17. Powers and duties of Board to undertake housing schemes.
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act and subject to the control of the State Government the Board may from time to time, incur expenditure and undertake works in any area for the framing and execution of such housing schemes as it may consider necessary.(2)The State Government may, on such terms and conditions as they may think fit to impose, entrust to the Board the framing and execution of any housing scheme whether provided for by this Act or not, and the Board shall thereupon undertake the framing and execution of such scheme as if it had been provided for by this Act.(3)The Board may, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon and with the previous approval of the State Government, take over for execution any housing scheme on behalf of a local authority or Co-operative society or on behalf of an employer when the houses are to be built mainly for the residence of the employees of the concerned local authority, cooperative society or the employer and any such scheme shall be executed by the Board as if it had been provided for by this Act.
