. 
JJ—Miscellaneous Capital Account out-
side the Revenue Account. 
82—Capital Account of other State Works 
outside the Revenue Account—Com-
munity Development Projects. 
Public-  Debt. 
Loans for Community 	 Development 
Projects. 
Loans and Advances-by State Govern- 
menti 
Loans and Advances under Community 
Development Projects. 
Total—Grant No. 43 	 .. 
M—Extraordinary items. 
63—Extraordinary Charges in India 	 .. 
64C—Pre-partition Payments .. 
Services.  
3,59,82,000 39,52,000 3,99,34,000 
3,59,82,000 39,52,000 3,99,34,000 
2,14,25,000 
3,00,000 
3,000 
.. 
2,14,28,000 
3,00,000 
1 
Grant 
No. 
43 
44 
45 
The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1961. 	 9 
IV of 1961.] 
(Schedule.) 
 
   
   
1 2 3 
Grant 
No. 
Services and purposes. 
SUMS not exceeding 
Voted by 
the 
Legislative 
Assembly. 
Charged on 
the Con- 
solidated 
Fund. 
Total. 
i4H — Capital Account of Civil Works and 
Miscellaneous 	 Public 	 Improvements 
outside the Revenue Account. 
Rs. Re. Rs. 
48 80A—Capital Outlay on Multipurpose 5,90,87,000 5,90,87,000 River Schemes outside the 	 Revenue 
Account—Damodar Valley Project. 
47 81—Capital Account of Civil Works out-
side the Revenue Account. 
9,46,42,000 1,55,000 9,47,97,000 
J—Miscellaneous. 
XLVIA—Receipts from Road and Water 
Transport Schemes—Working 	 ex- 
penses. 
48 JJ—Miscellaneous 	 Capital 	 Account 
outside the Revenue Account. 
28,06,000 28,06,000 
82B—Capital Outlay on Road and Water 
Transport Schemes outside the Revenue 
Account. 
Total—Grant No. 48 28,06,000 28,06,000 
49 85A—Capital Outlay on Schemes 	 of 
Government Trading. 
Public Debt. 
Floating Debt 
Loans from Union Government (exclud- 
50 ing loans for displaced persons 	 and 12,37,66,000 12,37,66,000 
Community Development Projects). 
Other loans 
total—Grant No. 50 12,37,66,000 12,37, 116,000 
Loans and Advances by State Government. 
51 Loans and Advances by State Got. ern-
m eat. 
9,36,27,000 9,36,27,000 
Grand Total 1,44,16,76,001 23,47,46,000 1,67,64,22,001 
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