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(1) A Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare the annual statement of accounts, including the balance-sheet in such form as may be specified by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. [(2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited-- (i) once in every year; and (ii) if so required by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, concurrently with the compilation of such accounts, by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or such other persons as may be appointed by him in this behalf and any amount payable to him by the Board in respect of such audit shall be debitable to the general account of the Board.] (3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of a Board shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the audit of Government amounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books of accounts, connected vouchers and other documents of the Board. Subs. by Act 29 of 1974, sec. 31, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 15/01/1975).