This Act authorises payment and appropriation of specified sums from the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the year ending 31 March 1957.
n r- ^ ' COVERNMEMT OF WEST BENGAL Legislative Department West Bengal Act V of 1957 THE WEST BENGAL APPROPRBATION ACT, 1957 [Passed by. the West Bengal Legislature.] / n [iV^ent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette' ' ' ^xtraQydinary, of the 29tb March, 1957,]. n [ 29th Marcfi, 1957.] An to authorise 'payment and appropriation of certain further sums- from and out of the Consolidated Fund of West Bengal for the service of the year ending on th'e thirty-first _day of March, 19o7. Whereas "it is expedient to authorise payment-and appro priation of certain further sums from and out of the Consoli dated Fund of West Beni^nl for the service of'the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1957; It is hereby enacted in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India/by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows: — 1, Tiiis Act may be called the West Bengal Appropria- Short title, tion Act, 1957. 2i From and out of the Consolidated Fund of West' Issue of Bengal there may be paid and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the of the Co* aggregate, to tlie sum of rupees fiii^^een crores, thirty-seveu solidated^* lakhs, forty-seven thousand and two hundred and thirty-seven Pundof towards- defraying the several charges which will come in ^ Ben. course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first 195?® day , of March, 1957, in respect of the services specified in 57. '' column 2 of the Schedule. U The sums authorised to be paid and applied from and Annr®T^,.• 3. out ooff the Consolidated Fund of. West Beng_a l b„y this- Act tit*. 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, 1957. ♦Price—Indian, 6 nP.; Engliih, 2d, The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1957. [West Ben. Ac {Schedule.) SCHEDT1T.E. {See sections 2 and 3.) Sums not exceeding— Grant Services and purposes. Charged on No. Voted by the Legislative the Con Total. Assembly. solidated fund. Bs. Rs. Rs. 1—Tases on Income other than 19,000 1,000 Corporation Tax and Estate Duty. 2 7 —Land Revenue 600 3 8 —State Excise Duties 58,000 4 9 —Stamps 32,000 5 1 0—Forest 4,60,000 6 1 1—Registration 1,88,000 13—Other Tates and Duties 33,000 10 18—Other Revenue Expenditure 22,88,000 financed from Ordinary Revenues. 11 22—Interest on Debt and other 97,000 obligations. 13 23—General Administration 72,600 14 27—Adininistration of Justice 5,08,000 16 29—Police 1,49,000 17 30—Ports and Pilotage 72,000 18 36—Scientific Departments 9,000 19 37—Education 1,08,58,000 22 40—Agriculture—Agriculture 1,61,39,000 27 43—Industries—Cottage Industries 8,99,000 31 47—Miscellaneous Departments— 1,60,600 Fire Services. 32 47—Miscellaneous Departments 6,82,000 —Excluding Fire Services. 33 60—Civil Works 10,000 34 64—Famine 5,65,29,000 5,000 W' The West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1957. V of 1957.] (Schedule.) 1 2 3 Sums not exceeding— Grant Charged on No. Services and purposes. Voted by the Legislative the Con Total. Assembly. solidated fund. . Rs. Rs. Rs. 35 54B—Privy Purses and Allowances of 2,000 2,000 nn Indian Rulers. 36 55—Superannuation Allowances and 8,05,000 8>05,000 Pensions. 37 50—Stationery and Printing 5,66,200 6,66,200 39 57—Miscellaneous—Contributions • 1 2,96,000 1,48,000 14,44,000 40 57—Miscellaneous—Other Miscel 3.98,42,000 4.000 3,98,46,000 . laneous expenditure. 43 63—Extraordinary charges in India 23,51,000 10,900 23,61,900 46 81—Capital Account_of Civil Works 1,31,437 1,31,437 outside the Revonue Account. •• 47 82B—Capital Outlay on Road and 10,67,000 10,67,000 Water Transport Schemes •f outside the Revonue Account. 48 86A—Capital Outlay on State 60,000 60,000 • S chemes of Government Trad ing. 61 Loans and Advances by State 1,80,94,000 1,80,94,000 Government. Total 15,31,06,800 6,40,437 15,37,47,237 ■\VBGP-67/8-1027A-5M