Application of Fund

The Fund shall be applied to meet expenditure in connection with measures which, in the opinion of the State Government, are for the promoting the welfare of employees and their dependants, and in particular to meet the expenditure on the following, namely :— (a) community and social education centres; (b) vocational training; (c) community necessities; (d) entertainment and other forms of recreations; (e) convalescent homes for tuberculosis patients; (f) holiday homes and health resorts; (g) pre-schools and nursery schools; (h) feeding programmes; (i) cost of administering this Act; (j) such other objects as would, in the opinion of the Board, improve the standard of living and ameliorate the social conditions of labour. The Board shall have power to administer the Fund and to carry out the provisions of this Act and shall for this purpose have power to spend moneys from the Fund. (2) The Board may also, subject to the previous approval of the State Government, delegate its powers and functions of execution of works to the Welfare Commissioner or any other officer as it considers fit. (1) The Board shall take over and employ such of the existing staff under the control of the Labour Commissioner, Delhi, as the Administrator may direct and every person so taken over and employed shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder: Provided that— (a) during the period of such employment all matters relating to pay, leave, retirement, allowances, pensions, provident fund and other conditions of service of the said staff shall be regulated by the rules for the time being applicable to persons employed in connection with the affairs of the Union territory of Delhi or such other rules as may be from time to time be made by the Administrator. (b) every such member shall have a right of appeal to the Administrator against any order of reduction, dismissal or removal from service, fine of any other punishment: Provided further that person so taken over may elect within the prescribed period that he desires to be governed by the rules made under this Act in respect of conditions of service of the staff appointed by the Board under this Act and on his electing to do so the provisions of the first proviso shall cease to apply to him. (2) (Omitted).