(1) The State Government shall establish a provident fund for the employees of the Board and such provident fund shall be deemed to be a Government Provident Fund for the purpose of the Provident Fund Act, 1925 (Central Act XIV of 1925) and notwithstanding anything contained in section 8 thereof, such fund may be administered by such officers of the State Government or of the Board as the State Government may specify in that behalf.
(2) The Board shall in respect of each of its employees, who is a subscriber to the said fund, pay into the said fund, such portion of the contribution in such manner as the State Government may, from time to time, determine.
17. No person who has directly or indirectly by himself or his partner or agent any share or interest in any contract by or on behalf of the Board, otherwise than as an officer or servant thereof, shall become or remain an officer or servant of the Board.
18. Subject to any rules made in this behalf, the Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more Committees for the purpose of securing the efficient discharge of its functions and in particular for the purpose of securing that the said functions are discharged with due regard to the requirements of particular local areas.
19. The Board may enter into and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act.