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(a) Taxes, duties cess and surcharge levied under this Act or any other law, the rent fromproperties, fees from licences and permissions and its income from other miscellaneous items;(b) Share of the taxes levied by the Government and transferred to the Municipality andthe grants released to the Municipality by the Government;(c) Grants released by the Government for the implementation of schemes, projects andplans formulated by the Municipality;(d) Grants released by the Government for the implementation of the schemes, projectsand plans assigned or entrusted to the Municipality under this Act; and(e) Money raised through donations and contributions from the public and non-governmentalagencies.(3) All fees for licences and permissions received by the Municipality under this Act orany other law shall be accounted separately and shall be utilised for the purpose for which suchfees are levied.(4) Grants released by the Government to the Municipality for the implementation of theschemes, projects and plans shall be utilised only for that purpose for which such grants arereleased.(5) The share of taxes levied by the Government and transferred to the Municipality andthe grants released to the Municipality shall be fixed by the Government with due regard to therecommendations of the Finance Commission and the needs of development and the cost of theMunicipal administration and services.Provided that any sum due from a Municipality to the Government or any fund established oroperated or administered under any rules made under, this Act or any fund borrowed from any publicsector undertaking or any agency on Government guarantee may be adjusted by the Government fromany grant or sum due to the Council then and thereafter,(6) No expense, financial assistance or grant for a purpose not directly concerned with thefunction of the Municipality specified in this Act or rules made thereunder or any other law shallbe made by a Municipality in excess of the annual limit that may be specified by the Government.(7) All amounts accounted to the Municipal fund and of its release under this Act, shall K-in full rupee.Explanation:— For this purpose fraction of a rupee shall be rounded to the next higher rupee.]64 [283A. Annual report regarding grants.— (1) The Chief Secretary of the State shallsubmit an annual report to the Governor, immediately after the expiry of each financial year, regardingany amount of grants to be received annually by the Municipality as per any law or otherwise, and theactual amount given to the Municipality and the criterion adopted by the Government for suchpayment.(2) Annual report under sub-section (1) shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly, within thefirst six months of the next financial year.]284. Constitution of poverty alleviation fund.— Every Municipality shall provide inits Annual Budget two per cent of the revenue receipt of the Municipality for constituting aseparate fund to be called Poverty Alleviation Fund for implementing poverty alleviationprogrammes in the municipal area, which shall be utilised subject to such guidelines as theGovernment may issue from time to time.64. Section 283A inserted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.
285. Estimates of receipts and expenditure to be prepared annually by theSecretary.— The Secretary shall, subject to such rules as may be prescribed and such instructionsas may be issued by the Government, in this behalf from time to time on or before the fifteenthday of January each year prepare and submit to the Standing Committee concerned a budgetcontaining a detailed estimate of receipts and expenditure for the ensuing year, and, if in hisopinion, it is necessary or expedient to vary taxation or to raise loans, shall submit his proposalsin regard thereto.286. Budget estimate to be prepared by the Standing Committee.— 65 [(1) TheStanding Committee concerned shall by considering the estimate and proposals of the Secretary and theofficials dealing with the respective subjects concerned submit their proposals to the StandingCommittee for finance and after considering those proposals and all the requirements of this Act theStanding Committee for finance shall prepare budget estimate of the receipts and expenditure of theMunicipality for the next year](2) The budget estimate under sub-section(l) shall-(a) provide for the payment, as they fall due, of all instalments of principal and interestfor which the Municipality may be liable on account of loans; and(b) allow for a cash balance at the end of the year of not less than 65A [five per cent] ofthe revenue of the Municipality.66 |287. Consideration of Budget Estimate by the Council— The budget estimate prepared bythe Standing Committee for finance shall be laid by its Chairman before the Council for its approval beforethe end of the first-week of March at a special meeting of the Council after an introductory address of theChairperson regarding the developmental and welfare activities intended to be undertaken and implementedby the Municipality.]288. Procedure of Council.— The Council may refer the budget estimate back to the StandingCommittee for further consideration and resubmission within a specified time, or adopt, subject to suchrules as may be prescribed, the budget estimate or any revised budget estimate submitted to it, either as itstands or subject to such alterations as it deems expedient.289. Obligation to pass budget before the beginning of the year.— 67 [1] The Councilshall finally pass the budget estimate before the beginning of the year to which it relates andforthwith submit copies thereof to the Government, and the officer authorised by the Governmentin this behalf and to the auditors.67 [(2) Unless the council has passed the budget before 1st April, from that date onwards, no amountshall be expended from the Municipal Fund.]290. Consequence of failure of Standing Committee to prepare budget.—Notwithsta- nding anything contained in sections 286,287 and 288 68 [where the standing committee for financefails] or omits or delays the preparation of the budget estimates of the Municipality within the prescribedperiod, the 69 [Chairperson] shall cause the proposals prepared by the Secretary to be laid before theCouncil and the Council shall, before the beginning of the ensuing year, pass the budget estimates asproposed by the Secretary with or without modification.291. 70 [ x x x x]292. 71 [x x x x]65. Sub-section (1) substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.65A.Substituted by Act 8 of 1995, w.e.f. 5-8-1995.66. Section 289 substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.
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THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994*(
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the State representing constituenci
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243-Z. Audit of accounts of Municip
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CHAPTER 1PRELIMINARY1. Short title,
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75. No person to be registered in t
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Municipality by adopting the existi
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