EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 784 , CUTTACK, W EDNESDA Y, MAY 23 , 2018 /JAISTHA 2, 1940
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION SHAKTI
NOTIFICATION
The 22nd May, 2018
No. 8605–PT15-WCD-CW-MISC-0019/2015/WCD&MS.— In supersession of all the previous Notifications relating to constitution of the Child Welfare Committee of Dhenkanal district and in pursuance of the provisions contained under section 27 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 [hereinafter referred to as "the Act"] read with rule 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016, the Child Welfare Committee in respect of Dhenkanal District is hereby constituted for exercising the powers and to discharge the duties conferred on such Committee in relation to children in need of care and protection as prescribed under the Act and the Rules framed thereunder with immediate effect for a period of three years.
| Sl. No. | Name of the District | Sl. No. | Name of the person appointed Sri/Smt./Ms. | Designation |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1 | Dhenkanal | 1 | Pratap Kumar Acharya, S/o: Late Binod Bihari Acharya, Talabania, Gudianali, Ward No-4, Dhenkanal Town, District: Dhenkanal PIN: 759001 | Chairperson |
| 2 | Bhanumati Pani, D/o: K.C. Pani, At: Kunjakanta (Chandiasahi) Dhenkanal Town District: Dhenkanal PIN:759001 | Member (Female) (Expert) | ||
| 3 | Akhila Kumar Rath, S/o: Mrutyunjaya Rath, North Madhuban, Kunjakanta, District: Dhenkanal, PIN: 759001 | Member | ||
| 4 | Nibedita Rath, D/o: Late Ramakanta Rath, C/o: Siddharth Sankar rath, Station Road, District: Dhenkanal | Member (Female) | ||
| 5 | Niranjan Mishra, S/o: Late Srinivas Mishra, At: Anand Nagar, District: Dhenkanal | Member |
The appointment of any member of the Committee shall be terminated by the State Government after making an inquiry, as stipulated under sub-section (7) of Section 27 of the Act, if—
(i) he/she has been found guilty of misuse of power vested on him/her under the Act;
(ii) he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and such conviction has not been reversed or he/she has not been granted full pardon in respect of such offence;
(iii) he/she fails to attend the proceedings of the Committee consecutively for three months without any valid reason or he/she fails to attend less than three-fourths of the sittings in a year.
The Committee shall function as a Bench and shall have the powers conferred by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) on a Judicial Magistrate of First Class.
The Committee shall meet at least twenty days in a month and shall observe such rules and procedures with regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, as prescribed.
By Order of the Governor
CHITHRA ARUMUGAM
Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government