30. Central Haj Fund.—The Committee shall have its own Fund to be called the Central Haj Fund,
and there shall be placed to the credit thereof the following sums, namely:—
(a) sums realised from any fees and service charges which may be levied by the Committee:—
(i) for registration of applications for Haj; and
(ii) for issue of Haj pilgrim travel passes;
(b) money collected from pilgrims for performance of Haj;
(c) the income from all deposits and investment of the Committee's funds;
(d) the sums realised from the sale of the effects of deceased pilgrims and sums of money left by
them, which are unclaimed and have lapsed to the Central Government;
(e) any sums loaned by the Central or a State Government, or any other source approved by the
Government;
(f) any amount that may be legally due to the Committee from any source; and
(g) the amount standing at the commencement of this Act to the credit of the Haj Fund or the
Indigent Pilgrims Fund established under the Haj Committee Act, 1959 (51 of 1959).
31. Application of Central Haj Fund.—The Central Haj Fund shall, subject to the provisions of this
Act and the rules made thereunder, be under the control and management of the Committee, and shall be
applied to the following purposes, namely:—
(a) pay and allowances of the Chief Executive Officer and other employees of the Committee;
(b) payment of charges and expenses incidental to the objects specified in section 9; and
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(c) any other expenses which are required to be met by the Committee or a State Committee, as
approved by the Central Government.
32. State Haj Fund.—The State Committee shall have its own fund to be called the State Haj Fund
and the following sums shall be placed to the credit thereof, namely:—
(i) all sums of money paid to it or any grant made by the Committee for the purposes of this Act;
(ii) any grant or loan that may be made to the State Committee by the State Government, or any
other source for the purposes of this Act, as approved by the State Government;
(iii) any amount that may be legally due to the State Committee from any source; and
(iv) the moneys, if any, standing to the credit of a State Haj Committee, at the commencement of
this Act.
33. Application of State Haj Fund.—The State Haj Fund shall, subject to any rules that may be
made under this Act, be under the control and management of the State Committee and shall be applied to
the following purposes, namely:—
(i) pay and allowances of the employees of the State Committee other than its Executive Officer
whose pay and allowances shall be borne by the State Government;
(ii) payment of charges and expenses incidental to the due performance of its duties by the State
Committee for the objects specified in section 27; and
(iii) any other expenses, as approved by the State Government which are required to be met by
the State Committee.
34. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Committee and every State Committee shall maintain proper
accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts, in such form as may be
prescribed by the Central Government, or as the case may be, the State Government.
(2) The accounts shall be examined and audited annually by such auditors as the Central Government
or, as the case may be, the State Government may approve.
(3) The accounts of the Committee or the State Committee as certified by the auditor together with
the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually by the said Committee to the Central Government, or
as the case may be, the State Government.
(4) The Central Government shall, as soon as may be after the receipt of the audit report under
sub-section (3), cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.
(5) The State Government shall, as soon as may be, after the receipt of the audit report under
sub-section (3), cause the same to be laid before the State Legislature.