ORISSA ACT 32' or: 1978 THE ORTGSA STATEAFDi TO* IN.DUSTRIES ACT, 19'78
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, cxtent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER If GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE GIVING OF STATE-AID
3. Constitution of Board of Industries
4. Forms of State-aid
5. Delegation of powers to give-certninb forms. of! Sta te-aid
6. Industries to which several forms of Stateaid may be given.
7. Application for State-;:id
CHAPTER IE
PROVISIONS REGULATING THE GIVING OF- STATE-AID
OTHERWISE THAN BY THE SUPPLY OF
~.IACHINERY ON RE PURCHASE-
SYSTEM
8. Limitation of nmont of loan
9. Loan how to be secured
10. Inspection and returns
11. Power of State Government to adjust security during the currency of loan
12. Guaranteeing of cash credit with Banks
I 3. Termination of Stat paid
14. Repayment of loans
15. Power of Stsltc Government to recovcr loan
16. Subscription for shares or deb2ntures or guarantee of minimum return of capital
17. Subsidies
13. Di~p3;itl proh:s wvltzn c~n l i~ ions of Stat,:-aid lot fulfilled
19. Government control of aided industries
20. Recovcry of money due under this Chapter
21. Lcvy of fees
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C X A r n R IV
SUPPLY OF MACHINERY ON THE HIRE PURCHASE SYSTEM
22. Percentage of cost to be deposited by hirer
23. ParticuIars to be specified in the order when application is allowed
24. Conditions of supply of machinery on Hirc purchase system
25. Consequence of defaul by the hirer
26. Option of hircr to purchase machinery seized in default
27. Termination of hering by liirer
28. Liability of hircr on termination of hering under sections 24 and 26
29. Termination of hcring on payrncnt of cost of machincry
30. Penalties 3 1. Rccovery of sums due under this Chapter
HAPTER V
MISCELLANEOUS
32, Supersession of Board
33. Removal of member
34. No Stateaid to bil given savc in accordance with provisions of this .4cL
35. Rcmissioll of interest
36. Exemption of certain classes of persons
37. Finality of decision of State Government and bar of suits and procecdi~lgs in
Civil and Criminal Court.
38. Power to make rules
39. Rcpcal i\nd snvings
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ORISSA ACT 32 OF 1978
Orissa Act 2 of 1963. !THE ORTSSA STATEAID TO
INDUSTRW ACT, 19781
I Received the asserzd of the Governor on the 26th Novenzber 1978, first published it1 uit extl.aordi-
nary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the3rd Novernbe~' 19781
AN ACT TO REGULATE W E GRANT OF
STATE-AID TO INDUSTRIES BE it enacted by the Legislature of t h e State of Qrissa in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republlc of
India, as follows:-
Preliminary
1. (I) This Act may be called the Orissa State-Aid Short lltbD
t o Industries Act, 1978. extent and Cornen- rnenl.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa.
(3) I# shall come into force on such date as the
State Government may, by notification, appoint in that behalf.
2. Tn this Act, unless the context otherwise Definiitons
requires,-
(a) "Board" means the Board of rndustries constituted under section 3 ;
(b) LLc~-operati~e society" means a co-opera- tive society registered or deemed to be
registered under the Orissa Co-operative Societies Act, 1962;
(c) "co age industry" means any industrial
business or enterprise carried on in any preuiises to which the Factories Act, 1948 does not apply and includes any industy carried on by a co-operative
I . For Statcmmt of Objccts and Reasons sce Orissa Gazerre, Extraordi- nary, clatcd the 16th FcSmary 1978 (No. 202) and for Report of thc Selcct Cornmittcc Sw Orissa Gfl:tu~fc, Extraordinary, datcd the 26th August 1978
1208).
2. Cam: iotoFora with cffccl horn the 1st February 1979, Vidc-Industria Dcpartmcnt Notification No. (2860).dated t b 31sl January 1979.
