* THE WESTERN ORISSA DEVIZOPMENT COUNCLL ACT, 2000 i: Received the assent of the Gover110r on n he 27f h Norenrber 2000, firsr pub Iis11ed it! an - < - ( , . - ex~raordinary issue of the Orissl Gazettc, dated rhr'5flr Drcenrbcr 2000. ] - .. . , ...... . . .
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE mR THE ESTMElSHhENT OF A COUNCIL FOR 7HB ACCELPRATED D B ~ O P M E N T AND ADVANCEMENT OF CERTAIN ~ ~ m m OF m' WESTERN PARTS OF ORISSA AND FOR I I A ~ R S INCIDENTAL T H W O OR C O N h Z C W THEREWITH.
Whcreas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a Council giving it Powers for the social, economic, cduqtlonnl and cullural advancement and development of thc people rcsjding in certain districts of the Western parts of Orissa. , - 1 , . . .
It is hereby enacted in the FiRy-first Y car of ihc Republic if lndia by the Ugistaturc of the State of Orissa as follows:- . > J - Short dtlo, f. (11 This Act may be called thc Western Odssa Dbvclopment~ CounciI crtent and Act, 2000. . . , -ce- ,; : .
moot. (2) It extends to the district mentioned in sub-scction (I) of section 3.
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(3) It shall come I n t ~ force on such date as the Government may, by notscation, appoinlment and diffcrcnt dates may bc appointed for diEerent provisions of this Act.
, , . . . . . I aobpitfon~. 2. In this Act, unless thc context' otherwise requires- '
(a) "Chief Exccutivc Officer'' means the Chief Executive Officer of the Council ;
(b) "Counci~" mmns the Western Orissa Development Council established under this Act. , . , , , , , .:'
(c) "Co~ncil area" means the arca of the Council as mentioned in ,,' sub-section (1) of section 3 ;
(6) ~'GavernmentbJ means the State Govcrnmcnt of Odssa ; . .
(e) "Preaaibedm means prescribed by mles ;
(f) "Council F d P means the Council Fund established undcr section 15 ;
(g) "Rdes" means rules made under tbis Act.
Etsablirh- 3. (I) There shalI be established and constituted by the Oovernment, a m t ~ t and Council to be known as the Wetern Orissa Development Council for thc h w r p ~ t a - accelerated devdopment and advancement of the area OF tho Council which shall comprlsc the districts of Baragarb, Bolangir, Boudb, Deognrh, Jbarsuguda, C o ~ l . Kalahandl, Nuapada, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Sundargarh and may include auch other area as may be prescribed.
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(2) The Council shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid havlng perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose property, both movablc and immovable, and to contract with approval of the Government, and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.
(3) The Council shall be decmed to havc been incorporated for the purposes, among others, of preparing plans and programmes for the allround development in the Council area promoting original rcsearch of advancement of education, of educational and financial condition of the ~ o p l e , of inspecting the different institutions, organisations, local authorities and supervising a11 mattm relating:
to the general standard of the people of the area and of promoting their physical, mental and moral welfare.
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(4) The headquarters of tho Council shall bc at such a place within the Council arcaas may bs notified in tho Gazettc by the Gwernment in cons~ltatioa with Cguncil which shall meet for the purpose at such place as the Goveramont may ftx. .. .
ComporItfon 4. ( 1 ) The council shall consist of the foUowing members, namcly :- or cdprtci~
(a) two members of the Lok Sabha, representing anyconstitueacy, either wholly or in part, within the Council area, to be nominated by Government on rotational bads ;
(b) eleven members of the Orissa Legislative Assembly elected from any constituency, either who1ly or partIy within the Council area, to be nominated by Government on rotational basis ;
(c) ten m s t o be nominated by Government from amongst persons who have-
(i) ~peciat knowledge of planning, jinaacc and a&unts of Government, or , . , .
(ti) wide experience in public administration or social s e r y i ~ , or ( [ I t ) expertise or special knowledge in different fields like Education including law, technical education and vocat jonal training, Agticul ture, kdwtrles, Irrigation, Public Health, Forestry, Mining, Public Works, EmplopWt or rnanagementIof people's problems ;
. , (dl Rovcnuc Divisional Commissioner of the Division under shich the maximum portion of Council area is situated ; and {e) Chief Executive Ofier, who shall be the- ember-secretary of the Council.
12) One of the memkers of thc Council referred to in sub-section ( I ) , as mag be nominated by the Government, shall be the Chairman of ib Council.
