(1) The Government shall, by notification, establish a Board for the whole of the State of Orissa to be called the Orissa Labour Welfare Board for the purpose of administering the Fund and to carry on such other functions as are assigned to the Board by or under this Act.
(2) The Board shall be body corporate by the name of the Orissa Labour Welfare Board having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire hold dispose of property both movable and immovable and shall by the said name, sue and be sued.
(3) The Board shall consist of the Following members, namely:-
(i) Minister, Labour &Employment who shall be the Chairman:
(ii) Secretary to Government, Finance Department, ex officio;
(iii) Secretary to Government, Finance Department, ex officio;
8 of 1923.
Establishm ent and functions of Board 4 of 1936.
(iv) Secretary to Government, Industries Department , ex officio;
(v) Secretary to Government, Welfare Department, ex officio;
(vi) Secretary to Government, Women & Child Development Department, ex officio;
(vii) Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj Department, Higher Education Department, ex officio;
(viii) Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, ex officio;
(ix) Special Secretary or, in absence, Additional Secretary to Government, Planning & Co-ordination Department, ex officio;
(x) Labour Commissioner, Orissa who shall be the Member-Secretary;
(xi) Director of Employment, Orissa, ex officio;
(xii) Director, Employees’ State Insurance Scheme, Orissa ex officio;
(xiii) Representatives of employers and employees in equal proportion, to be nominated by Government;
(xiv) a woman member, to be nominated by Government.
(4) The members constituting the Board shall be notified in the Gazette.
(5) The term of office of the members, except the Chairman and ex officio members of the Board shall be three years commencing on the date on which their names are notified under sub-section (4).
(6) The allowances, if any, payable to the members of the Board other then the ex officio members and the number and conditions of nomination of the representatives of the employers and employees shall be such as may be prescribed.