Duties of the Board

(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to take measures with a view to expedite matters and to reduce the cost of construction of building and the Board shall, for that purpose do all things such, as — (a) unification, simlification and standardisation of building materials; (b) encouraging per-fabrication and mass production of building components; (c) organising or undertaking the production of building materials required for housing scheme; (d) encouraging research for discovering cheap building materials and evolving new methods of economic construction and (e) securing a steady and sufficient supply of workmen trained in the work of construction of buildings. (2) The Board may provide technical advice to the Government and scrutinise projects under Housing scheme as and when required by the Government so to do. (3) The Board may undertake research on various problems connected with housing in general and in particular to find out the economical method of constructing houses suited to local condition and to undertake comprehensive surveys of problems of housing.