Section 35:
Annual statement of accounts.
(1) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other
relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the
Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(2) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor- General of India
at such intervals as may be specified by him.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any person appointed by him in connection with
the audit of the accounts of the Authority under this Act shall have the same rights, privileges and
authority in connection with such audit, as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India generally has, in
connection with the audit of the Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand
the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect
any of the offices of the Authority.
(4) The accounts of the Authority, as certified by Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any
other person appointed by him in this behalf, together with the audit report thereon, shall be forwarded
annually to the Central Government and the Central Government shall cause the same to be laid before
each House of Parliament.