(7) The Board shall generally organise, develop and regulate khadi industries and village industries and discharge such other duties and perform such other functions as the State Government may direct for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act, but it will not be a trading corporation.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality . of the foregoing provision, the Board may take such steps as it may think fit to—
(a) establish, encourage, assist and carry on khadi indus-tries and village industries;
(b) help the people by providing them with work in connection with the industries established or carried on by it, which they can perform in their homes, and give them such financial assistance as they may need for such work;
encourage the establishment of Co-operative Societies for khadi industries and village industries;
(d) maintain training centres and train people at such centres or arrange for their training at centres outside the State of West Bengal with a N. iew to equip them with necessary knowledge for estab.
lishing or carrying on khadi industries and village industries;
(e) arrange for providing raw materials, tools and implements to persons engaged in khadi industries and village industries and for the sale of the finished products of such industries;
Meetings of the Board.
Functions of the Board.
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arrange for giving publicity to, and popularising, the finished products of khadi industries and village industries by opening - stores, shops and emporiums or organising exhibitions ;
(g) educate the public and impress upon them the advantages of patronising the products of khadi industries and village industries;
(h) conduct or encourage research work in connection with khadi industries and village industries;
(i) maintain or assist in the maintenance of institutions for the development of khadi industries and village industries.
13. The Board shall, for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, have the following powers, namely :—
(a) to acquire and hold such movable and immovable property as it deems necessary and to lease, 011 or otherwise transfer any such property :
Provided that in the case of immovable property such powers shall not be exercised without the previous sanction of the State Government;
(b) to incur expenditure in discharging its functions under this Act;
(c) to enter into any contract and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act;
(d) to write off losses subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
General powers of the Board.
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14. The Board may, for the purpose of effectively carry- Special ing out its functions under this Act,— powers
(a) advance loans on such terms and conditions as may gotahred to be prescribed, and grant loans and (b) make grants for the execution of specific schemes. advance grants.