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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act it shall be the function of the Board to organize, co-ordinate and control the imparting of basic education and teachers training there for in the State, to raise its standards and to correlate it with the system of education as a whole in the State. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub- section (1), the Board shall, in particular, have power- (a) to prescribe the courses of instruction and books for basic education and teachers training there for; (b) to conduct the junior high school and basic training certificate examinations and such other examinations as the State Government may from time to time by general or special order assign to it and to grant diplomas or certificates to candidates successful at such examinations; [(c) to lay down, by general or special orders in that behalf, norms relating to the establishment of institutions by the [Ganv Shiksha Samitis or Municipalities]5 and the superintend Ganv Siksha Samiti, Gram Panchayat and Municipalities]5 in respect of the administration of institutions, for imparting instruction and preparing candidates for admission to examinations conducted by the Board ;]1 [(cc) to take over the management of all basic schools, which before the appointed day, belonged to any local body :]2 [Provided that the courses of instruction and books prescribed and institutions recognized before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be prescribed or recognized by the Board under this Act ;]3 (d) to exercise supervision and control over basic schools, [District School of Education and Training]6, basic training certificate units and the State Institute of Education ; [(e) to accord approval (with or without modification) to the schemes prepared by the [Gaon Shiksha Samiti, Zila Panchayat or Municipalities]7 for the development, expansion and improvement of and research in basic education in any district or in the State or in any part thereof;]4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------