EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 1931 CUTTACK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 / ASWINA 19, 1941

DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION SHAKTI

NOTIFICATION

The 10th October, 2019

No.14700─PT14-WCD-CW-MISC-0019/2015/WCD&MS. —In accordance with 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 Balasore District is hereby reconstituted 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.

Sl.

No.

Name of the

District

Name of the person appointed

Sri/Smt./Ms.

Designation

1

2

3

4

1

Balasore

1

Bhagirathi Barik,

S/o: Late Nidhiram Barik,

At: Mansingh Bazar,

P.O: Motiganj,

District: Balasore

Chairperson

2

Padmalochan Dutta,

S/o: Late Ramanath Dutta,

At: Azimabad,

P.O. / District: Balasore

Member

3

Gouri Rani Upadhyaya,

D/o: Janmajay Kar,

At: Chandamari Padia,

Firingi Bazar,

Sahadevkhunta,

District: Balasore

Member

(Female)

(Expert)

4

Ashis Kumar Ghosh,

At - Ranipatna,

P.O./District - Balasore,

PIN - 756001

Member

2

1

2

3

4

5

Ganeswar Rout,

At- Boita,

P.S.- Khantapada,

District - Balasore

PIN: 756043

Member

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Notification No. 8589, dated the 22nd May, 2018 relating to the constitution of Child

Welfare Committee for the Balasore District is hereby modified to this extent.

By Order of the Governor

ANU GARG

Principal Secretary to Government

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