Preamble

Orissa Act No. 3 of 1956 *THE ORISSA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD ACT, 1955 [Received the assent of the Governor on the 29th March 1955, first published in an extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the 13th October, 1955.] AN ACT T O PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATUTORY BOARD FOR ORGANISING, DEVELOPING AND REGULATING THE KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE OF ORISSA. WHEREAS it is expedient to establish a Board for the purpose of organising, developing and regulating the Khadi and Village Industries in the State of Orissa; It is hereby enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows : CHAPTER-I Preliminary