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No.1750, CUTTACK,WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018/ BHADRA 28, 1940

SECRETARIAT

OF

THE ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

NOTIFICATION

The 18th September, 2018

No.8890/L.A.— The following Bill which has been introduced in the Odisha

Legislative Assembly on the 18th September, 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 (SECOND 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 Odisha Official Language (Second Amendment) Act,

2018.

2. In the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954, in section 4A, 

(a) after the words “use of” and before the words “the official language”, the

words “Odia as” shall be inserted; and

(b) the words “or both” shall be inserted after the word “Departments”

appearing at the end.

Short title.

Amendment of

section 4A.

Odisha Act

14 of 1954.

2

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.

In Section 4A of the said Act, the expression “Official language” has been used. In

view of the provisions in section 3A which allows continuance of English language for use

in Legislature, sometimes confusion arises as to use of “English” as official language. In

order to remove such confusion, it is now proposed to insert the words “Odia as” before

the words “the official language” and after the words “use of” appearing in section 4A of

the said Act.

Similarly, the expression “Officials or Departments” used in the last part of Section

4A of the said Act creates confusion in relation to award of punishment. Hence, it is

proposed to insert the words “or both” after the word “Departments” appearing at the end.

The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

NAVEEN PATNAIK

MEMBER-IN-CHARGE

A.K. SARANGI

SECRETARY

ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

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