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            | 23. | Delegation          of powers and functions of the Board 
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                        | The                  Board may delegate its powers and functions to the Welfare                  Commissioner in relation to the following matters subject to the                  conditions and limitations specified below namely- 
 
                            
                                
                                    | I. | Under                          section 7 subject to the provisions of any rule made in                          this behalf. 
 
 
                                        
                                            
                                                | (A) | to                                  sanction expenditure within the budget grants                                  approved by the Government. |  
                                                | (B) | to                                  transfer funds among the following detailed                                  heads of account namely- 
 
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            | (i) | Community                                          and social education centres; |  
                                                            | (ii) | reading                                          rooms at centres; |  
                                                            | (iii) | libraries                                          at centres; 
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                                                            | (iv) | circulating                                          libraries; |  
                                                            | (v) | community                                          necessities; |  
                                                            | (vi) | games                                          arid sports; |  
                                                            | (vii) | excursions,                                          tours and holiday homes; |  
                                                            | (viii) | entertainment                                          and other forms of recreations; |  
                                                            | (ix) | home                                          industries; |  
                                                            | (x) | subsidiary                                          occupations for women and unemployed                                          person; |  
                                                            | (xi) | remunerative                                          employment; |  |  
                                                | (C) | to                                  write off any loss when its value is not more                                  than Rs. 2500/- (Rs. two thousand and five                                  hundred only) 
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                                    | II. | Under                          section 14- 
 
 
                                        
                                            
                                                | (A) | to                                  appoint the necessary clerical and executive                                  staff to carry out and supervise the activities                                  financed from the fund, on posts, the basic                                  salary of which is not more than Rs. 1400/-                                  (Rupees One thousand four hundred) per month. |  
                                                | (B) | to                                  exercise powers of administration and taking                                  disciplinary action against such staff as stated                                  below: 
 
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            | (i) | power                                          to transfer, to sanction increment to                                          fix pay; to grant joining time, to                                          depute on foreign service, sanction of                                          leave and to relax qualifications; |  
                                                            | (ii) | powers                                          of discharging a person; 
 
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        | (a) | on                                                  probation during the period of                                                  such probation; |  
                                                                        | (b) | to                                                  appoint otherwise than under                                                  contract to hold a temporary                                                  appointment on the expiration of                                                  the period of that appointment                                                  or for any other reason; |  
                                                                        | (c) | to                                                  engage under contract in                                                  accordance with the terms of his                                                  contract; |  
                                                                        | (d) | to                                                  appoint otherwise than under a                                                  contract to hold a permanent                                                  appointment on the abolition of                                                  that post or pay or any other                                                  reasons; |  |  
                                                            | (iii) | power                                          of imposing any of the following                                          penalties.- 
 
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        | (a) | censure; |  
                                                                        | (b) | withholding                                                  of increment or promotion                                                  including stoppage at an                                                  efficiency bar; |  
                                                                        | (c) | reduction                                                  to a lower post or time scale or                                                  to a lower stage in a time                                                  scale; |  
                                                                        | (d) | recovery                                                  from pay of the whole or part of                                                  any loss caused to the Board by                                                  negligence or breach of orders; |  
                                                                        | (e) | fine; |  
                                                                        | (f) | suspension; |  
                                                                        | (g) | removal                                                  from the service of the Board,                                                  which does not disqualify one                                                  from any future employment; |  
                                                                        | (h) | dismissal                                                  from the service of the Board                                                  which ordinarily disqualifies                                                  from future employment; |  
                                                                        | (i) | any                                                  other punishment with the                                                  approval of the Board; |  |  |  |  |  
                        | Provided                  that every member of such staff shall have aright to appeal to                  the Board against any order of reduction, dismissal or removal                  from service, fine or any other punishment. |  |  |