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No.1356, CUTTACK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 / SRAVAN 11, 1940

DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION SHAKTI

NOTIFICATION

The 1st August, 2018

No.13116–PT8-WCD-CW-MISC-0019/2015/WCD&MS.— In partial modification of

this Department Notification No. 3908, dated the 14th March, 2018 relating to constitution

of the Child Welfare Committee of Keonjhar 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

Keonjhar District is hereby re-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 effect from the date of

Notification of original notification i.e. from 14th March, 2018 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

Keonjhar

1

Dusmanta Kumar Jena,

Antanibas, Shree Colony,

Pabitradiha, P.S. Town,

District: Keonjhar,

PIN:758001

Chairperson

2

Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik,

At: Jail Road, Keonjhargarh

Dist.- Keonjhar

Member

3

Geetanjali Mishra,

Baniapat, College Road,

P.O.: Keonjhargarh,

District: Keonjhar,

PIN: 758001

Member

2

4

Smita Das,

C/o: Sachidananda Dash,

At: Badahal,

P.O.: Keonjhar,

District: Keonjhar,

PIN: 758001

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

ANU GARG

Principal Secretary to Government

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