Term of 5. (1) The term d ofice of members oi the Council shall be- 0- M d mnditlons of (a) two years in case of members referred to in clnuscs (a) and @) of rtrvlot a1 C h a m . sub-section (I) of section 4 ; and *ndalrmbm.
(b) five years in wsc of mcmbers referred to in clause (I?) of the naid subseclian, from the date they respectively assume 'their office. '
(2) A mmber, other than the Revcnuc Divjsionel Commissioner and the Chlef Eaecutive Officer, may, by writing under his hand, addressed to Government resip from the ofice of the Chairman if he is the Chairman or, as the case may be, from $8 o5ee as member, and tho member so resigning shalI be deemed to have vacated his . .
office as Chairman or, as the case may be, as member with effect from the date his - . ( - resignaiiou is a~cepted by the Government.
63) ?hoG~~mnmentsUU; by nai6cstion. scmbvc s person from the o f i s or mem e t lf that person- (4 refuses to a d or is incapable to act ; or
(b) is found, in the porforrnancq of his functions under this Act, to have ao abused the position of Chairman or member as to render that personB# continuance in office detrimenlsl to the objects of t h ~ Council aad tbe interost of the people belonging to tho Council area:
Provided that no person shall b removed under this sub-section untiI that person has beea given an opportunity of being beard in the matter.
(4) When the office of a member including the Chairman becomcs vacant by big resignation, removal, death or otherwise. the vacancy shall be med up in the ~ame manner in which he was taken.
(g The Chairman of the Council shaII enjoy the status of a Minister of the State ofOrissa and shall be entitled to such remmeralion add allonances' as may bs, prescribed.
(6) The other, members of tho Council excluding ,lhe Revenue ~ ivh iona l Cornmissioner and' the Chief Executiye 05cer. shalI be paid such fees and allowances for attending the meetings of the Council and performing the functions thereof entrustedto them, as the Council may, from time t o time h. . , .
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A p o b m n t 6. (1) There shall be a Chicf Executive Oflicer of I he Council, who shalI be an o f ~ h i t f oficer hot below the rank of a Joint Secretary to Government of Or jrsa and shall be Extcutive Ofscer and appointed by the Gov-t in ,consultation with thc Chairman of the Council by his term of notification. - office and 0 t h ~ eondrtionl' of wrvleo.
Oficcrs and other employees of Council.
( Z l ~ e terms of conditions of service of thc Chid Executive d ~ c e r shall t e such as may be prescribed.
. (3) The Chief Executive Officer shall be under the adminislrat ive control of the Council.
7. (1) The Council shall determine, with approval of the G o v m e n t , the number of Class I and Class I1 Officers that are required for the cflective performance of its functious underthis Act and request the Government to place the Services of those officers under the Council, whereupon the Government sshd, in consuItation with the Chairman of the Council, dcpute such officers l o funelion under the Co~ncjl.
(2) The Council, with prior approvaI or lhe Government, shall create Class liII and Class IV posts and fill up the said posts in-the manner prescribed.
(3) The appointment of officers and other employees, their terms and conditions of service shdl be such as may be prescribed.
(4) The Council shaII be the disciplinary authority in respecr of Class UI and Class TV emyloyees of the Council and shall exercise the powers of disciplinary authority in the manner prescribed.
Admini- 8. The administrative expenses of the Council, including 1 he salaries, auowances arrstivn ,and pensions payable to the Chief Executive Oficer and other o5cers and employees a P m s a ~f the Council, including those deputed by Government, shall be defrayed out ofthe Counci'' grant-in-aid fund granted 'by the Governmcnt.
Duties and 9. (1) The Chief Executive OEcer shall be responsible for the maintenan= of the Powers of records of the Council and shall exercise administrative supervision and controI overall Chic r oficers and employee's of the Council including those whose services may bc placed at ~ ~ ~ V d the msposal of the Council by the Gawmment.
(2) Subjeit t o the rules, the Chief Executim Officer shall exercise such., other powers, perform such other functions and discharge such other dutles as the council may, by general or special resolution, decide from limeto time.
