Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) ltsballbe .the" duty. ‘of the Board to organise, @ develop and -propagate village industries and per- form such,,funchons as the Government may.. -from time to time and exercise such Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions _of sub-sectlon (1), the Board shall also in particular (@) () discharge and perform all or any of the following dities and functions, namely :- to start, encourage, assist and carry on Khadi and Village Industries and to carry on trade or business in such industries, and in the matters incidental to such trade or business; to help the people by providing them with work in their homes and to give them monetary help. The expression monetary help includes the giving of grants and loans or any of the purposes of this Act (O] €d) (e) (i) (ii) -iii) (M) () (h) 13 on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (Amended vide amendment Act, 1961). to encourage establishment of Co-operative Societies and Societies Registered (Under the Societies Registration Act 1860 or the Pepsa Societies Registration Act, 1954). to conduct training centres and to trained people there at with a view to equip them with the neces- sary knowledge for starting or carrying on Khadi and Village Industries; to manufacture tools and implements required for carrying on Khadi and Village Industries and to manufacture the products of such industries; to arrange for the supply of raw-materials and tools and implements required for the said purpose; and to sell and arrangé for the sale of the products of the said industries; to arrange for publicity and popularisation of finished products of Khadi and Village Industries by opening stores, shop, emporia or exhibitions and to take similar measures for the purpose; to endeavour to educate public opinion and to impress upon the public the advantages of patronis ing the products of Khadi and Village Industries; to seek and obtain advice and guidance of experts in Khadi and Village Industries; (i) to undertake and encourage research work in conne- ction with Khadi and Village Industries and to carry on such activities as are incidental and conducive to the objects of thisAct; and (i) to discharge such other duties and to perform such other functions as'the Government may direct for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Aot. Power to make comtracts. General Powers of Boaid. 14