Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS

1. (1) The State Government may establish a fund called the “Orissa Education Development Fund” which shall vest in and be administered by a Committee to be constituted in the prescribed manner.
2. (2) All sums received by the Committee as contributions from the State Government or as donations from other sources shall be credited to the Fund.
3. (3) Subject to the rules made in that behalf, the Fund shall be utilised for the following purposes, namely:—
   • (a) grants in favour of educational institutions for implementation of improvement schemes;
   • (b) grant of interest free loans to educational institutions; and
   • (c) such other purposes as may be prescribed.

A. All amounts due on account of any loan granted under Section 23 shall, if not paid within the date fixed therefor, be recoverable as public demand on requisition made by the authority prescribed on that behalf.

1. (1) The State Government may constitute a Co-ordination Committee consisting 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;
   • (c) four non-official members nominated by the State Government from among persons who are distinguished educationists;
   • (d) the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department;
   • (e) the Director, Higher Education, Orissa.
2. (2) It shall be the duty of the Co-ordination Committee to recommend methods for maintaining a uniform standard of instruction given and examinations held by the different Universities established under law in the State and also in regard to matters of common interest to such Universities and send its recommendations to the Universities concerned.
3. (3) The procedure for the conduct of business of the Co-ordination Committee and the term of office of the members specified in clauses (a) and (c) shall be such as may be prescribed.

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1. (1) The State Government may, by notification, constitute one or more Tribunals having such local jurisdiction as may be specified in the notification.
2. (2) The Tribunal shall consist of one person only to be appointed by the State Government from among the officers of the Orissa Superior Judicial Service (senior branch).
3. (3) The Tribunal shall have the power to call for the records of all proceedings relating to the dispute and shall, after giving the parties concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard, dispose of the appeals preferred to it.
4. (4) In disposing of an appeal the Tribunal may make such consequential orders and issue such directions as it may deem necessary for giving effect to its decision.
5. (5) The decisions of the Tribunal shall be final and binding on all parties and shall not be called in question in any Court of Law.

No act or proceedings of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason merely of the existence of any vacancy in or defect in the constitution of the Board.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government or any authority or Officer for anything done under this Act in good faith or for any damage caused by any action taken in good faith in carrying out the provisions of this Act or the Rules made thereunder.

1. (1) The State Government may, after previous publication, make rules for carrying out all of any of the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers the State Government may make rules—
   • (a) to regulate the establishment, recognition and management of private educational institutions;
   • (b) in respect of all matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed.
3. (3) All rules made under this section shall, as soon as may be after they are made, be laid before the State Legislature for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if during the said period the State Legislature makes modifications, if any, therein, the rules shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form; so however that such modifications shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the rules.
4. (4) Until rules are made under this section, the rules contained in the Orissa Education Code which were in force immediately prior to the coming into force of this Act shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of the Constitution, be deemed to be rules made under this Act.

The provisions contained in this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions contained in the Orissa Secondary Education Act, 1952 or in any law regarding University Education for the time being in force and in the case of any inconsistency or repugnancy the provisions of this Act shall prevail.