V m c y or 10. N o aa or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid by reason only ofthe d a r e not to existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the conditution thereof.
invaildate prrreecdiw or Council. 11. (1) The Council shall, subject to such terms and conditions, as the Government Powem and may, by order, specify from time to time, exercise the powers and perform the Of functions to- ( i ) the Ievels of development and remove regional imbalances in development ; and
(fi) the reIative levels of development in different sectors in relation to each distdct within thc Council area, having regard to the levels of develop men t of the State as a whole ;
, (6) assess the impact of various development prograpmes in removing jmbalances in development and in achieving overall development within t h ~ Council area ;
' (c) prepare ,appropriate.long term and short term plans and programmes . for the removal of development. imbalances baween different districts within the Council area, keeping in view the overall levels of development of the State ;
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, , - . . . I < , - , , ; .(d)', sumd long' ' termi *&earuras far .re&dval' of i m b a l ~ ~ e s ' as iforeiaid and ensure optimal .utilisation of available ' resourws ', for , removal of ' such . , irnb;rIium-s, keepingin viewthepotentialities ofdifferentdistricts-within the .
Council area and the ways and means position ;
(e) formulate plans and prograimes for equitable arrangements in ' adequate facilities for technical, educational and vpcational traiiing for the purpose of creating suEcient opportunity for employment in sirvice6 . .
under the control of tho Government within the Council area ;
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{f) prcpare its own aonud budget for thc Council area ;
(g) prepare long term and short term plans for the development and advane ment of the Council area ;
(h) prepare A d m u t e projects relating to the deyelopknt and advancement - of the Council area ; , , , . .
- ,. I ' (0 supervise and review different deveIopmentaI projecrs undertaken by dillereat Agencies incIuding that of the Government within the Co~ncil arca ;
O) suggest to the Government about differcni[projecls to be iakcn up within the Council area ; . .
(k) execute diffmnt development 'projats of the Council through different Agencies of the Government or through any other. agencies such as Nan- Government Organisat ions, ,with prior approva1, of the Government ;
I - '(0 review, supervise, GO-ordinate and ' monitor .different projects of , Government' in the CounciI area including issuance of administrative approval of proposals and selection 'of cxecuta~s of projects by'the CouncjI ;
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(m) take loans in its own name with prior approval of the Government to implement various projects for the development and ad~lancement- of the Council area ; , . , : I .
(R) prepare, in each financia1 ykar, a Budset of 'its ntimated receipt;
including the annual grant-in-aid by the Government which' shall not be ' 16ss than'rupees thirty cmres, and disbursement for the followiag financial year and submit thc same to the Government three months beforethe presentation ofthe State Budget ; and
(0) prepare in each financial ycar a supplementary Budget providing grant-in- ' aid t o bamade by the Government to the Council in the second phase, which .shall not be lcss than rup-es twenty crores, and ,make any modification of its Budget for that particuIar year an! ,may sub@ those , .
Budgets to' the Government for approval. m .
(2) The C~unci I may, far the purpase of achieving the objects of, this Act, from timc to timc, a a k z nezessary rzcos, nendatioas to the Government.
(3) The Council shall.not acquire, hold and dispose of any immovable property or,enter into contract in'rbsgect of any immovable property, except with the prcvious ap'provaIoFtheGovernmmt. ' ' (4) If the G~veprnent. s? decide it caa handover management and control of any Government institution withtn the zouncll area to the Council.
(q me State. Planning Boatd and the Government in thc ,Planning I!: CO- ordination Depaument shalI have power to supervise and evaluate the work of dire rent projects undertaken by the Council. - P-Nd: ' 12. (1) Themchairman shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the Council and f-mm oftlm shall, when present, pfeside over a11 the meetings of the Council. , , . . I I . l -- - a- C2) The chairman shall exercise the powers a d perform the functions hereinafter provided : -
(a) he shall be responsible for the smooth f inac id and admiaistrative functions of the Council ;
(b) he shall exercise administrative supervision and control ovar aU oficars and empIoyees o f t he Council whose services shall be placud at the disposal of the Council by tho Government ;
- 7 r r - Ic) he shall, for convenient transaction of business of the Council, allocate amongst thc membcrs such, business in such manner as hc thinks fit ;
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(4 he shall bave the right to make an inspection or cause an inspecti& to be made by such person or persons, as he may direct. of the Council and its affairs and resultant to such inspecbon or enquiry, pass necessary orders for remedia1 measures, as he deems necessary ;
(e) he shall have power to take iamediaie action in emergency.situations, which the Council is competent to do, and every such action shall have to be ratified by thc Council in its next meeting ';
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(f) ha shall exercise such other.powers and perform such other duties as may . ' I be piescribed. ! , , , , . , . , . -.-1 Meeting of 13. (1) The Council shall ordinarily hold at Ieast one meeting in every thma Co- andl months for the transaction of its business; :
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12) The Chairman or, io his absance, , any member of the Council excluding the Ctie Bxecut~ve Officer, as may be dccidd by the Council, shall preside at a mmting of thc Council. . .- .- :-
(3) The Member-Secretary, of the C~unc;ll shall, in consultation and with the approval ofthe Chairman, convene themeetings of the CoanciI at a place and time fixed by the Chairman.
