(1)- The Nigam and a Jal Sansthan shall before the commencement of, and may at any time during a financial year, prepare a statement or a supplementary statement, as the case may be, of programme of its activities during that year as well as financial estimate in respect thereof and the same shall be submitted in the case of Nigam to the State Government and in the case of Jal Sansthan to the Nigam in such manner, in such form and by such dates as the State Government may, by general or special order direct, for the previous approval of the State Government or the Nigam, as the case may be :
Provided that in the event of such previous approval not being received before the commencement of the financial year for which such financial statement has been, submitted, the Nigam or the Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, shall be entitled to expend on all accounts up to an amount not exceeding the amount approved for the corresponding period of the previous financial year and such amount shall not include any sum spent out of the grants and subventions during the said period.
(2)- The Nigam and a Jal Sansthan shall cause to be maintained such proper books of account and other books in relation to its accounts and prepare the balance-sheet in such form and manner as the regulations may require.
(3)- The accounts of the Nigam and Jal Sansthan shall be audited by such Auditor, in such manner and at such times as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct, and the Auditor so appointed shall have such powers of requiring the production of documents and the furnishing of information respecting such matters, and shall have such powers in respect of disallowance and surcharge as may be prescribed.
(4)- The accounts of the Nigam and a Jal Sansthan, as certified by the Auditor together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the State Government and the Nigam respectively, who may issue such directions to the Nigam or the Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, as it may deem fit, and the Nigam or the Jal Sansthan shall comply with such directions.
(5)- The State Government shall -
(a)- cause the accounts of the Nigam together with the audit report thereon, received by it under sub-section (4) to be laid annually before each House of the State Legislature, and
(b)- cause the accounts of the Nigam to be published in such manner as it thinks fit.
Provided that in the event of such previous approval not being received before the commencement of the financial year for which such financial statement has been, submitted, the Nigam or the Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, shall be entitled to expend on all accounts up to an amount not exceeding the amount approved for the corresponding period of the previous financial year and such amount shall not include any sum spent out of the grants and subventions during the said period.
(2)- The Nigam and a Jal Sansthan shall cause to be maintained such proper books of account and other books in relation to its accounts and prepare the balance-sheet in such form and manner as the regulations may require.
(3)- The accounts of the Nigam and Jal Sansthan shall be audited by such Auditor, in such manner and at such times as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct, and the Auditor so appointed shall have such powers of requiring the production of documents and the furnishing of information respecting such matters, and shall have such powers in respect of disallowance and surcharge as may be prescribed.
(4)- The accounts of the Nigam and a Jal Sansthan, as certified by the Auditor together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the State Government and the Nigam respectively, who may issue such directions to the Nigam or the Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, as it may deem fit, and the Nigam or the Jal Sansthan shall comply with such directions.
(5)- The State Government shall -
(a)- cause the accounts of the Nigam together with the audit report thereon, received by it under sub-section (4) to be laid annually before each House of the State Legislature, and
(b)- cause the accounts of the Nigam to be published in such manner as it thinks fit.