(1) Every panchayat shall submit annually to the prescribed authority a report (including the annual statement of accounts) on the administration of the panchayat during the previous year, in such form as may be prescribed .
(2) The report shall be prepared by the Chairperson in the case of a village (Dweep) Panchayat and by the President-cum-Chief-Counsellor in the case of the district panchayat and after it is approved by the concerned panchayat, it shall be forwarded to the prescribed authority with a copy of the resolution of the panchayat thereon.
Annual administration report.
18 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—
CHAPTER VII CONTROL Control over punchayata by the Administrator
60. The Administrator shall exercise his control over the panchayats either directly or through such officer or officers as he may, by general or special order, appoint for the purpose.
Power of Administrator to issue directions.
61. Where the functions, and duties assigned to a village (Dwccp) Panchayat and to the District Panchayat relate to the same subject, then in order that tbe functions and duties may not overlap or that the respons'bility for performing any svqh function or duty is not shifted by one panchayat to another on account of any ambiguity or misunderstanding, the Administrator may from time to time, by an order in writing, issue to all or any of the panchayals such direct'ons, as he may think necessary, for avoiding any such overlapping of functions, or shifting of the responsibility and the panchayats sin,II be bound to exercise their powers and perform their functions and duties in conformity with such directions.
Necessity of Administrative •auction, etc.
to works, icfremes, grantin-aid and acquisition of property.