Section 9. Making use of facilities including manpower in existing institutions.

(1) In discharge of its functions, the Commission may make use of the facilities that are available in any of the existing private or Government educational and the research and development organisations and, subject to the regulations framed in this behalf, the Commission shall work out arrangements to provide, to such institutions, financial support in lieu of their providing the facilities for the Commission or undertaking work on behalf of the Commission. (2) When the persons working in these institutions have devoted or are devoting their time to the projects undertaken on behalf of the Commission, the salary and other allowances of such persons for devoting such time may be reimbursed by the Commission to such institutions in accordance with the regulations.