Section 227(1) in Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and such general or special orders as the Government may make, all property owned by or vested in the Zilla Panchayat under this Act and all funds received by it and all sums accruing to it under the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, shall be applied for the purposes specified in sections 184 and 185 and for all other purposes for which by or under this Act, or any other law for the time being in force, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon the Zilla Panchayat:Provided that no expenditure shall be incurred out of the Zilla Panchayat Fund unless provision therefor has been made in the budget of the Zilla Panchayat or funds are obtained by reappropriation duly approved, except in such cases as may be prescribed:Provided further that not less than twenty percent of the funds meant for welfare activities shall be utilised for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
