The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

(a) to examine the accounts of the Panchayats within its territorial jurisdiction, in
relation to the budget approved by the Panchayats concerned for the expenditure
to be incurred by such Panchayats, the annual report of such Panchayats and
such other accounts of such Panchayats as the District Council may think fit;
(b) to satisfy itself, while scrutinizing the accounts of the Panchayats, that—
(i) the moneys shown in the accounts as having been disbursed where
legally available for, and applicable to, the service or purpose to which they have
been applied,
(ii) the expenditure conforms to the rules governing such expenditure and
also the financial proprieties of such expenditure, and
(iii) every re-appropriation has been made in accordance with such rules as
are applicable;
(c) to consider the inspection reports on the annual audit of accounts of any
Panchayat within its jurisdiction, conducted by the auditors appointed under
section 186, and to examine the replies thereto furnished by the respective
Panchayats;
(d) to examine the accounts of stores and stocks maintained by the Panchayats
within the area of their respective jurisdictions;
(e) to pursue the matters relating to the unsettled objections raised in any
inspection report on audit of accounts of such Panchayats and refer such matters
to the authorities concerned suggesting corrective actions;
(f) to suggest ways and means to remove the difficulties, if any, experienced by
the Panchayats in giving effect to any provision of this Act or the rules made
thereunder within their respective jurisdictions.
(3) The term of office of the members of the District Council shall be for the
entire period of the term of office of the members of the Zilla Parishad, unless a
member of the District Council is restrained by any other provision of this Act
from continuing as a member of the Zilla Parishad.
(4) The District Council shall determine its own procedure and shall have the
right to obtain a copy of every inspection report on audit of accounts of any
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