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Subject to lhe availability of resources, the Corporation may, al its discretion, provide either wholly or in pan Tor all or any of the following matters:— (a) the furtherance of education (including cultural and physical education) and sporls and [he establishment and maintenance of, and aid to, schools for primary education; (b) the establishment and maintenance of and aid Lo, libraries, museums, art galleries and botanical or zoological collections: (c) Lhe surveys of buildings and lands; (d) lhe civic recepiion Id persons of distinction; (e) the providing of music or oi her entertainment in public places or places of public resort and the establishment of theatres and cinemas; (f) the organisation and management of fairs and exhibilions; Cg) the acquisition of movable or immovable property for any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, including payment or lhe cost of investigations and surveys or examinations in relolion thereto for the construction or adaptation of buildings necessary for such purposes; (h) the construction and maintenance of— (i) rest-houses, (ii) poor-houses, (iii) infirmaries, (iv) children's homes, (v) houses for the deaf and dumb and for disabled and handicapped children, and (vi) shelters for desliiuies and disabled person, (i) the construction and maintenance of cattle pounds (j) the building, or lhe purchase and maintenance, of dwelling houses for Ihe officers and employees of the Corporation, 604 The Kolkaia Municipal Corporaiion Act, 1980. [West Ben. Act (Parr 11.—Constitution and Government.—Chapter IV.—Powers and functions of the municipal authorities and the officers of the Corporation.—A. Powers and fund ions of ihe Corporation.—Section 31.) (k) any measures for [lie welfare of (he officers and employees of the Corporaiion or for any class of tiiem including the sanctioning of loans lo such officers and employees Tor construction or houses and purchase of vehicles; (I) the eslablishmcnL and mainiennnceorhospiluls, dispensaries, maternity and child welfare centres, and lhe currying of oliier measures necessary for public medical relief and family welfare; (m) the organisation,construction, maintenance and management of swimming pools, public wash houses, bathing places and oLher institutions designed Tor the improvement ofcommunity health; (n) the construction and maintenance of warehouses and godowns; (o) Lhe construction and maintenance of garages, sheds and stands Tor vehicles and cattle biers; (p) the provisions for unfiltered water supply; (q) the abatement of smoke nuisances; (r) the provisions of housing accommodation for the inhabitants . of any area or for any class of inhabitants; and (s) any other measures, not hereinbefore specifically mentioned, likely to promote public safely, health, sanitation '[orderly urban growth, economic development and social justice and to prevent cruelty to animals.] Power orihc 3i. (i) The Corporation may at any time call Tor extracts from the Corporation .. , .. . r to call for proceedings or any of its commiltecs or for any return, statement, accounts fromC15 °r rePor[ comiec[ed w'lh any inatler with which such committee is proceedings, empowered Lo deal, and such committee shall furnish such extracts, return, clc statement, accounts or report without any delay. (2) The Corporation may at any lime require the Mayor— (a) lo produce any record, correspondence, plan or document which is in his possession or under his control as Mayor or ' which is recorded or filed in his office or in Ihe office of any officer or employee of lhe Corporation; (b) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, accounts or statistics concerning or connected with the municipal governmen of- [Kolkata]; 'The words, wilhin [he square hrackcls were substilulcd for lhe words "and orderly urban growth" by s. 4(5) of lhe Wcsl Bengal Municipal Coporalion Laws (Third Amendment) Acl, 1994 (Wcsl Ben, Acl XXXVI of 19SM), 'A'C fnoT-nrtlf* nn r^nn ^71 nur,' The Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 19S0. 605 Aulhenliea- Lion oT orders, elc, or llic Corporalion, executive pa wer ofihc Corporation lo be exercised by Mayor-in- Council. General powers of the Mayor. Mayor to preside over meetings of Itic Mayor- in-Council, Exercise or powers by lhe Mayor in anticipation of lhc Mayor-in- Council's approval. LIX of 1980.] (Part II.—Constitution and Government.—Chapter IV,—Powers and functions of the municipal authorities and the officers of the Corporation.—A: Powers and functions af the . Corporation.—S action 32.—B. Powers and functions of the Mayor-in-Council.—Section 33.—C Powers and functions of the Mayor.—Sections 34-36.) Provided that lhc Mayor shall nol be bound lo comply with any such requisition if he makes a statement thai sucli complinncc would, in his opinion, be prejudicial (a the public interest or to the interest of lhe Corporalion.