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Subject to the provisions of this Act, or the Statutes, the Ordinances or regulations, the Planning and Evaluation (Monitoring) Board shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely :- ( a ) to recommend to the Executive Council the broad development programmes in education, having regard to the objectives of the University; (b) to review the maintenance of standards in instruction, education, research, training and examinations within the University; ( c ) to arrange for inspection of University departments, schools, under-graduate and post-graduate departments in affiliated colleges and recognized institutions with a view to assessing their academic performance and needs; ( d ) to recommend to the Executive Council and Academic Council, inspection of colleges and recognized institution, halls and hostels in order to assess their academic performance and needs, where necessary, with a view to maintain efficiency, ensure adequate student amenities and proper terms and conditions of employment of their teachers and other employees and to recommend modification of the conditions of recognition or such other measures as it deems fit; ( e ) to advise the Academic Council and Executive Council on any matter which it may deem necessary for the fulfillment of the objects of the University; ( f ) to prepare University and college perspective development plans, both shortterm and longterm, keeping in view the objectives of the University as laid down in the Act, and with due regard to the State and National Educational Policy and submit the same to the Maharashtra State Council for Higher Education, the State Government and the Chancellor; ( g ) to recommend to the Executive Council the development and collaborative programmes for the departments, colleges and the University; ( h ) to monitor and report the progress of all such approved development and collaborative programmes to the Executive Council and submit the same to the Maharashtra State Council for Higher Education, the State Government and the Chancellor once a year; ( i ) to evaluate and assess the use of grants by the University departments, post-graduate centres, colleges and recognized institutions in respect of development projects and send the report to the Academic Council; ( j ) to assess the manpower requirements of trained persons in different fields, such as, commerce, industry, social service, science and technology and make necessary recommendations to the Academic Council introducing and strengthening of relevant courses of study; ( k ) to organize academic audit of development and collaborative programmes of the University, recognized institutions or departments, post-graduate centres and colleges, according to the guidelines of University Grants Commission or National Assessment Accreditation Council at least once in three years or earlier, if deemed necessary and make necessary recommendations to the University for implementation; ( l ) to scrutinize the applications received for establishment of new colleges or institutions for affiliation to the University and process the same for forwarding to the State Government as provided by the Statutes.