Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Functions of the Corporation.- (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions of the Corporation shall be to provide for the welfare and economic uplift of the ex-servicemen in the State. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Corporation may take such steps as it may think necessary,- (i) to plan, promote and undertake, on its own or in collaboration with or through such ex-servicemen organisations or other agencies as may be approved by the Corporation, programmes of agricultural development, marketing, processing, supply and storage of agricultural produce, small scale industry, building construction, transport and such other business, trade or activity as may be approved in this behalf by the Government; (ii) to provide financial assistance to ex-servicemen or their organisations by advancing to them in cash or in kind loans including loans under hire-purchase system and/or loan towards margin money for any of the purposes specified in clause (i) either directly or through such agency, organisation