EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 679, CUTTACK, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018/BAISAKHA 10, 1940

HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 28th April, 2018

S.R.O. No.165/2018— Whereas, the draft of the Urban Local Bodies (Rehabilitation

Assistance) Rules, 2018 was published as required by Section 22 read with Section 18 of

the Odisha Municipal Services Act, 2016 (Odisha Act 7 of 2016) in the Extraordinary issue

No. 59, dated the 16th January , 2018 of the Odisha Gazette in the notification of the

Government of Odisha in the Housing & Urban Development Department No. 1170-HUD-

MUN-ADM-176/2017/HUD., dated the 12th January, 2018 inviting objections and

suggestions, from all persons likely to be affected thereby, on or before 12th February,

2018 ;

And, whereas, no objection or suggestion has been received in respect of the said

draft within the date specified;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 22 read with Section

18 of the Odisha Municipal Services Act, 2016 and in supersession of the Housing &

Urban Development Department Resolution No.33359-Legis-I-28/91-HUD., dated the 19th

August, 1991 except as respect things done and action taken, the State Government do

hereby make the following rules to regulate recruitment to posts under different Urban

Local Bodies as a measure of Rehabilitation Assistance, namely:—

1. Short title and Commencement.:— (1) These rules may be called the Urban

Local Bodies (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Odisha Gazette.

2. Definition:— The words and expressions used in these rules shall have the

same meaning as respectively assigned to them as in the Odisha Municipal Services Act,

2016 and rules made thereunder.

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3. Application of the rules applicable to the Government employees:— The

provisions of the O.C.S. (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990 as amended from time to

time shall, mutatis and mutandis, be applicable to a member of the family of the

employees of the Urban Local Bodies who die while in service.

4. Issue of Instructions and removal of doubts:— (1) The Government in

Housing & Urban Development Department may issue such instruction not inconsistence

with the provisions of the Odisha Municipal Services Act and rules made thereunder, as

they consider necessary, in order to carry out the provision of the rules made applicable

under rule 3.

(2) In case of any doubt or difficulty arises, the matter may be referred to the

Government in Housing & Urban Development Department for decision.

[No.10370–HUD-13-LEGIS-67-POLICY-15-11/2018/HUD.]

By Order of the Governor

G. MATHI VATHANAN

Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

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