Budget.

(1) The Board shall, by such date in each year as may be prescribed prepare and submit to Government for approval two separate budgets in the prescribed form for the next financial year, to be called the Khadi Budget and the Village Industries Budget showing the estimated receipts and expenditure in respect of Khadi and Village Industries respectively during that financial year. The Board shall forward a copy of the budget to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for information and remarks if any. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) no sum shall be expended by or on behalf of the Board unless such expenditure is covered by a specific provision in the budget approved by Government. (3) The Board may within the respective limits of the Khadi Budget and the Village Industries Budget sanction re-appropriation from one Head of expenditure to another or from a provision made for one scheme to that in respect of another, but subject to the provisions of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 24, in no case shall a re-appropriation of funds be made from the Khadi Budget to the Village Industries Budget, or from the Village Industries Budget to the Khadi Budget: Provided that no re-appropriation from the head “Loan” to any other head of expenditure and vice versa in the budget shall be sanctioned by the Board except with the previous approval of Government and the Khadi and Village Industries Commission. (4) The Board may within such limits and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed incur expenditure in excess of the limit provided in the budget approved by Government under any head of expenditure or in connection with any particular scheme so long as the aggregate amount in either budget approved by Government is not exceeded.