(1) The Board shall, by such date in each year as may be prescribed, prepare and submit to the Government for approval two separate budgets in the prescribed form for the next financial year to be called the Khadi Budget and the Village Industries Budget, showing the estimated receipt and expenditure in respect of khadi and village industries respectively during that financial year.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4), no sum shall be expended by or on behalf of the Board unless such expenditure is covered by a specific provision in the budget approved by the Government and the Commission.
(3) The Board may, within the respective limits of the Khadi Budget and the Village Industries Budget and to the extent as may be approved by the Commission, sanction any re-appropriation from one head of expenditure to another or from a provision made for one scheme to that in respect of another, but in no case shall a re-appropriation of fund be made from the Khadi Budget to the Village Industries Budget or from the Village Industries Budget to the Khadi Budget:
Provided that no re-appropriation from the head “loan” to any other head of expenditure and vice-versa in either budget shall be sanctioned by the Board except with the previous approval of the Government and the Commission.
(4) The Board may, subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (3), incur expenditure in excess of the limit provided in the budget approved by the Government under any head of expenditure or in connection with any particular scheme so long as the aggregate amount in either budget approved by the Government is not exceeded.
228 Borrowing of money
21. Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf by the Government, the Board shall have power to borrow on the security of the Khadi Fund or the Village Industries Fund or any other asset for any purpose to which such fund or asset may be applied.
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