law: 26. Accounts and audit.-
  (1) The Governing Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts, including the income and expenditure account and the balance-sheet in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
  (2) The accounts of the Foundation shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenses incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Foundation to the Comptroller and Auditor-General.
  (3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Foundation shall have the same rights and privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the audit of Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the officer of the Foundation.
  (4) The accounts of the Foundation, as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.