Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The State Board shall have the following functions powers and functions, namely :— State B oatd. (a) to lay down principles or norms for sanction of non-recurring grants to elementary schools for maintenance of school buildings, provision of furniture, educational aids and equipments as may be found necessary from time to time ; (b) to supervise and regulate the activities of the Regional Boards ; (c) to lay down procedure and conditions of granting financial assistance to schools of pre-ele mentary stage ; (d) to formulate rules for constitution, dissolu tion, functions and duties of the Managing Committees of elem entary schools under the State Board ; (e) to lay down principles, conditions and manner of recognition, amalgamation, expansion, opening and closing of elementa ry schools as may be necessary from time to time and to make financial allotment to the Regional Boards for carry ing out the ir functions under this A ct; 8 (f) to lay down the pattern and strength of s office staff in the offices of the Secretary of the State Board and of the Secretaries of ' » the Regional Boards as recommended by the Executive Committee constituted under section 14 and to create such posts as may < s be necessary from time to time ; (g) to appoint, transfer, discharge, dismiss or otherwise punish the employees of the offices of the State Board and Regional Boards ; (h) to create such posts of' officers of the State Board as may be found necessary from time to time with prior approval of State Government ; (i) to hold such tests or examinations at such stages of elementary education as may be deemed necessary by the State Board ; (j) to constitute committee or committees for the purpose of conducting examinations or -? for any other purposes ; (kl to lay down the p attern and strength of the teaching staff of elementary schools, quali fications required of teachers and to lay down the m anner, method a nd procedure of their recruitment and to arrange for such tests or examinations as may be necessary for selection of candidates for teachersbip ; (l) to make such regulations as may be neces sary with the approval of State Govern ment ; (m) to formulate rules governing the provident fund of the employees of the State Board ; (n) to formulate rules of conditions of service of teachers of elementary schools including their conduct rules ; ' (o) to levy such examination fees as may be V*“ necessary and to lay down rates of rem u neration to paper setters, invigilators, tabulators, examiners and others in connec tion with different examinations ; J (p) to write off unrecoverable loans and advances and value of property irrecover ably lost : Provided that such writing off shall require State Government’s prior approval where the value of the loan or property exceeds Rs.5 000 in each case ; (q) to delegate any of its powers as may be found necessary to the Executive Comm it tee constituted under section 14 or to any officer including ex-officio officers by a resolution of the Board ; t 9 x fr) to do any other act which the State Board - ■ considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act fully and effectively. Executive