Audit of Municipal Accounts

Audit of Municipal Accounts-

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Local Fund Audit Act, 1933 (IX of 1933), the annual accounts of every Council shall be subject to audit under the said Act and the Council shall be liable to pay such audit fee as the State Government may from time to time, specify in this behalf.
2. (2) Copies of the Audit Report of the Auditor on the annual account of the Council under sub-section (1) shall be furnished to the State Government or such other authority as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf in addition to the President and Chief Municipal Officer.
3. (3) If the accounts of the Council are not audited under the sub-section (1) by the Local Fund Audit Department, the Council, shall have the option, subject to sanction of the State Government, to get its accounts audited by an outside agency.