The Odisha Housing Board Act, 1968

Preamble

The Odisha Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY *The Odisha Housing Board Act, 1968 An Act to provide for measures to deal with and satisfy the need of housing accommodation CONTENTS ACTS : 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Constitution of the Board and removal and resignation of members 4. Leave of absence of Chairman 5. Disqualification for appointment on · Board 6. Term of office and conditions of service 7. Vacancy in membership 8. Filling up casual vacancy and validity of actions during such vacancy 9. Proceedings presumed to be good and valid 10. Officers and employees of the Board 11. General disqualification of officers and employees 12. Appointment of Committees 13. Meeting of the Board 14. Power to make contracts 15. Execution of contracts 16. Delegation of Board's power to sanction contracts 17. Powers and duties of Board to undertake housing schemes 18. Matters to be provided for by housing schemes 19. Preparation and submission of annual housing programme budget and establishment schedule 20. Sanction of programme, budget and establishment schedule 21. Publication of sanctioned programme 22. Supplementary programme and budget 23. Variation of programme by Board after it is sanctioned 24. Sanctioned housing schemes to be executed 25. Transfer of land vested in Improvement Trust, Municipal Council, etc., to the Board 26. Compensation in respect of land vested in the Board 27. Power of Board to divert or close public street vested in it 28. Reference to Tribunal in case of dispute under Section 26 or Section 27 idi Vestir 29. Vesting in the Improvement Trust, Municipal Council, etc., of streets laid out or altered and open space provided by the Board 30. Other duties of the Board 31. Reconstitution of plots 32. Power to exempt scheme from provisions of Sections 18 to 2 33. Power to purchase or take lease by agreement 34. Betterment charges 35. Notice to persons liable for betterment charges 36. Agreement for payment of betterment charges 37. Recovery of betterment charges 38. Power to dispose of land 39. Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots 40. District Judge to be the Tribunal 41. Duties of the Tribunal 42. Powers of and procedure before Tribunal 43. Decision of Tribunal to be final 44. Appeals to the High Court 45. Power to evict certain persons from Board premises 46. Power to recover rent or damages as arrears of land revenue Published vide Odisha Gazette Ext./3-7-1968-O.A. No. 11 of 1968. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Odisha Gazette Ext. No. 246/27- 3-1968. S. 2] 47. Rent to be recovered by deduction from salary or wages in certain cases 48. Appeal 49. Finality of orders 50. Board's Fund 51. Application of the Fund 52. Appropriation from one head to another 53. Subventions and loans to the Board 54. Power of Board to borrow 55. Account and audit 56. Concurrent and special audit of accounts 57. Reports 58. Other statements and returns 59. Power of entry 60. Notice of suit against Board 61. Valuation of assets and liabilities of the Board 62. Power to make rules 63. Regulations 64. Power to make bye-laws 65. Penalty for contravention of bye-laws 66. Penalty for obstruction etc 67. Penalty for contravention of any provision of Chapter VI and for obstructing lawful exercise of powers thereunder 68. Authority for prosecution 69. Certain persons to be public servants 70. Protection of action taken under this . Act 71. Applicability of Odisha House Rent Control Act 72. Government's power to give directions to Board 73. Registration of documents executed on behalf of Board 74. Default in performance of duty 75. Dissolution of the Board 76. Member of the Legislative Assembly not to receive remuneration Whereas it is expedient to provide for suitable measures for making of schemes and carrying out of works necessary for dealing with and satisfying the need of housing accommodation and for that purpose to establish a Housing Board for the State of Odisha and to provide for

Sections

Type to filter. 76 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2
3. 3Constitution of the Board and removal and resignation of members
4. 4
5. 5Disqualification for appointment on Board
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8Filling up casual vacancy and validity of actions during such vacancy
9. 9
10. 10Officers and employees of the Board
11. 11
12. 12
13. 13Meeting of the Board
14. 14
15. 15Execution of contracts
16. 16Delegation of Board's power to sanction contracts
17. 17Powers and duties of Board to undertake housing schemes
18. 18
19. 19Preparation and submission of annual housing programme budget and establishment schedule
20. 20
21. 21
22. 22
23. 23
24. 24
25. 25Transfer of land vested in Improvement Trust, Municipal Council, etc., to the Board
26. 26Compensation in respect of land vested in the Board
27. 27Power of Board to divert or close public street vested in it
28. 28
29. 29
30. 30Other duties of the Board
31. 31
32. 32
33. 33Power to purchase or take lease by agreement
34. 34Betterment charges
35. 35Notice to persons liable for betterment charges
36. 36Agreement for payment of betterment charges
37. 37
38. 38
39. 39Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots
40. 40
41. 41
42. 42Powers of and procedure before Tribunal
43. 43
44. 44
45. 45Power to evict certain persons from Board premises
46. 46Power to recover rent or damages as arrears of land revenue
47. 47Rent to be recovered by deduction from salary or wages in certain cases
48. 48Appeal
49. 49
50. 50Board's Fund
51. 51
52. 52
53. 53Subventions and loans to the Board
54. 54Power of Board to borrow
55. 55Account and audit
56. 56Concurrent and special audit of accounts
57. 57
58. 58
59. 59
60. 60
61. 61
62. 62Power to make rules
63. 63
64. 64Power to make bye-laws
65. 65
66. 66Penalty for obstruction etc
67. 67
68. 68
69. 69
70. 70
71. 71
72. 72
73. 73Registration of documents executed on behalf of Board
74. 74Default in performance of duty
75. 75Dissolution of the Board
76. 76