(1) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare the annual statement of account including the balance-sheet in such form as may be approved by the Government.
(2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited once in every year and if so required by the Government concurrently with the compilation of such accounts by an auditor appointed by the Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (hereinafter referred to as "the Auditor") and any amount payable to such Auditor by the Board in respect of such audit shall be debitable to the General Fund of the Board.
(3) The Auditor shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Board as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has in connection with the audit of the Government accounts and in particular, shall have the right to demand production of books of accounts, connected vouchers and other documents of the Board.