Lawgist37Accounts and audit
(1) Every Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government, in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(2) The accounts of every Authority shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Authority to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Authority shall have the same rights and privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India generally has in connection with the audit of the Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of the Authority.
(4) The accounts of every Authority as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government and the Central Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.
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- 31 Constitution of Authority
- 32 Officers of Authority and other staff
- 33 Special provision for transfer of officers or other employees to Authority
- 34 Functions of Authority
- 35 Grants and loans by Central Government
- 36 Constitution of Fund and its application
- 37 Accounts and audit
- 38 Directions by Central Government
- 39 Returns and reports
- 40 Power to supersede Authority
- 41 Members, officers and other employees of Authority to be public servants
