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(1) The Board shall advise the State Government on all matters relating to the school and distance learning system; (2) Subject to, any general or special order of the State Government, the provisions of this Act, and the rules made there under, the Board shall have generally the power,— (i) to direct, superwise and control activities of school and distance learning system. (ii) to design and develop a series of courses of studies leading to certification at the secondary levels; & higher secondary levels; (iii) to design, develop prescribe and offer courses of studies in Vocational areas to the students of the Board; 706 [The Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board Act, 2008] (iv) to design and develop self learning materials in print, audio, video, compact disc, rom and other formates; (v) to offer courses of studies through distance learning mode; (vi) to collaborate with institutions at the State level such as State Council of Educational Research and Training, Uttar Pradesh, Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh, Institutions of Education in Uttar Pradesh and State Institute of Educational Training and Management and Training Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad and other such Institutions. (vii) to collaborate with national and International agencies like the Institute of National Open Schooling, Indira Gandhi National Open University, National Council of Educational Research and Training, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, Common-Wealth of Learning, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund and similar other agencies for continuing efforts at improvement of quality and standard of distance Educations Process and materials. (viii) to undertake research, and in particular, action research, for solving diagnostic problem, and for developmental thrust, in building the open school; (ix) to collaborate with agencies and institutions for opening learning support - centres or study centres for the students of the open school and to accord approval to such learning support - centres and study centres; (x) to establish regional centres in Uttar Pradesh for the purpose of supervising the proper functioning of the learning support centres and study centres. (xi) to publish or cause to be published, and to print, the learning and other materials developed by the Board; (xii) to prescribe the regulations the conditions of registration of students, the eligibility criteria for appearing at the examinations of the Board and the procedures of conduct of such examinations, and all other matters necessary for proper fulfillment of teaching and examination, and also to award certificates; (xiii) to prescribe regulations for fees and other charges and the method of collection thereof; (xiv) to organize training programmes for the members of the staff of the open school the co-ordinators. the teachers of open school and such other persons as may be engaged as teaching assistants by study centres and as a resource centre in State training of personnel related open schooling; 708 [The Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board Act, 2008] Explanations:- (a) "Co-ordinator" shall mean any person appointed or recognized by the Board as Co-ordinator for the purposes of this Act and; (b) "Teachers of Schools" shall mean the teachers of open school imparting education in Basic secondary and Higher Secondary schools and shall include Principals and Head Masters or Head Mistresses. (xv) to purchase or otherwise acquire or take on lease or on hire for the Board; (xvi) to invest and deal with funds and monies of the Board; (xvii) to set up a Library containing books and learning materials in other media; (xviii) to obtain or accept grants, subscriptions, fees, donations. gifts, bequests and properties both movable and immovable from the Government, or from any person for the purposes of the Board; (xix) to build, construct and maintain building and alter, extend, improve, repair or modify any existing building and suitably equip such building, for the use of Board; (xx) to appoint committees or sub-committees as may be deemed fit for carrying out the objects of the Board and to prescribe by regulations and guidelines for the proper functioning of such committees or sub committees; (xxi) to make service regulations for the personnel related administration of the Board and for the proper management of the functions of the Board including welfare measures for the staff of the Board; (xxii) to delegate any of its powers to any of the officers of the school or to any of the committees or sub-committees constituted by the Board, for more effective management and functioning of the Board; (xxiii) to do all such lawful acts and things; whether incidental to the powers as aforesaid or not, as may be required to be done in order to further the aims and objectives of the Board; (xxiv) to create administrative, technical and other posts under the Board, other than the Post of Director, and to make appointment thereto, with prior approval of the State Government; (xxv) to co-operate with educational or other institutions having objects wholly or partly similar to those of the Board by exchange of teachers and scholars, generally in such manner as may be conducive to such objects; (xxvi) to make regulations for the conduct of affairs for the Board; 710 [The Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board Act, 2008] (xxvii) to maintain the fund of the Board; (xxviii) to deposit all monies credited to the fund referred to in clause (xxvi) in such banks, or to invest them in such manner, as the Board may, with the approval of the State Government, decide; (xxix) to meet out of the fund as aforesaid the expenses of the Board, including the expenses incurred while exercising its powers and discharging its functions under this Act; (xxx) to prepare and maintain accounts and other records and to prepare an annual statement of accounts (including the balance sheet) of the Board in such form as may be prescribed by rules by the State Government; (xxxi) to forward annually to the State Government the accounts of the Board as certified by such competent authority as the State Government may decide; (xxxii) to grant or refuse recognition to study centres and to withdraw such recognition, if it thinks fit, after considering the recommendation of the Recognition Committee, if any, in accordance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf; (xxxiii) to maintain a register of recognized study centres; (xxxiv) to provide for inspection of the recognized study centres; (xxxv) to provide, by regulations, after considering the recommendations of the Syllabus committee, if any, the curriculum, the syllabus, the courses of studies to be followed, and the books to be studied for examinations conducted by the Board. (xxxvi) to undertake, if necessary, with the approval of the State Government, the preparation, publication or sell of text books and other books for the use of the students of the open school. (xxxvii) to maintain and publish from time to time list of books approved for the use of the students of the open school and for the examinations conducted by the Board and to remove the name of any such book from any such list; (xxxviii) to conduct examinations and to make regulations in this behalf; (xxxix) to publish results of the examinations conducted by the Board and to award diploma, certificates, prizes and scholarships in respect thereof; (xl) to provide, by regulations, after considering the recommendations of the Examinations Committee, if any, the rates of remuneration to be paid to the paper setters, tabulators, examinators, invigilators, supervisors and other employed in connection with the examinations conducted by the Board and the fees to be paid by the candidates for such examinations; 712 [The Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board Act, 2008] (xli) to grant permission to candidates to appear at the examinations conducted by Board and to refuse, or to withdraw, such permission, if it thinks fit, in accordance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf; (xlii) to institute, and to administer, such provident fund for the benefit of the officers and other employees of the Board as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act; (xliii) to associate with in such manner and for such purpose as may be determined by regulations any persons, body, whose assistance or advicen consider necessary for carrying out any of the provisions of this Act; (xliv) to perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Government. (3) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, but without prejudice to the provision of sub- section (1) it shall be the duty of the Board to take all such steps as it may deem fit for the promotion of the distance education system and for the determination of standard of teaching evaluation and research in such system. Salary, Honorarium & Allowances of Chairperson & other members of the Board