(1) There shall be constituted a fund called the Urban Poor Welfare Fund at the level of each urban local body to which the moneys received from the slum dwellers under this Act shall be credited and in addition to the same, the following receipts may also be credited to the said fund, namely:—
(a) contributions from the State Government and Central Government, if any;
(b) contributions from organizations, philanthropists, individuals and Non-Government Organisations; and
(c) any other funding source as may be notified by the State Government.
(2) The constitution and administration of the fund shall be in such manner as may be prescribed.
Explanation. — For the purpose of this section, the expression ‘urban local body’ means the Municipal Council and Notified Area Council constituted under the Odisha Municipal Act, 1950.
Penalty for contravention of the provision.
Conduct of Business of the Committee.
Appeal.
Urban Poor Welfare Fund.
Odisha Act 23 of 1950.
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11. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government or any officer or other employee of the State Government or the Committee or any sub-committee constituted under this Act, which is, in good faith, done or intended to be done under this Act.
12. The State Government or any officer or any Authority authorized by the State Government in this behalf shall be the Nodal Agency for the implementation of the provisions of this Act.