Other duties of the Board.

(1) The Board shall take necessary measures to maintain, allot, lease, sell or otherwise use the Board premises in such manner as it may decide and shall collect rent, price, compensation and damages in respect thereof. (2) The Board may- (i) provide technical advice to the State Government and scrutinize projects under housing schemes when required by the State Government to do so; (ii) undertake research on various problems connected with housing in general and, find out in particular the economical methods of constructing houses suited to local conditions; (iii) undertake comprehensive surveys on problems of housing; (iv) do all things for- (a) unification, simplification, standardisation of building materials; (b) encouraging pre-fabrication and mass production of house components; (c) organising or undertaking the production of building materials for residential or non-residential houses; (d) securing a steady and sufficient supply of workmen trained in the work of construction of buildings and for the manufacture of building materials. (3) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more Committees or invest any local or other authority for the purpose of discharging or performing such duties or functions of an executive or administrative nature as it may delegate to such Committee of local or other authority and any such Committee or local or other authority may discharge such duties or may perform such functions accordingly.