Bare ActsThe Koodamanickam Devaswom Act, 2005

Section 20

Fzxmg of standard scales of expenditure -(I) The Commtttee shall, from ttme to hme submtt to the Commtsstoner

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Fzxmg of standard scales of expenditure -(I) The Commtttee shall, from ttme to hme submtt to the Commtsstoner. the proposals for fixiQg the patlflvu or scale of expendtture m the Devaswom and the 3Jllounts whtch may t ~-- ... 41 "\' be allotted to the vanous purposes connech~d wath the Devaswom or the proport1on m wh1ch the mcomc or other property of the Dcvaswom may be appropnated to such purposes (2) The Commtttct shall pubhsh such proposals at the premtses of the Devaswom and m such other manner as the Commtssaoner may d1rect together wath a nottce statmg that wathin one month from the date of such pubhcatt6n any person havmg mterest m the temple may submat objectaons or suggesuons to the Commtssaoner (3) If, on scrutmy of such proposals and any objecttons and suggesttons made by persons havmg mtercsr m the temple, 1t appears to the Commissioner that the scale of expendtture or any ttem m the scale of expendtture is at ---;..... vanance Wtth the established usage of Devaswom or IS not JUStified by ItS financtal posat10n, the Commtssaoner may call for the remarks of the Conumttee and after consadenng the same, the Commassaoner as of lhe opmton that any modaficat10n 1s requared m the scale of cxpendtlurc or any ltem m the scale of expendtture, he sha11 pass orders accordmgly and such orders shall, subj~ct to the provasaons of sub-sect10n ( 4 ), be final (4) The Committee may, wnhm three months from the date of rccctpt of .the order passed by the Commasstoner under sub-scctaon (3), mstatute a suit in· the court to modafy the order or to set asade at CHAPTER IV BUDGET, ACCOUNTS AND AUDTI' 21 Budget-( I) The Commtttee shall, before the end of March m each fmanctal year. submtt to the Commlsstoner m such form as may be dctenmned by htm, a budget estamate of the recetpts and expendature of the Devaswom for the followmg financaal year (2) Every such budget shall make adequate provaston for- (a) the pathzvu or scale of expendature for the tame bemg m force; (b) the due discharge of all habthtJes of the Devaswom; (c) the con~tructaon, repatr, mamtcnancc and renovatlOn of buJidmgs connected with the Devaswom, and (d) the mamtc'tance of a workmg balance. 34/2504/201 0/DTP t (3) The Comn;uss10ner may, after gtvmg nottce to the Committee m the prescnbed manner and after constdcnng tts representations, tf any, make such modtficatton, omtsstons or addttlons m the budget as the Commtsstoner may deem fit (4) The Comnuss10ner shall sent a copy of the budget as approved by htm to the Government 22 Revzsed or supplementary budget-If, m the course of any year, the Commtttee constders 1t necessary to modtfy the figures shown m the budget with regard to tts receipts or expenditure, It may submit a supplementary or revtsed budget to the Comnuss10ncr. Provtded that no mod1ficataon shall be made m the workmg balance wtthout the consent of the Commtss10ncr 23 Accounts and audll --{ l) The Committee shall keep regular accounts of all recetpts and disbursements (2) The accounts of the Devaswom shall be subJect to concurrent audtt, namely, the audit shall take place as and when expcndtturc ts mcurred. (3) The aud1ts shall be made by aud1tors appomtcd m the prescnbed manner, who shall be deemed to be publtc servants withm the meamng of section 2 l of the lnd1an Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) 24 Authonty to whom audll report ts to be submztted - After completmg audit for any year or shorter penod or for any transactton or series of transactions, as he deems ftt, the aud1tor shall sent a report to the Comm tSSioner.

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