West Bengal Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1978
Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com West Bengal Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1978 16 of 1978 [30 March 1978] CONTENTS 1. Short title 2 . Issue of Rs. 3,31,69,73.850 out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the year 1977-78 3. Appropriation SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE West Bengal Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1978 16 of 1978 [30 March 1978] PREAMBLE An Act 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, 1978. 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, 1978; I t is hereby enacted in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV, of the 28th March, 1978, page 576; for proceedings of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, see the proceedings of the meeting of that Assembly held on the 29th March, 1978. 1. Short title :- This Act may be called the West Bengal Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1978. 2. Issue of Rs. 3,31,69,73.850 out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the year 1977-78 :- 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 three hundred thirty-one crores sixty-nine lakhs seventy-three thousand eight hundred and fifty towards defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1978, in respect of the services and purposes specified in column 2 of the Schedule. 3. Appropriation :- 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, 1978. SCHEDULE 1 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 1 211-State Legislatures . . 15,000 15,000 Serial 2 212-Governor . . 19,000 19,000 3 213-Council of Ministers . . 1,00,000 1,00,000 4 214- Administration of Justice . . 13,35,200 13,35,200 5 215-Elections . . 1,75,27,000 1,75,27,000 (b) Fiscal Services (ii) Collection of Taxes on Property and Capital Transactions 8 230-Stamps and Registration . . 23,81,000 23,81,000 (iii) Collection of Taxes on Commodities and Services 10 239-State Excise . . 5,99,000 6,000 6,05,000 13 245-Other Taxes and Duties on Commodities and Services. . . 11,00,000 11,00,000 (iv) Other Fiscal Services 14 247-Other Fiscal Services . . 5,000 5,000 (c) Interest Payment and Servicing of Debt 16 249-Interest Payments . . 5,49,20,000 5,49,20,000 (d) Administrative Services 21 255-Police 61,41,000 1,84,744 63,25,744 24 258-Stationery and Printing . . 16,06,000 16,06,000 259-Public Works 79.000 79,000 (Public Works under Functional Heads) B-Social and Community Services 277-Education (Sports) 3,000 3,000 (Buildings) . . Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account A-Capital Account of General Services 459-Capital Outlay on Public Works . . 20,000 20,000 25 (Capital Outlay on Public Works Under Functional Heads) B-Capital Account of Social and Community Services 477-Capital Outlay on Education, Art and Culture (Excluding Sports and Youth Welfare) (Buildings). . . 2,12,456 2,12,456 483-Capital Outlay on Housing (Buildings). . . 7,61,884 7,61,884 Total 10,76,340 10,76,340 REVENUE ACCOUNT A- General Services (d) Administrative Services 27 265-Other Administrative Services . . 1,23,30,000 73,942 1,24,03,942 (e) Pensions and Miscellaneous General Services 28 266-Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits. . . 90,000 90,000 B-Social and Community Services 31 276-Secretariat- Social and Community Services. . . 3,26,000 2,837 3,28,837 33 277-Education (Youth Welfare) 7,000 7,000 277-Education (Excluding Sports and Youth Welfare). 1,97,98,000 74,092 1,98,72,092 278-Art and Culture 7,96.000 7,96,000 34 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account F-Loans and Advances 677-Loans for Education, Art and Culture (Excluding Sports and Youth Welfare). 14,80,000 14,80,000 Total 2,20,74,000 74,092 2,21,48,092 REVENUE ACCOUNT B- Social and Community Services 36 280-Medical 1,64,08,000 8,257 1,64,16,257 38 282-Public Health, Sanitation and Water Supply. . . 3,50,09,000 557 3,50,09,557 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account B-Capital Account of Social and Community Services 483-Capital Outlay on Housing . . 3,000 3,000 39 F-Loans and Advances 683-Loans for Housing . . 19*31,000 19,31,000 Total 19,31,000 3,000 19,34,000 REVENUE ACCOUNT B- Social and Community Services 40 284-Urban Development . . 2,38,50,000 2,38,50,000 46 288-Social Security and Welfare (Excluding Civil Supplies, Relief and Rehabilitation of Displaced Persons and Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes). . . 26,34,000 26,34,000 47 289-Relief on account of Natural Calamities. . . 2,34,78,000 2,34,78,000 48 295-Other Social and Community Services. . . 18,000 18,000 C-Economic Services (a) General (a) General Economic Services 49 296-Secretariat- Economic Services . . 