Chapter IV Chapter IV

(1) There shall be a Fund called the Dr. H Narasimaih Science, Educational, Cultural and Tourism Development Authority Fund. (2) There shall be credited to the said Fund;- (i) all grants, subventions, donations and gifts made by the Central Government, State Government, any local authority or anybody, whether incorporated or not or any person; (ii) the amount borrowed by the Authority; and (iii) all other sums received by or on behalf of the Authority from any source whatsoever. (3) Except as otherwise directed by the State Government all moneys credited to the Fund shall be invested in any Scheduled Bank or in the State Government Treasury. (4) The administrative expenses of the Authority including the salaries, allowances and pension if any, payable to the Commissioner and other officers and employees of the Authority shall be defrayed out of the fund of the Authority.

The Fund and all property held or vested in the Authority shall be applied for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

a. The State Government may every year make a grant to the Authority of a sum equivalent to the administrative expenses of the Authority, until the Authority reaches self-maintenance stage out of its own resources. b. The Authority within five years from its inceptions shall work towards self- sustainability and from sixth year onwards make an all out efforts top maintain, run and develop from its own earnings. c. The Authority may borrow funds from other sources only with the prior approval of the Government.

(1) The Authority shall prepare every year, before such date and in such form as may be prescribed, a budget estimate of its income and expenditure for the financial year and shall forward it to the State Government for sanction. (2) The Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka shall be the nodal Department for the Authority on behalf of Government to exercise supervision, control and to issue directions to the Authority (3) Expenditure shall be incurred out of the sanctioned budget by the Authority and as per approved plan. In case of any emergency for expenditures related to other matters or issues or plans, a special meeting of the authority shall be convened to decide on the same (4) The Authority shall not have power to reappropriate funds from one unit of expenditure to another unit, beyond the permissible limits as stipulated by the Government. However, prior approval of the State Government is required for any re-appropriation beyond permissible limit

(1) The Commissioner shall cause to be prepare and maintained such books of accounts, annual statement of accounts and other registers in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) The financial year of the Authority shall commence on 1st April of each calendar year and shall end on 31st March of the succeeding calendar year. (3) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited annually by the Controller, State Accounts Department. The Authority or the State Government may order concurrent and special audits also. (4) The auditor shall, for the purposes of the audit, have access to all the accounts and other records of the Authority. (5) As soon as may be after the receipt of the annual statement of accounts and the report of the auditor, the Authority shall consider it in its meeting and send a copy of the annual statement of accounts together with a copy of the report of the auditor to the State Government, along with its explanation on the comments made by the auditor, if any, and a statement of action taken by the Authority to remedy the irregularities or loopholes, if any, pointed out by the auditor. (6) The State Government may after perusal of the report of the auditor, and other documents submitted to it, as in sub-section (5), give such directions as it thinks fit to the Authority and the Authority shall comply with such directions. (3) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited annually by the Controller, State Accounts Department. The Authority or the State Government may order concurrent and special audits also. (4) The auditor shall, for the purposes of the audit, have access to all the accounts and other records of the Authority. (5) As soon as may be after the receipt of the annual statement of accounts and the report of the auditor, the Authority shall consider it in its meeting and send a copy of the annual statement of accounts together with a copy of the report of the auditor to the State Government, along with its explanation on the comments made by the auditor, if any, and a statement of action taken by the Authority to remedy the irregularities or loopholes, if any, pointed out by the auditor. (6) The State Government may after perusal of the report of the auditor, and other documents submitted to it, as in sub-section (5), give such directions as it thinks fit to the Authority and the Authority shall comply with such directions.

(1) The Authority shall prepare an Annual Report of its working for each financial year and submit it to the State Government along with other reports under section 35. (2) The Authority shall before such date, in such form and at such intervals as may be prescribed, submit the prescribed reports to the State Government.

The Authority shall not sell any land within its jurisdiction for any purpose and to any person except with the prior approval of the State Government.

All members, officers and servants of the Authority, shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act to be public servants within the meaning of clause (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023).

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done under this Act.

(1) If the State Government is satisfied that the Authority has made default in performing any duty imposed on it by or under this Act, it may fix a period for the performance of that duty. (2) If in the opinion of the State Government, the Authority fails or neglects to perform such duty within the period so fixed for its performance, it shall be lawful for the State Government, notwithstanding anything contained in section 4 to supersede and reconstitute the Authority in the prescribed manner. (3) After the supersession of the Authority and until it is reconstituted, the powers, duties and functions of the Authority under this Act shall be carried on by the State Government or by such officer or officers, as the State Government may appoint for this purpose.

(1) The State Government may, by notification, declare that with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, the Authority shall be dissolved: Provided that no such declaration shall be made by the State Government unless, a resolution to that effect has been moved in and passed by both Houses of the State Legislature. (2) With effect from the date specified in the notification under sub-section (1),- (a) all properties, funds and dues which are vested in and realizable by the Authority shall vest in and be realizable by the State Government. (b) all liabilities enforceable against the Authority shall be enforceable against the State Government to the extent of the properties, funds and dues vested in and realised by the State Government.

(1) The State Government shall have general administrative control and supervision over all activities and affairs of the Authority. (2) The State Government may call for the records of any proceedings of the Authority, the Commissioner or any officer subordinate to the Authority, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of such proceedings and may pass such order with respect thereto as it thinks fit.

The State Government may give such directions to the Authority as in its opinion are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purpose of this Act and it shall be the duty of the Authority, to comply with such directions.

(1) The State Government may, after previous publication by notification make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) Every rule or notification made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or notification or both Houses agree that the rule or notification should not be made, the rule or notification shall, from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without, prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or notification.

The Authority may subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made under section 44 and with the previous sanction of the State Government, by notification make regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may by notification, make such provisions as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that, no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of the period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature.