Chapter IV PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROGRAMMES

(1) In each year on or before such date as may be fixed by the Government, the Board shall prepare and forward to the Government and the District Planning Committee constituted under Section 53 of the Kerala Municipality Act 1994 (20 of 1994) a programme of work. (2) The programme shall contain - (a) such particulars of the scheme which the Board proposes to execute, whether in part or whole, during the next year; (b) particulars of any work or undertaking which the Board proposes to organize during the next year for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act; and (c) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (3) The District Planning Committee shall within one month from the date of receipt of the programme of work from the Board forward the same to the Government with its recommendations.

The Government may approve and sanction the programme in whole or with such modifications as they deem fit after due consideration of the recommendations of the District Planning Committees.

The Board may prepare and forward a supplementary programme for the sanction of the Government in such form and before such date as the Government may prescribe and the provisions of Section 17, Section 18 shall apply to such supplementary programme.

The Board may with the previous approval of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, make any alteration in any scheme so long as the aggregate amount sanctioned for the scheme is not exceeded. A report of the alteration shall be send to the Government and the District Planning Committee concerned in such form and within such time as may be prescribed.