Chapter IV FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

1. (1) The State Government shall, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature by law in this behalf, pay to the Commission by way of grants from the Consolidated Fund of the State, such sums of money as the State Government may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) The Commission may spend such sums as deemed necessary for performing the functions under this Act, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1).

1. (1) The Commission 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 Accountant General.
2. (2) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Accountant General at such intervals as may be specified by him, and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Commission to the Accountant General.
3. (3) The Accountant General and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Commission under this Act shall have the same rights and privileges, and authority in connection with such audit as the Accountant General 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 officers of the Commission.

1. (1) The Commission shall prepare in such form and at such time, for each financial year, as may be prescribed, its annual report, giving a full account of its activities during the previous financial year and forward a copy thereof to the State Government.

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Backward Classes Act, 2005

1. (2) Without prejudice to the provision of sub-section (1), the Commission may forward such additional reports, in particular, about its recommendations regarding the Lists, as and when deemed expedient.

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Government shall cause the annual report, together with a memorandum of action taken on the advice or recommendations tendered by the Commission under sections 9 and 11 and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any such advice or recommendations, and the audit report, to be laid, as soon as may be, after they are received, before each House of the State Legislature.