Chapter III ADVISORY COUNCIL AND DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification, establish a State Advisory Council of Education to advise the State Government on matters pertaining to educational policy and administration.
2. (2) The Advisory Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—
   • (a) the Chairman to be nominated by the State Government;
   • (b) the Vice-Chancellors of all the Universities established under any law in the State; Ex Officio Member (b-1) the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department; Ex Officio Member (b-2) the Secretary to Government, School and Mass Education Department; Ex Officio Member (b-3) the Chairman of Council of Higher Secondary Education; Ex. officio Member (b-4) a representative of the Harijan Welfare Department; Member (b-5) a representative of the Tribal Welfare Department; Member (b-6) Director, Mass Education Member.
   • (c) the Director of Higher Education, Orissa; Ex Officio Member (c-1) the Director of Elementary and Adult Education, Orissa; Ex Officio Member (c-2) the Director of Secondary Education, Orissa; Ex Officio Member
   • (d) the President of the Board of Secondary Education; Ex Officio Member
   • (e) Six non-official members to be nominated by the State Government from among persons who are distinguished educationists or who have experience in the administration of education; Members
   • (f) one non-official member to be nominated from among Sanskrit scholars; Member
   • (g) two representatives each of the Primary School Teachers’ Association, Secondary School Teachers’ Association and the College Teachers’ Association to be elected in the prescribed manner. Members
3. (3) The term of office of the members specified in clauses (a), (e),
   • (f) and (g) of sub-section (2) shall be three years.
4. (4) The business of the Advisory Council shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. (5) The Secretary to the advisory Council shall be nominated by the State Government.
6. (6) No act or proceedings of the Advisory Council shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy among its members or defect in the constitution of the Advisory Council.
7. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), on the failure of any of the associations mentioned in clause (g) to elect member or members in the prescribed manner, the Director shall give notice in writing to the concerned association to elect member or members in the prescribed manner within a date to be specified therein and if the association fails to elect member or members within the date so specified the Director shall nominate a person or persons, as the case may be, on behalf of the association as member or members of the Advisory Council.

1. (1) For every district there shall be a District School Board established by the State Government which shall consist of the following members, namely:—
   • (a) The Chairman to be nominated by the State Government;
   • (b) Inspector or Inspectors of Schools having jurisdiction over the district; Members
   • (c) District Inspectors of Schools having jurisdiction in the district; Members
   • (d) Two representatives of the Primary School Teachers’ Association elected in the prescribed manner; Members
   • (e) five non-official members to be nominated by the State Government from among persons who are distinguished educationists. Members
2. (2) The Secretary to the Board shall be nominated by the State Government.
3. (3) The term of office of the members specified in clauses (a),
   • (d) and (e) of sub-section (1) shall be three years.
4. (4) No person shall be eligible for nomination or election as a non-official member of the Board, if he—
   • (i) has been a member of the Board for six years; or
   • (ii) has directly or indirectly by himself or by his partner any share or interest in—
   • (a) any book intended to be prescribed or recommended as a text-book for the primary school course.
   • (b) the business of the publisher of any such book; or
   • (c) any work done by order of the Board or in any contract entered into on behalf of the Board.
5. (5) The business of the Board shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.

The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act and may by its corporate name sue and be sued.

Any non-official member of the Advisory Council or of the Board may resign his office as such member by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman.

In the case of a casual vacancy in the office of any non-official member of the advisory Council or of the Board occurring otherwise than by efflux of time the vacancy shall be filled up by nomination and the person so nominated shall hold office for the residue of the term of office of the member in whose place he is nominated.

The Secretary of the Board, shall be its Executive Officer and the Board shall give effect to the decisions of the Board.

Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder, the Board shall have the following powers and functions in respect of primary schools within the district, namely:—

1. (a) administration, control and management of all primary schools transferred to it for the said purposes by the State Government or by any local authority and of the schools established by it;
2. (b) preparation of plans for the development of education in Primary schools;
3. (c) implementation of such of the aforesaid plans as are approved by the State Government;
4. (e) such other functions as may be prescribed.

1. (1) The Board shall have a fund called the District School Board Fund to which shall be credited—
   • (a) all contributions received by the Board from the State Government and donations and grants received from other sources; and
   • (b) all sums received by the Board on any other account whatsoever.
2. (2) The fund shall be expended for the purposes of carrying on the functions of the Board in accordance with the rules made in that behalf.