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No. 678, CUTTACK, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 / BAISAKHA 8, 1940

SECRETARIAT

OF

THE ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

NOTIFICATION

The 27th April, 2018

No.4587/L.A.—The following Bill which has been introduced in the Odisha

Legislative Assembly on the 27th April, 2018 is herewith published under Rule 68

of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Odisha Legislative

Assembly for general information.

THE ODISHA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

A

BILL

FURTHER TO AMEND THE ODISHA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1954.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Odisha in the Sixty-

ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. This Act may be called the the Odisha Official Language

(Amendment) Act,2018.

2. In the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954, after section 4, the

following section shall be inserted, namely:-

4A. The State Government may prescribe suitable measures

in the rules to award incentives to officials or Departments for

extensive use of the official language and also to punish the

erring officials or Departments.”.

Short title .

Insertion

of new

section 4A.

“Rewards or

punishment.

Odisha Act

14 of 1954.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Odisha Official Language Act, 1954 was enacted for

adoption of Odia as the language to be used for all or any of the

official purposes in the State of Odisha.

As per the decision of 51st meeting of Cabinet held on

26.12.2017 at 11.15 AM, the State Government is required to bring

necessary provisions in the Odisha Official Language Act by way of

amendment to award incentives to officials/Departments for

extensive use of the official language and also to punish the erring

officials/Departments.

Accordingly, necessary draft Amendment Bill, 2018 has been

prepared for amendment to the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954

to empower the State Government to prescribe in the Rules to

award incentives to officials/Departments for extensive use of the

official language and also to punish the erring officials/ Departments.

The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

(NAVEEN PATNAIK)

MEMBER-IN-CHARGE

A.K. SARANGI

Secretary

Odisha Legislative Assembly

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