Rule 17 — GAR

17. Authorities responsible for the preparation of Annual Accounts of the Central Government, State and Union Territories Governments.

(1) The annual accounts (including Appropriation Accounts) of the Central Government and of each State, Union Territory Government shall be prepared in the form prescribed by the President on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India under Article 150 of the Constitution of India. These Accounts shall be submitted to the respective State/Union Territory Legislature, and to Parliament on or before such dates as may be determined with the concurrence of the Government concerned. (2) Annual Accounts (including Appropriation Accounts) in respect of State Governments, and Union Territory Governments with Legislature are prepared by the concerned Accountant General and submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for approval and transmission to the Governor of the State, Administrator of the Union Territory Government concerned, along with his report thereon in terms of Article 151 (2) of the Constitution/Section 49 of Union Territories Act, 1963 and Section 11 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 for being laid before the Legislature. (3) Appropriation Accounts of Central Ministries (other than Ministry of Railways) and of Central Civil Departments shall be prepared by the respective Ministries and Departments under the guidance and supervision of the Controller General of Accounts, and signed by their Chief Accounting Authority, Union Government Appropriation Accounts (Civil) required to be submitted to Parliament, shall be prepared by the Controller General of Accounts by condensing and consolidating the aforesaid Appropriation Accounts. Appropriation Accounts pertaining to Departments of Posts, Telecommunications, Railways and Defence shall be prepared and signed by the Secretaries to the Department of Posts, Department of Telecommunications, Financial Commissioner, Railway Board and Secretary (Defence Finance) respectively. (4) Annual accounts of the Government of India as a whole (including transactions of Departments of Posts, Telecommunications, Defence, Railways. Union Territory Administration and transactions under Public Account of India, Accounts of Union Territory Governments with Legislatures showing under the respective heads the annual receipts and disbursement for the purpose of the Union, shall be prepared by the Controller General of Accounts. (5) The Accounts mentioned in Sub-rules (3) and (4) above, shall be prepared by the respective authorities on dates mutually agreed upon with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in the form prescribed by the President on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor General and sent to the latter for recording his certificate. The certified annual accounts and the Reports relating to the accounts shall be submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the President in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 and clause (1) of Article 151 of the Constitution of India.

17. Ministry of Planning including Planning Commission.