Bill No.7 of 2009
THE WEST BENGAL RURAL HEALTH REGULATORY AUTHORITY BILL,2009.
http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/notice/let_to_aso.pdf
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM.

Non- Recurring:
(i) Cost of upgrading or improving existing buildings of district level health facilities:
Considering that the State Government, at inception, would set up four Medical Institutes by way of upgrading or improving the existing health care facilities (inclusive of residential facilities) at District level, and that no additional cost would accure for acquisition of land, therefore,an ad-hoc estimate of four crore rupees may be considered for the first five..

(ii) Cost of books, periodicals, furniture. audio-visual aids. equipments, teaching aids, laboratory equipments and reagents:
The total expenditure on above accounts would be fifteen lakh rupees per Medical Institute per annum. Therefore, the initial expenditure which may be considered for the first five years would be three crore rupees.

Recurring grants to be provided to the Authority:

(i) Staff Salary:
The total expenditure on account of salary per annum of the Register and other full time non-technical supporting staff, as per the provisions of this Bill, will be around five lakh rupees per annum. The expenditure for the initial five years will be around twenty-five lakh rupees.

(ii) Payment of additional remuneration of teaching and other technical staff who would participate in the teaching and training process:
The total expenditure on account of additional remuneration payable to reaching and technical personnel who would render, directly or indirectly, the teaching and training services in addition to their usual duties, will be around one lakh rupees per institute per annum. The expenditure for the initial five years will be around twenty lakh rupees.

(iii) Contingency and other costs:
In addition, funds will be required for recurring expenditure on telephone bills, electricity bills, stationery , fuel consumables for office work, and, other contingent items. The total cost for such contingencies is estimated to be five lakh rupees for the initial five years.

Financial estimate for the initial five years is, therefore, as follows:-

The liability of the State Government will, however, be met from the appropriate provisions to be made in the Budget in consultation with the Finance Department in
due course.
SURJYA KANT A MISHRA,
Member-in-charge.
KOLKATA,
The 23rd April, 2009.
By order of the Governor,
ANINDYA BHATTACHARYYA,
Secy.-in-charge to the Govt. of West Bengal,
Law Department.

Notes-
1. Here the budget is for 4 Medical Institutes (note- not Health Institutes) which comes to 4,00,00,000 rupees.
2. Accrue is spelled wrongly
3. Since when has an annual expenditure been considered non-recurring?
4. The support staff including the Registrar will be paid around Rs 40,000 per month
5. The teaching is only worth Rs 8,500 per month per district level institute. This hardly comes to Rs 400 per day. This is the level of payment for an ANM. Are these institutes with nearly 1 crore of furniture to be taught by this staff on the salary of Rs 8500?
6. Fuel of Rs 8500 per month for the Registrar’s Office. But for the 4 Institutes?
8. There is no provision for depreciation of the buildings. No recurring costs for maintenance of equipment. No mention of how many students will be trained by an institute.