Section 4 — 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 :-

(a) to act on the matters referred by the Board and to approve the recommendations and decisions of the Board for implementation;

(b) to prepare perspective development plan in consultation with concerned industry;

(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;

(d) to decide accreditation policy of the institutes;

(e) to exercise the powers related to financial matters which are referred by the Board;

(f) to approve the budget recommended by the Board;

(g) to give directions to the Board in respect of implementation of various policy decisions taken by the Government, from time to time;

(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.