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(1) The Parishad shall be the principal policy formulating body and shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:- (a) to evolve perspective plans for the development of library services and to co-ordinate and determine the standard of library service in Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas; (b) to prepare consolidated programmes in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government and the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation and also to implement the developmental programmes; (c) to approve the budget estimates of the Parishad and Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas; Powers and functions of the Parishad. 6 [Act No. VIII of 1960] (d) to sanction the opening of library branches, village libraries and book deposit centres, subject to the availability of funds and creation of full time post with the approval of the Government; (e) to accord administrative and financial sanction for the construction of buildings for the purpose of public libraries; (f) to accord administrative and financial sanction for additional staff with the approval of the Government; (g) to approve the shifting of regional and mobile libraries; (h) to accept gifts or endowments for any purpose connected with the library activities of a value upto 9[rupees fifty lakhs] and with the permission of the Government of a value exceeding 9[rupees fifty lakhs]; (i) to approve and submit to Government every year the audited statements of accounts and utilisation certificates of its funds; (j) to approve the annual audited statements of accounts of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas; (k) to approve the annual report on the working of public libraries under the Act and cause to be placed before the Legislature; (l) to decide the policy for the selection and purchase of books required by the public libraries in the State and for this purpose to constitute sub-committees, which shall