Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- (a) "commission" means the Finance Commission constituted by the Governor pursuant to clause (1) of Article 243-I of the Constitution; (b) "Grama Panchayat" means a Grama Panchayat constituted under the Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964; (c) "Member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairman thereof; (d) "Panchayati Raj institution" means a Grama Panchayat or a Samiti or a Parishad; (e) "Parishad" means a Zilla Parishad constituted under the Orissa Zilla Parishad Act, 1991; (f) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules; (g) "Rules" means rules made under this Act; (h) "Samiti" means a Panchayat Samiti constituted under the Orissa Panchayati Samiti Act, 1959.