C.6) The quorum necessary for thc transaction of business 'of a meeting of the Csuncil shall be ten members excluding tho Chicf Executive Officer, and , the matters mquired to be decided by the ' Council shaU be decided by the 'majority of votes of the members phsent and voting.
(5) The Chairman or thc parson . pnlsidin:, over a meeting shall haw, and exurcfse; a second or casting vote in case of equality of vbtes.
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(6) Save as aforesaid, the business of the Council shall be transacied in such mannor and in acsordan~ with such piomdure as the Council may, by regulation, determine.
1 Commiat6*l 14. (1) For the purpase of effectively discharging powcr aI$ ,functions -devolving o f C o W . u~n.themun~erthu~Act,,theCounc~ shall havethe follomgexpert Cofnmitt~, ", consdiuted'in tho psscribsd manner, namely:- , , , , .
(i) tho Finance Committee ;
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(iii) tna Bxecutive Committee ;
I , (2) Th: . m.)lnb:rs or th? said- Cospitteas shall be duly elected at the h C , meetiE of tha C~unzil iron anon2st tho members thereof, who shall elecj the Chajr~rson oT the resptctive Committees. and ' - . (3) each Committee shall excrf+so, powers as may prescribi and execute or declde such items as per the ~gulatIons framad by the Council. . , comcn IS. (1) There shall be established by the Council a Fund to be called the Council Fuod. Fund to which shall be credited- ,(a) all slims of money paid to it or any grants made by the Governmmt for the purposes of this Act ;
(6) -any grNUs that may be made by the G ovemmtnt of India or by any person or authority for the purpose of this Act; and
(c) any other amount received by the Council from any other source.
(2) The Council Fund shall be applied for payment of all sums, charges and costs necessary for carrying into effect the purpose of this Act.
Aaxl~mm 16. (1) he Council Fund shall be jointly opcralcd by thechairman and the mdaudik ChiefExecutiveOfficerofthcCouncil.
(2) Thc Council shall maintain its proper accounts and other relevant rccords in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3 The. accounts of the Council shall bc audited by such pcrson or authority and at such mtemals as may -be prescribed.
Goscr- 17. ( I ) If, in the opinion of the Government, the CounclI- ruriPn of Coumli. {a) is not competent to perform, or persistently makes default in the performance, of the duties imposed on i t by or undcr tbis Act or exceeds or abuses its power, or { b ) fails to perform its functions efficiently, the Government may, by an order notified in the Gazelle, supersede the Council:
Provided that the Council shaI1 be given reasonable oppottnniry of being ,head before its supersession.
(2) The notified order shall remain infcrce icr s ~ c h yericd, c ~ t cxcceding dx months, as the Government may specify therein and Ihe Ccuncil shall be rccon~tituted in themanner provided in s~c t ion4 kefore Ihe expiraiicn r f Ihc ~ e r i c d so s$~ci$ed.
(3) When the Council is suptr~ei.ed by an order unlcr sub-seetion (2)-
(a) all nominated members including the Cliairm~n of ~ h c Ccbncil &all vacate their respective cffices with cffrct frcm Ihe dale of publicationof the order;
(b) during* the period of supersession, all the POWCIS and functions of the Counc11 shall be exercised and perfoimed by stcb Ferscn or authority ae the Government may appoint in Ihat bchalf; and
(c) the land and properties of the Council shall, until i t i s rrccnsfituted, vest in the Government.
Powmto 1%. The Government may, from time ' to 'time, issue such genera1 or special iarue direction to the Counci1,as it considers neimsii~ y or expedient Tor the purpose of tion. achieving the object of this Act.
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offictm and OmPlOyew to be pubIic -.
Bat of sat without not*
19. Every member including fhe Chairman and every o5cer end employcc of the Council shall be deemed to be public scrvanls within Ihc meaning of seaion 21 of 45 of 1960.
the Tndian Penal Code, 1860.
20. No suit shall be instituted against the Council or any Committee or Chairman or any 'member, officer or employee thereof, or any person acting under direction of the Councilor Chairman for anything done or ~ ~ ~ ~ o r t i n g t o bc done in good faith under this Act, or the rules or regulations made thereunder, until expiry of two months notice in writing delivered or left at the Council's office, stating the cause of action, the name and place of abode of the intending plsintifr or petitioner and the, relief which he dains.
