Chapter V Chapter V

Accounts, Audit and Reports

The State Government may, after appropriation duly made by the State Legislature, by law in this behalf makes such grants and advances to the Authority as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions and discharge of its duties under this Act; and all grants and advances made shall be on such term and conditions as the State Government may determine.

The Authority shall prepare in such form and at such time in each financial year as may be prescribed, its budget for the next financial year, showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Authority and forward the same to the Government.

1. (1) TheAuthorityshall maintain properaccounts and other relevantrecordsand prepare an annualstatement ofaccountsin such form as maybeprescribedbythe Governmentin consultation with the Accountant General.
2. (2) Theaccountsof theAuthorityshall beaudited by theAccountantGeneralat suchintervalsas maybe specifiedbyhimandanyexpenditureincurredin connectionwithsuchaudit shallbepayablebythe Authorityto theAccountantGeneral.
3. (3) TheAccountantGeneralandanyperson appointed by him inconneclionwith theauditof the accounts 01theAuthorityunderthis Act shall have the same rights andprivilegesandauthorityin connection wiLhsuch audit astheAccountantGeneralgenerally has in connection with the audit ofGovernmentaccounts and , inparticular,shall havetherighttodemandthe produclion ofbooks,accounts,connectedvouchers and otherdocumentsandpapersand toinspect anyof Ihe offices 01the Authority.
4. (4) Theaccountsof the Authority, ascertifiedby theAccountantGeneralor anyotherpersonappointed by him in this behalftogetherwith theauditreport thereonshallbeforwarded annuallytotheState Governmentby the Authority and the StateGovernmentshall causetheaudilreport to belaid,within a period of six months from the date of its receipt, before theSlate Legislature.

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1. (a) TheAuthorityshallprepareonce every yearinsuchformJandatsuchtimeasmaybe prescribed,an annual report, giving asummaryof its activities during the previous year and copies or the report shall beforwardedto the StateGovernments.
2. (b) Suchannualreport shall include anAnnexure containingirrigationbacklogof eachdistrictbased on the StateaverageRabbiequivalentirrigationpotential Dlstrlctwisesown area,standardRabbiequivalent irrigationpotentialfrom Statesector analocalsector schemes,percentageof irrigation potential to the sown area,percentageless than Ihe Stateaverage,backlog inHectarefor thelatestyearforwhichIhe datais available,andeveryyearthereafter,physicalbacklog worked out on the basis of State average andfinancial backlogbasedon the latestscheduleof rates.
3. (c) Such reportshall also include Annexure showing Distrietwise and Regionwise yearly expenditure incurred on the Irrigation Sector and cumulative figures upto latest. yearfor which data is available and every year thereafter.
4. (d) Thedetailsor Annexuresat clauses
5. (b) and
6. (e) may bemodifiedinaccordancewith IheGovernor's directives,from time to time.

1. (2) A copy of the report received under sub-section
2. (1) shall be laid withinsixmonths,afterit isreceived, beforethe StateLegislalure.