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Power of Government to make rules for the purposes of this Act - (1) The Government shall, in addition to the rule making powers, conferred on them by any other provisions of this Act, have power to make rules generally to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Government may make rules - (i) as to all matters under this Act, relating to electoral rolls or the conduct of elections, not expressly provided for in this Act, including deposits to be made by candidates standing for election and the conditions under which such deposits may be forfeited, and the conduct of inquiries and the decision of disputes relating to electoral rolls or elections; (ii) 1[XXXX] (iii) as to the interpellation of the Sarpanch, President or *[Chairperson] by the members of the gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or as the case may be of the *[Zilla Praja Parishad] and the moving of resolutions at meeting of a gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or the *[Zilla Praja Parishad]; (iv) as to the delegation of any function of a gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or a *[Zilla Praja Parishad] respectively to the Sarpanch, President or *[Chairperson] or any member or officer of the gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or *[Zilla Praja Parishad] or any employee of the State or Central Government; (v) as to the transfer of allotments entered in the sanctioned budget of a gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or *[Zilla Praja Parishad] from one head to another; (vi) as to the estimates of receipts and expenditure, returns, statements and reports to be submitted by gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or *[Zilla Praja Parishad]; (vii) as to the accounts to be kept by gram panchayats, *[Mandal Praja Parishads] or *[Zilla Praja Parishads], the audit and publication of such accounts and the conditions under which rate payers may appear before auditors, inspect book and accounts, and take exceptions to items entered or omitted; (viii) as to the preparation of plans and estimates for works and the powers of gram panchayat, *[Mandal Praja Parishad] or *[Zilla Praja Parishad] and of servants of the State or Central Government to accord professional or administrative sanction to estimates; (ix) as to the powers of auditors to disallow and surcharge items, appeals against order of disallowance or surcharge and the recovery of sums disallowed or surcharged; (x) as to the powers of auditors, inspecting and superintending officers and officers authorised to hold inquiries to summon and examine witnesses and to compel