Powers and duties of Governing Council.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the powers and duties of the Governing Council shall be as follows, namely :-

1. (a) to act on the matters referred by the Board and to approve the recommendations and decisions of the Board for implementation;
2. (b) to prepare perspective development plan in consultation with concerned industry;
3. (c) to recommend to the Government to carry test audit of accounts of the Board regularly and at such intervals as the Governing Council may deem fit;
4. (d) to decide accreditation policy of the institutes;
5. (e) to exercise the powers related to financial matters which are referred by the Board;
6. (f) to approve the budget recommended by the Board;
7. (g) to give directions to the Board in respect of implementation of various policy decisions taken by the Government, from time to time;
8. (h) to recommend to the Government to conduct an enquiry in respect of any matters concerning the proper conduct, working and finances of the institutes under the Board.