1,200 1,200 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account C-Capital Account of Economic Services (a) Capital Account of General Economic Services 498-Capital Outlay on Co- operation . . 16,91,000 16,91,000 50 F-Loans and Advances 698-Loans for Co-operation . . 1 1 Total 16,91,001 16,91,001 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services (a) General Economic Services 51 304-Other General Economic Services 11,08,000 11,08,000 (b) Agriculture and Allied Services 305-Agriculture . . 1,51,51,000 24,229 1,51,75,229 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account 52 F-Loans and Advances 705-Loans for Agriculture (Excluding Public Undertakings). . . 1,67,59,000 1,67,59,000 Total 3,19,10,000 24,229 3,19,34,229 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services (b) Agriculture and Allied Services 306-Minor Irrigation . . 65,72,000 10,359 65,82,359 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account C-Capital Account of Economic Services 53 (b) Capital Account of Agriculture and Allied Services 506-Capital Outlay on Minor Irrigation, Soil Conservation and Area Development. . . 1,21,57,000 1,21,57,000 Total 1,87,29,000 10,359 1,87,39,359 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services (b) Agriculture and Allied Services 55 310-Animal Husbandry . . 7,026 7,026 56 311-Dairy Development . . 3,531 3,531 58 313-Forest . . 12,28,500 5,000 12,33,500 59 314-Community Development (Panchayat). . . 1,41,04,000 1,41,04,000 60 314-Community Development (Excluding Panchayat). . . 1,06,05,000 1,06,05,000 (c) Industry and Minerals 320-Industries (Closed and Sick Industries). . . 1 1 61 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account F-Loans and Advances 726-Loans for Consumer Industries (Closed and Sick Industries). . . 1 1 Total 2 2 62 720-Loans for Industrial Research and Development (Excluding Closed and Sick Industries). . . 30,90,000 30,90,000 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account C-Capital Account of Economic Services ( ) C it l (c) Capital Account of Industry and Minerals 521-Capital Outlay on Village and Small Industries (Excluding Public. Undertakings). . . 40,52,000 40,52,000 63 F-Loans and Advances 721-Loans for Village and Small Industries (Excluding Public Undertakings). . . 1 1 Total 40,52,001 40,52,001 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services 65 (d) Water and Power Development 331-Water and Power Development Services. . . 26,000 26,000 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account C-Capital Account of Economic Services (d) Capital Account of Water and Power Development 532-Capital Outlay on 15,557 15,557 Multipurpose River Projects. . . 66 533-Capital Outlay on Irrigation, Navigation, Drainage and Flood Control Projects. . . 1,95,37,000 2,86,615 1,98,23,615 Total 1,95,37,000 3,02,172 1,98,39,172 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services (e) Transport and Communications 337-Roads and Bridges . . 23,905 23,905 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account 70 C-Capital Account of Economic Services (e) Capital Account of Transport and Communications 537-Capital Outlay on Roads and Bridges. . . 2,01,19,000 1,46,355 2,02,65,355 Total 2,01,19,000 1,70,260 2,02,89,260 REVENUE ACCOUNT C- Economic Services (e) Transport and Communications 338-Road and Water Transport Services. . . 49,00,600 49,00,600 71 Capital 71 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account F-Loans and Advances 738-Loans for Road and Water Transport Services. . . 2,29,00,000 2,29.00,000 Total 2,78,00,600 2,78,00,600 REVENUE ACCOUNT D- Grants-in-Aid and Contributions 74 363- Compensation and Assignments to Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (Excluding Panchayat). 3,40,93,000 3,40,93,000 Capital Expenditure Outside the Revenue Account C-Capital Account of Economic Services (b) Capital Account of Agriculture and Allied Services 505-Capital Outlay on Agriculture (Public Undertakings). . . 13,33.000 13,33,000 F-Loans and Advances 76 723-Loans for Petroleum, Chemicals and 22,96,000 22,96,000 Fertiliser Industries (Public Undertakings). . . 726-Loans for Consumer Industries (Public Undertakings). . . 65,00,000 65,00,000 Total 87,96,000 13,33,000 1,01,29,000 C-Capital Account of Economic Services (c) Capital Account of Industry and Minerals 82 530- Investments in Industrial Financial Institutions (Excluding Public Undertakings). . . 25,00,000 25,00,000 E-Public Debt Serial 83 603-Internal Debt of the State Government. . . 2,49,98,93,000 2,49,98,93,000 604-Loans and Advances from the Central Government. . . 38,98,02,000 38,98,02,000 Total 2,88,96,95,000 2,88,96,95,000 F-Loans and Advances 84 766-Loans to Government Servants, etc. . . 7,00,000 7,00,000 Grand Total 36,76,06,104 2,94,93,67,746 3,31,69,73,850
Act Metadata
- Title: West Bengal Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1978
- Type: S
- Subtype: Bengal
- Act ID: 15206
- Digitised on: 13 Aug 2025