(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to take necessary measures to maintain, allot, lease and otherwise the Board premises and to collect rent, compensation and damages in respect thereof.
(2) The Board may,— provide technical advice to the State Government and scrutinize projects under housing schemes when required by the State Government to do so;
(ii) undertake research on various problems connected with housing in general and find out in particular the economical methods of constructing houses suited to local conditions;
(iii) undertake comprehensive surveys on problems of housing;
(iv) do all things for—
(a) unification, simplification and standardisation of building materials;
(b) encouraging pre-fabrication and mass production of house components;
(c) organising or undertaking the production of building materials for residential or non-residential houses;
(d) securing a steady and sufficient supply of workmen trained in the work of construction of buildings.
(3) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf the Board may, from time to time, and for any particular area, appoint one or more Committees, or invest any local or other authority for the purpose of discharging such duties or performing such functions as it may delegate to them and any such Committee or local or other authority may discharge such duties or perform such functions with due regard to the circumstances and requirements of that particular area.
Other duties of the Board.
179 Power to exempt schemes from provisions of this Act.
The West Bengal Housing Board Act, 1972.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter 111.—Housing Schemes.—Section 27.--Chapter 1V.—Acquisilion and dispol and land.—Section 28.---Chapter V.—Finance, accounts and audit.—Sections 29, 30.)
27. The State Government may, by general or special order published in the Official Gazette, exempt any housing scheme undertaken by the Board from all or any of the provisions of this Act subject to such conditions, if any, as it may impose or may direct that any such provision shall apply to such scheme with such modifications as may be specified in the order.
CHAPTER IV Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
Acquisition and disposal of land