section 15
State Advisory Council of Education
The Orissa Education Act, 1969Education196942 sections4 chapters
Chapter III ADVISORY COUNCIL AND DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Statutory text
- (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) 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) The term of office of the members specified in clauses (a), (e),
- (f) and (g) of sub-section (2) shall be three years.
- (4) The business of the Advisory Council shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.
- (5) The Secretary to the advisory Council shall be nominated by the State Government.
- (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) 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.
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