Power to make rules.
Power 10 rcm o ve di5wlties.
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21. T h e Oovernment may- make 'rules"for ' cGrying into effect the provisiom of this Act. .. ..-. - , - . ; - . . _ . . - - , . . .,. . .. . , . . >,I.> . ,. , '; ' . - A . . . . . . . . ,.,, .-! ;,- A. .; . . . - - .- <- - . . - -;- ,.
22. If any question arises 8s solthe. interptetation -of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, it shill be referred to the Government whoso .....
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23. ( I ) If any difficulty arises in given effect to the provisions of this Act. tha Government may, by order, not inconsistent with the ~r~v i s i ons of this, !Act; ' remove tho difficulty:
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(2) Exery order made under subsection (I) shall be laid before State LegisIature.
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24. ( I ) The Western Orissa Development Council Act, 1998 i o hereby repakcL Q,;, Act 16oT.
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(a) all praperlies, funds and dua which were vested in, and realisable by the Western Orissa Development. Council constituted under the Aa so repealed, shall vest in and be redlsablo by, the Government; and
(b) all liabilities enlbrceable against the said Council shall bo enfomablc against the Government to the extent of properties, funds and dues vested in, and realised by the Government.
*THE WESTERN ORISSA DEVE LOFMENT. COUNCIL :(AMEN~MENT) . :,.
ACT, 2001 . ..
[Received the assent of the ~ o v k ~ o r on the 16th J ; / ~ 200 1, first published in, an earaordinaw issue of the Orissa G azette, dated the 19th July, 200 7 (No. 735')l . :- ; ' ;
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d I .J 1 7 COUNCIL ACT, 2000 - I BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Qriora in the dhysecond Year of the Republic of India as follows:- , I .
Shorttitle 1. This Act may be called the Western Orissa Development Council ,. . - . .
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Amendment 2. In the Western Orissa Development Council ~ c t , ~ 2000 (hereinafter Oriasa- -* I I . > : , , ;.: . .- loaf 2m. af sseetron 4* referred lo as the principal ~ c t ) , - (a ) subdection (2) of section 4 shall be omitted and.s.ub-section (1) :, :I,;., .
thered shall be renumbered as section 4, and " . ,ui+ ,:,; TI-: - . I : ~ . ~ ; , C I ~ A .:,
(6) In section 4 as so renumbered,- ( i ) for clause (a), the following clauses shall . be. substituted,. - : g , ~ , .r namely:- " ( a ) a Chairman to be nominated by Government, who shall be a person from the Council area:
(a-7) two members of the Lok Sabha, representing any constituency, elther whollY or in part, within the Council area, to be nominated by Government on rotaional basis:"
( i i ] in clause (b), after the words "Orissa Legislative ~ssembly'', the commas and words '#not beingless than one from each district within Council area," shall Be insertedj and [iii) to clause (c), the following proviso shall be added, namely:- "Provided that at least seven expelts shall be persons from tho Council area".
Amendment ol d o n 5. 3. In section 5 of the principal Act,- ( 8 ) in sub-section (I),- (0 in the opening portion, for the words "shall be", the words "shall ordinarily be" shall be substituted:
(i i) in clause (a), for the words, letters and brackets ''clauses (a) and (6) of sub-section (I)", the woids, letters, figure and brackets "clauses (a-1) and (b)" shall be substituted
(iii) in clause (b), after the words '*in case of", the words, letter and brackets "Chairman referred to in clause (a) and'' shal l be Inserted and for the word "sub-section", the word "section" shall be substltuted~ Foi the Blll, see Orisse Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 20th A P ~ ~ I , 2001 ;No. 634) - + --'. -. - .
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"(2) The Chairman or any member other than the Revenue Dlvlslonel Commissionei, and:the: chief €xecut ive:~~f t ice i may, by -writiiig under his hai?d ':.:I .'
. . ,addr%sed,to the Government, resign ,from .his office and shall be deemed t o :.:..-- - " ' h a ~ & viicated' hls'office with effect fram the daib h l i i~ jgnat ion i E aoceptod by Government."; * - . ,, '- .,..,, 1 . :. - . . . . . ' . " . .. ' , . : . . -. . , - .- I ,;.G ..
(CJ toi . su~ .06 t io i '(31,. th* foi I bhing -6ub-siition shall. be s u ~ n t t u t ~ , . . . . . ... . , namely:- . . .
