EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 1122, CUTTACK, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018 / ASADHA 14, 1940

[No. 14212–SME-SSE-SSE-0071/2017/SME.]

SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

RESOLUTION

The 29th June, 2018

Sub: Transfer of school buildings to the book of accounts of RD Department / P.R

& D.W Department / H & UD Department / Works Department for their

maintenance.

In order to undertake the repair and maintenance work of the buildings of the

Government Primary, Upper Primary and Secondary Schools under School & Mass

Education Department smoothly, Government have been pleased to take the following

decisions:

(i)

All the buildings of Government Primary and Upper Primary Schools in rural

areas will be transferred to Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department and

in urban areas to Housing & Urban Development Department for repair and

maintenance.

(ii)

Similarly, remaining Government High Schools and the upgraded High

Schools opened by State Government and out of RMSA funds located in

rural areas and urban areas shall be transferred to Rural Development

Department and Works Department respectively for repair and maintenance.

(iii)

The expenditure towards repair and maintenance in respect of Panchayati

Raj & Drinking Water Department shall be met out of the funds / grants

available with Grama panchayats and in respect of the Housing & Urban

Development Department from out of the grants available with the ULBs

including Finance Commission Grants. In case of paucity of funds both in

Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department and in Housing & Urban

Development Department, special budget provision shall be made for funds

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by both the departments to ensure proper maintenance of the school

buildings.

(iv)

The funds henceforth received by RMSA/OPEPA for construction of new

school buildings shall be placed with the concerned executing Departments

to which the school buildings are transferred.

ORDER

Ordered that this Resolution be published in an Extraordinary Issue of

Odisha Gazette.

By Order of the Governor

P. K. MOHAPATRA

Principal Secretary to Government

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

Ex. Gaz. 599-173+200