Establishment and maintenance of the Fund

The State Government shall establish and maintain in and for the State of Maharashtra a Fund called the Maharashtra State Scarcity Relief Fund". The Fund shall consist of—

1. (1) the securities (including cash balances if any) mentioned in section 4A;
2. (2) the interest which may from time to time accrue on such securities ;
3. (3) such other sums as the State Government may from time to time contribute to the Fund under sub-section
4. (2) of section 7 or otherwise ; and
5. (4) the interest which may from time to time, accrue on the securities in which the sums to the credit of the Fund may be invested or reinvested under section 6.