EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1801 CUTTACK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 /BHADRA 29, 1941
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION SHAKTI
NOTIFICATION
The 11th September, 2019
No.12945─WCD-CW-MISC-0045-2017/WCD&MS.—In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-rule (9) of rule 6 and sub-rule (1) of rule 16 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016, [hereinafter referred to as "the Rules"], the State Government have fixed the sitting / travel allowance of the social worker members of the Juvenile Justice Board, Chairperson and Members of the Child Welfare Committee each @ Rs.1,500/- (Rupees one thousand five hundred only) per sitting vide this Department Notification No. 10235/WCD, dated 13.06.2019.
Now it has been decided that, in normal days when summons were issued but no witness turned up, members of JJBs shall be paid 50 % of the sitting allowance. At the same time, members of JJB can be engaged in verification of the case records to find out the reasons for the absence of witness.
This order shall come to force with immediate effect.
By Order of the Governor
ANU GARG
Principal Secretary to Government