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(1) An Anchalik Panchayat may, subject to the siuk.ngiund,pr o v isio n s of any law relating to the raising of loan by iocal authorities for the time being in force, raise from time to time, with the approval of the Government, loans for the purpose of this Act, and create a sinking fund for he re-payment of such loans. t (2) An Anchalik Panchayat may borrow money from the Government, or with the previous sanction of the Government, from bank or other financial institutions, for furtherance of its objectives on the basis of specific schemes as may be drawn up by the Anchalik Panchayat for the purpose. Budget of 59- (1) Every Anchalik Panchayat shall, at such time 4 Anchalik Pa-and in such manner as may be prescribed, prepare in cchaya • each year, a budget of its estimated receipts and disbursements for the following year and submit the budget to the Zilla Parishad. (2) The Zilla Parishad, within such time as may be prescribed, either approve the budget or return it to the Anchalik Panchayat for such modifications as it may direct- On such modification being made, the budget shall be submitted within such time as may be prescribed by the Zilla Parishad. If the approval of the Zilla i THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, IM AY 5, 1 94 657 Parishad is not received by the Anchalik Pancliayat by the last date of the year, the budget shall be deemed to be approved by the Zilla Parishad. (3) No expenditure shall be incurred unless the budget is approved by the Zilla Parishad. (4) lire Anchalik Panchayat may prepare in each year a supplementary estimate providing for, any modifica tion of its budget and may submit to the Zilla Parishad for approval within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed. AA thOrkVf 60.An Anchalik Panchayat shali keep such accounts nXayat. * a n d in such form as may be prescribed. Auditing (1) The audit of the accounts of the u ‘ Anchalik Panchayat shall be carried out by the authority as may be prescribed by the Government and a copy of the audit report shall be forwarded to the Anchalik Panchayat, to the Zilla Parishad and to the Directoe of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam within onr month of the completion of the audit. , (2) On receipt of the audit report referred to in sub section (1), the Anchalik Panchayat shall either remedy any defects or irregularities which have been pointed out in the audit and send to the Zilla Parishad and to the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam, within three months and the intimation of its having done so or shall, within the said period, supply any further explanation to the authorities mentioned herein, in regard to such defects or irregularities as it may deem fit. s‘a® p A,y 62- (1) An Anchalik Panchayat being coterminous hayat- anC t0 a Development Block shall have an Executive Officer appointed by Government who shall be the Ex-officio Secretary. Provided that the Block Devt lopment Officer or such other officer as may be appointed by Government shall hold the post of the Executive Officer and Secretary of the An chalik Panchayat. 638 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY, 6, 1994 (2) The other staff of the Anchalik Panchayat shal be appointed as provided in Section 140 of the Act. In respect of the provincialised Panchayat employees working under the Anchalik Panchayat, the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development shall be the appointfng authority. (3) The Government may post/depute staff, if considered ® necessary from time to time, to work in Anchalik Panchayat in addition to the staff of Grade—I and II to setv under the Anchalik Panchayat. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or any of the law; for the time being in force, the Government or the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam, as the case may be, shall have the powers to effect transfer of the concerned officers and the provincialised staff in consultation ^with the Zilla Paris'/1.ad concerned. Powers and function* of the Execu• this \Act, tive Officer of the Anc- b a lik Pan chayat. (a) (l)Save as otherwise expressly provided by or under the Executive Officer shall, - exercise all powers sp cifically imposed or conferred upon him by or under this Act, or any other law for the time being in force ; (b lay down the duties of and supervise the works of the officers and officials holding office under the Anchalik Panchayat in accordance with rules made by the Government ; t supervise and control the execution of all works of the Anchalik Panchayat ; (d) take necessary measures for the speedy execution of all works and development schemes of Anchalik Panchayat ; (e) have custody of all papers and documents connected with the proceedings of the meetings of the Anchalik Panchayat ; 1 aii.rh THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY, 6, 1994 639 (f) draw and disburse money out of the Anchalik Panchayat fund; and (g) exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be prescribed. (2) The Executive Officer shall attend every meeting of the Anchalik Panchayat and shall have the right to attend the meetings of the committees thereof and to take part in the discussion but shall not have the right to move any resolution or to vote. If in the opinion of the Executive Officer any proposal before the Anchalik Panchayat is violative of or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or any other law, rule or order made thereunder, ii shall be his duty to bring the same to the notice of the Anchalik Panchayat, CHAPTER-VI ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF ZILLA PARISHAD. nentStoafbzn-' ^4. 0} For every district there shall be a Zilla Parishad ia uPanshad. having jurisdiction, save as otherwise provided in this Act, over the entire district excluding such portions < f the district as are included in a Municipality or a Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, or under the authority of Town Committee or Sanitary Board or '■ Cantonment area or any notified area contrary to it under any law for the time being in force : Provided that a Zilla Parishad may have its office * in any area comprised within the excluded portion as above of the district and in such area which is notified by Government for such office, may exercise its powers and functions over institutions under its control and management. (2) Every Zilla Parishad shall be a body corporate by the name of /■----------------------------- ----- Zilla Parishad’ and shall have perpetual succession and a common sea and subject to such restrictions as are imposed by or under this or any other enactment with the capacity of sueing and being sued in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding 640 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY, 6, L 94 and transferring property movable or immovable, whether without or within the limit of the area over which it has authority of entering into contracts and doing all things, necessary, proper or expedient for the purpose for which it is constituted. a Constitution of Zilla Pari« shad.