Provided that, nothing in this section shall affect the powers of the Committee to terminate the services of any such person in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules.

Duties and powers of Committees

1. (1) Subject to any general or special orders of the State Government, it shall be the duty of the Committee to manage the properties and affairs of the Sansthan Trust, efficiently, to make proper arrangement for the conduct and performance of rituals, worship ceremonies and festivals in the Temple according to the custom and usages, to provide necessary facilities and amenities to the devotees and to apply the income of the Trust to the objects and purposes for which the Trust is to be administered under this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the Committee shall,—
   • (a) prepare the annual budget estimating the income and expenditure of the Trust and send a copy of it to the State Government and the Charity Commissioner ;
   • (b) maintain proper accounts and records of the properties and the income and expenditure of the Trust ;
   • (c) cause the accounts of the Trust to be audited annually by such person and by such date in the next succeding year as the State Government may direct ;
   • (d) make regular payment of salaries, honorarium, fees and allowances and other sums payable to the members, Executive Officer and other officers and employees of the Committee from the Management Fund ;
   • (e) take measures for the recovery of lost property or any sums due to the Trust ;
   • (f) institute and defend suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings relating to the Trust in a Court or before a Tribunal or other authority ;
   • (g) inspect or cause an inspection to be made of the properties of the Trust, from time to time, and to take prompt steps to remove any encroachments made on such properties ;
   • (h) supply such returns, statistics, accounts and other information with respect to the Trust as the State Government may, from time to time, require ;
     • (i) generally do all such acts as may be necessary for the purposes of proper management, maintenance and administration of the properties and affairs of the Trust ;
   • (j) if deemed necessary, form a sub-committee from amongst its members or outsiders, to advise itself on the matters pertaining to the administration and management of the Sansthan Trust, and also lay down its composition and procedure for conduct of meetings and for the matters connected therewith including provisions for payment of sitting fees, and travelling and daily allowances to the members of such sub-committee who are other than the Committee members, and may also appoint a Chartered Accountant as recommended by the Scrutiny Committee to assist it in its functions ; and may also appoint a sub-committee of not less than five of its members from the field of specialized or professional knowledge to monitor and report to the Committee the proper, full and timely utilization of the financial assistance granted by the Sansthan Trust to any Trust under sub-section
3. (2) of section 21, and report any misutilisation of financial assistance by such trust to the Charity Commissioner, for necessary disciplinary or penal action under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 ;].
   • (k) acquire or purchase lands or buildings required for the purpose of development and carrying out schemes of the Trust and to carry out the objectives or purposes of the Trust ;
   • (l) disseminate and propogate useful knowledge about the life, activities, Leelas and teachings of Shri Sai Baba, and maintain and expand the library of Shri Sai literature ;
   • (m) organise or undertake activities or programmes aimed at promoting the feelings of brotherhood, unity, faith and equality among the devotees of Shri Sai Baba ;
   • (n) promote or help secular education of all types and establish educational institutions at Shirdi, or other places ;
   • (o) promote any other noble cause aimed at achieving human well being or, to help human beings in calamities.
4. (3) No immovable property vested in the Trust shall be leased for more than a year, or mortgaged, sold or otherwise alienated, by the Committee, except with the previous sanction in writing of the State Government.
5. (4) No jewelleries, ornaments and other valuable movable property vested in the Trust, the value of which is more than fifty thousand rupees, shall be sold, pledged or otherwise alienated by the Committee, except with the previous sanction in writing of the State Government.
6. (5) The Committee shall have no power to borrow money from any person or party, except with the previous sanction in writing of the State Government.
7. (6) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Committee shall have all the power necessary for performing its duties and functions under this Act.