Definitions:

In these Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "Appointing Authority” means the Superintendent of Police Districts, including the Railway Police Districts and Deputy Commissioner of Police of Urban Police Districts, as the case may be;
2. (b) "Ex-servicemen" means a person as defined in the Orissa Ex-servicemen (Recruitment to the State Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1985;
3. (c) "Board" means the State Selection Board and the District Selection Boards as the case may be constituted under Rule 7;
4. (d) "Recruitment year" means the calendar year during which advertisement for recruitment is actually Issued;
5. (e) "Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes" means such Castes and Tribes as notified by the President of India under Articles 341 and 342 of the "Constitution of India", respectively;
6. (f) "Government" means the Government of Orissa;
7. (g) "Select List” means the list of successful candidates, prepared by the Board arranged in order of merit, equal to the total number of vacancies notified for recruitment in a particular District;
8. (h) "Sportsmen" means persons, who would have been issued with identity card as sportsmen^ by the Director, Sports as per Resolution No. 24808-Gen., dated the 18th November 1 of General Administration Department; as amended from time to time; and
   • (i) "SEBC" means Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Citizens other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as may be specified by the State Government from time to time.
9. (j) [“District” means Police. Districts comprising the Revenue district and shall include Police districts created by bifurcating any Revenue district, SRP, Cuttack and Rourkela and Urban Police District, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack;
10. (k) “Redeployment” means appointment of Sepoys/Constables of Battalion cadre as Constable in different districts for their rehabilitation;
11. (l) “Battalions” Means Odisha Special Armed Police Battalion/Odisha State Armed Police (Special Security) Battalion , India Reserve Battalion, Special Security Battalion under Commissionerate of Police, Bhubaneswar -Cuttack, Specialized India Reserve Battalions and any other Battalion which may be created by the Government from time to time.
12. (m) “Selection Committee” means the Committee constituted for selection of Sepoys/ Constables for re-deployment to Districts under rule 5(1 A) (b)”]