Annual statement of accounts

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(1) The Lokayukta shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
(2) The accounts of the Lokayukta 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 Lokayukta to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Lokayukta under this Act shall have the same rights and privileges and the authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India generally has in connection with the audit of 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 Lokayukta.
(4) The accounts of the Lokayukta, 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 State Government and the State Government shall cause them to be laid before the State Legislative Assembly.

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