3. General Objects of the Corporation
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The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—
to promote and encourage inter-communal and religious harmony, and understanding, and goodwill and peace, amongst people ;
to establish and maintain orphanages, homes for the —..
aged and institutes for the handicapped ;
to provide health care facilities ;
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to preserve and propagate plant life through projects and-to protect the natural habitat and assist and advise on the setting up of new similar projects ;
to save the young and.the old from the drug menace and advise and rehabilitate persons addicted to drugs ;
" (f) to promote knowledge by awarding scholarships ;
to organize conferences, workshops, lectures, exhibitions and tours for the purpose of promoting knowledge ;
to provide free vocational training for youth ;
i) to provide legal aid to the needy ;
to. provide medical aid food, clothing and shelter to those affected by natural disasters ;
to establish and maintain a media unit ;
to establish and maintain a library service ;
to work in collaboration with other organizations having objects similar to those of the Corporation.
- 4, Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other written law, the Corporation. shall. have the power to do, perform and execute all such acts, matters and things as are necessary or desirable. for the promotion or furtherance of
. objects of the Corporation, or any one of them, including the power to open, operate and close bank accounts, to borrow or tq raise moneys with or without security, to receive or collect grants and donations, to invest its funds and to engage, employ and dismiss officers and servants requifed for the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.