EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 714 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2019/CHAITRA 19, 1941

SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

ORDER

The 7th March, 2019

No.5551–SME-NGHS-NGHS-0068/2017/SME.—

It

was

stipulated

in

this

Department Order No.20040/SME., dated the 22nd October, 2017 read with this

Department Order No.6108/SME., dated the 20th March, 2018 and Order No.12533/SME.,

dated the 4th June, 2018 that the eligible employees willing to accept the benefits under

the Odisha Education (Payment of Grant-in-Aid to the High Schools, Upper Primary (M.E.)

Schools, Sanskrit Tols and Madrasas) Order, 2017 & Amendment Order, 2018 are to

submit their willingness in Plain Paper to the Secretaries of their respective Managing

Committees by the stipulated time.

Now, it is seen that some of the eligible employees of these Educational Institutions

receiving Grant-in-Aid under GIA Order, 2013 have not yet submitted their willingness to

their respective Secretaries of the Managing Committees within the stipulated time. In the

meantime several grievances have come to the notice of the Government not to insist for

affidavit / written intimation as a condition to avail the benefit of GIA Order, 2017 and

Amendment Order, 2018.

In view of the orders dated the 21st August, 2018 of Hon’ble High Court of Orissa

passed in W.P.(C) No.11014 of 2018 filed by the M.C. of Harihareswar Panchayat High

School & Others and in similar bunch cases, after careful consideration, Government have

been pleased to delete the Clause – 2 and connected Para. warranting consequential

action thereto under Annexure – A, clause - 3 under Annexure – B and clause – 3 under

Annexure – C of this Department Order No.20040/SME., dated the 22nd October, 2018.

All other terms & conditions shall remain intact.

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

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