"(3) f he Government may; - - by ;: nptificationi: rerndV? Itha Chr trmun of the Council, i f he- (a ) Is found, in perfoimance of his functlona under thin Act, W h v a exceeded or abused his powers; or
(b) refuses to act or is incapable of acting or acts In'a rnannerwhtch the Government consider to be prejudicial to the interesto and object6 of the Council :
Provlded that no action shall be taken under lhls nubisectlon dthout givlng the person concerned an oppo~tunity to haw ca u6o againot the proposed aqlo n.", end
(d) after sub-section (31, the tollowinw nub-motion ohatl be Ins t ted , namely:- "(3.8) The Government may, at any tlms. by an order published In the, - Gazette, withdraw the nomination of a member nominated on the Councfl and, . upon such nomination being withdrawn, he shall cease to be a member of tho Council from the dete ol oubllcation of the oider.':
4. In section 7 of the principal ~ c t , for oub-oeerian (a) , tha fulhwing ou b-ssclion shall be substituted, namely:- li(2) the Council shall have powers to oraate Claw I l l and arri l V as per parameters of guidelines for tho eamo and fill up auoh pooh In thr mmn ner prescrlbed.':
ARawmnl w 6. In smtlon It of the princlpal Act,- r w 13. (a) in sub-sectlon (11,-
(i) in clause ( k ) , for the words "agencies much as Nonaaovarnment organisations, with prlor approval af the Goverament", t b words "agencies Identifled bY the Government in the mmnnsr prescribed" shall be substituted, and
(11) in clause to), for tho word8 4'submlt thors Budgatr lo tM Government for approval" appearing at ;ha and, tho words "submit the same to Government for obtalnlnu thm approval ef the State Legislature" shall be substituted;
[b ) for sub-section (5), the fotlowlng sub-section ahall bo subutltutd, namely:- "16) The Government in the Planning 8 Co-ordination Department shall have power to oupsrvlsoand evaluate the workr of the Cou nci I," and
(c) after sub-section (5), tha following sub-eestfon ahat 1 b# inwrtad.
n8mety:- Iq0) Th e ~ o u n e l l may levy and collect suoh fees far the sarviars rendead by it and In such manner, as mmy be preooribcd.".
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8. In sectlon.13 of the princtpal Act, in'sub-a~ctlono. (4% fat the wor6 setion 13. *'t& members8*, the words "not less than one-thlrd of ths ,members" shml I be ~ ~ b ~ t i t uted.
Arnendmmnl 7. In section 14 of the prlnclpal Act, In sub-mctlon (1 1,- ot s+ction 144 (a) in item (ii), the word "and" appearing at .the end shill-bo ornl~ed, and
(b) tor Item ( I l l ) , the f o l l o w l n ~ item# shall be auktltutod, nrmelvt- " ( i / j ) the Works Committee, end (Iv) the Educetlon Committee."
510 ORISSA ACT 14 OF 2003 institution is chiefly ma~ntained.".
THE WESTERN ORISSA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 SECTIONS
1. Short title
2. Amendment of long lille and preamble
3. Amendment of seclion 3
4. Amendment ot section 11 'THE WESTERN ORISSA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 [ ~eceived the assenI of the Governor on the 22nd May 2003, fifsl published in an extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the 31sl May 2003 (No. 82411 AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE WESTERN ORlSSA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ACT, 2000.
BE i t enacled by the Legislature of he Slate of Orissa in the Fifty-fourth 'Year of the Republic of lndia as follows :- shori irlle. 1. This Act may be called the Weslern Orissa Development Council (Arnendmen!) Act. 2003.
Ameodmenr 2. In the Western Orissa Development Council Acl, 2000 (hereinafter O r i s s a ~ c l of long rille referred lo as the principaf Act), in the long tille and the preamble, for the words l a of 2000.
and preamble. "certain districts", the words "certain areas" shall be subsliluled.
Amendment 3. In section 3 of the principal Act, in sub-section ( I ) , for Ihe words "such of scchnn 3.
other area", the words "any other area" shall be subsliluted.
Amendment 4. In section 11 of the principal Act, in clause (a) of sub-section (I), in subol secl~on
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' clause (ii). after the words "each dislricj", Ihe words. commas, brackets and figures "and part of district included, if any, under sub-section (1 ) of section 3," shall be inserled.
'For Ihe Bill. see Orissa Gazeftc. E~traordrnary dated Ihe 12th March, 2003 (No. 383).