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section 6A

Condition for recognition

The Orissa Education Act, 1969
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Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Statutory text
  1. (1) No educational institution shall be eligible for recognition under section 6 unless it fulfils the following conditions, namely:—
    • (a) such extent of land as may be prescribed has been provided for the educational institution under a valid title and the institution is under lawful and valid possession of that land;
    • (b) the institution has been provided with a fire-proof building of its own with adequate ventilation and lighting consisting of such accommodation as may be prescribed for class rooms, laboratories, libraries, office accommodation, staff and students common room and toilets for men and women;
    • (c) adequate land is available and has been earmarked for playground and sufficient facilities have been provided for physical education, games and sports;
    • (d) land has been provided for cycle stands for High Schools, Higher Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges and Colleges, as the case may be;
    • (e) adequate provision have been made for supply of clean drinking water and sanitation;
    • (f) the land and the buildings of the educational institution are located in sanitary and healthy surroundings with suitable access from public roads;
    • (g) qualified teachers and non-teaching employees selected in accordance with the prescribed procedure as per the prescribed yardstick have been appointed;
    • (h) laboratory or laboratories where necessary have been provided together with required consumables;
      • (i) such equipments and teaching aids as are required have been provided;
    • (j) required furniture including Black Boards have been provided;
    • (k) the educational institution has been provided with library with such number of books and in such subjects as may be directed from time to time; and
    • (l) the educational institution has adequate financial resources for its continuance and efficient management.
  2. (2) Every application for recognition shall be accompanied by an undertaking that the institution has adequate financial resources to meet the salary and other costs of the educational institution and that it shall not claim grant-in-aid from the State Government.
  3. (3) The State Government may by order, relax any one or more of the conditions of recognition specified under sub-section (1) relating to land, building and furniture in respect of educational institution situated in an educationally backward district: Provided that no relaxation shall be made which would adversely affect the academic standards or quality of education. Explanation.—The expression “educationally backward district” shall for the purposes of this sub-section mean a district in which the percentage of literacy is less than fifty per cent of the total population of the district as per the latest census.

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