Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (1) "beneficiary" means a person who or whose land shall be benefited as a result of the execution of a scheme;
2. (2) "Collector" includes any Gazetted Officer specially appointed by the State Government to perform the functions of the Collector under this Act;
3. (3) "Committee" means the Advisory Committee constituted under Section 21 in respect of a scheme;
4. (4) "erosion" means removal or displacement of earth, stones or other materials by the action of wind and water or other natural process;
5. (5) "Grama Sasan" means a Grama Sasan constituted under the Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1948;
6. (6) "owner" in relation to land includes a mortgagee with possession, a lessee or sub-lessee;
7. (7) "podu cultivation" means any kind of shifting cultivation generally known as Podu, Jhuming, Bringa, Dangar, Gudia, Bagudia or Kaman cultivation;
8. (8) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
9. (9) "scheme" means a scheme prepared under this Act and includes a scheme declared to be in force for the purposes of this Act under Section 18;
10. (10) "statement" means a statement prepared under Section 19;
11. (11) "work" means any work of public utility constructed, erected or carried out under a scheme and includes a pasture or forest provided or raised under a scheme.