EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 853 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019/BAISAKHA 24, 1941

HOME (SPECIAL SECTION) DEPARTMENT

ORDER

The 11th May, 2019

S.R.O. No. 171/2019— Whereas, the State Government are satisfied that in the

interest of Public, it is necessary to prohibit strikes in the form of cessation of work by the

workers engaged in emergency Medical Ambulance Service run by the Government either

by itself or through an agency engaged for this purpose, so that health care delivery

system in the State is not affected / disrupted;

And, whereas, as per Section 2 (b) of the Odisha Essential Services Maintenance

Act, strike means the cessation of work by a body of persons employed / engaged in any

essential service acting; in combination or a concerted refusal or a refusal under a

common understanding of any number of persons who are or have been so employed /

engaged, to continue to work or to accept employment and includes unauthorized absence

from duty in pursuance of a common understanding among the persons who

unauthorizedly absent themselves from duty or under the direction of any other person or

persons;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of Section-3

read with Section 2 of the Odisha Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1988 (Odisha Act 9

of 1992), the State Government do hereby prohibit strikes in form of cessation of work by

the workers/crew members engaged for running emergency Medical Ambulance Service

run by the Government either by itself or through an agency including 108/102 Ambulance

Services. The order shall remain in force for a period of six months with effect from

dated the 12th May, 2019.

[No. 1233–HOME-SPL3-ESMA-0002/2018/C.]

By Order of the Governor

SANTOSH BALA

Special Secretary to Government

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

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