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886 THE ORISSA STATE-AID TO INDUSTRIES ACT, 1978 [Or. Act souie@ or an indivisual- hinlself or with thehhelp of.' membersb 05 his family and
labourers includes szricuIture,
cdture, horticuhre;. dhiry farming, p~altry. famihg; bee keep?'@- and Iac
nmEng;-
(61 "District, Industries Officer" means any
person ag okted' By the State Govern- d nrent to scharge the' functions of a Distxict.W8trks, officer, under: thj.ie Act;
@): bWkrnr" mans, tEieDire~tor oF&dbs-
tries and includes any Nfrgon- aypmed
by the, St&. G~xernrnent to discharge
the functim of tfie ]Director under this Act;
. "industrya" means any industrial business
or en~rpri$e ific~udingone conneckd with
Agriculture, condn~ted: an& undertaken hy aniadiwisual.o~lq a C.0.-opera-
tive Society or by a Company, association
or Body o$ indinisuds; wHetlier incarpora-
tag - ar. nor and i n d u b - a marketing ! society established under e Odssa q2fy96$;t
Coroperative, Societies, Act,. 1962;
k) "machinery" includes plant, ap,paratus, mds, agplianca and other. mechanical
eq*ruent .requii8dd for; ae, purposes of carrying on any in.dbstriaT operation or
pPomss;:
@-); "~wribed'l' means pescribed by rriles made unda &i% Act ;:
(i), "Small scale indus~y'' means-an industry *, cagitd Q U ~ ~ R of 'which,, at its incep- tibn, oa plant ana macbjnery does not
a c e d -
@), fitteemlakb: d m p m in the case of an industry which is ancilary to mother industry no.t 6ejfig a. cottage or viIlage ijndizst ~y ;.
(2) ten lakhs of rupees in the caseof any , o $ ~ i n d u s t ~ ; y , ; o x ~ ~ ~ h . o r h e r : s u r n ~ tile
State Govemmnt. may, from time. to time determine;
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( j ) "village industryY"means any industry
n&ich -forms !the -nor-ma1 occuprt604,
whether whole-time or part time, 6f .any
class of the rural popula'cion of the State.
3. (13 The ;State ~Meriltnent shall ~~omtituteta consliturloa
Board of Iadus tries consisting of -.the .fdltawing or Board or
members, namely: - Industries. -to) five Wrnbers:to be-eleaed.dn rtlie paso*
-bed 'manner -by ~~e State kegisl'mbve .Assembly 4rom ,ainarzg its m e m b e ~ :
-Provide& that "in f he case or dissolu.tion lof .the State LegisIative Assembly, the members . elected under >this, -clause rand Qoldmg office-on d h dde of such -dissolution s h d poontinue in omee \till ?hew
members a$e elected !by bhe said ,Assembly af&r ?its
reconstitution; .(b) 'fivc:fietnberQ to be .ileeted ~ i h 'the prescri- bed manner, one ,by .eadh .df 'five such
associations or ather bodies as :the .State
,'Goverfime~t may sdect as &,st represent-
'iag any garticukr class of hdustries ar
comn~ercial aad allied interests; ~ [ c ) Seeref a r i s to the'state ' ~ o v e m i'a
Fidahce, Ifrigdm 'md 'Pbmr 3t1d 'fXle Induseies Depafitmen ts, , the Director, the Resistray of' 'Co-operative Soii i t ie , b e Managing Director of the 'StateAFin&cial
Cor,poration and tho ,Managing Wector
-of .the :State Small ,Sc& :Zadusfl.ks Qm-
. porafion ~11.0 .shall be gx-~ficjo -m&q&rs;
and
(8) .five members to b e *appdin{ed by Qe State
-'Govemmmt af whoi-i~ at lcast .two shaU 'be 'from 'wc]~ a m s OF the State a e decla- 'red, from time to 'time, by ~e G0ver.n-
ment of India to be industrially backward areas.
j(2) The Cfiairrnan ' a d the 'Secretary of ,he . h a d
:&%all 'be 'appoirlted %y fhe 'State 'Govern-rn from
among the members of the Board.
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888 THE . . ORISSA STATE-AID TO INDUSTRIES ACT, I 978 [ Or. Act
(3) The names of the members who have bzen
elected or appointed shall be published in the Oflicial
Gazette.
(4) Savc as otherrvisc provided in this Act, a
member clcctcd under clause (8 ) of su b-section (1) or appointed u n d d clause (d) of that sub-section shall
hoId office for a period of three years commencing from the dace of publication of his name in the Official Gazette:
Provided that the State Government may, from time to time, by notification, extend the said term
of office by such period not exceeding one year at a
time, as may be spccificd in the notification, so, however, tl~at: tho total period of extension shall in no evcnt cxceed two years.
(5 ) Any casual vacancy in the membership of the Board shall he filled up by election or, as the case may be, appointment in tho same mt?mer as is
provided in sub-section ( I ) and the member so elected
or appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term
of his predecessor in office.
(6) The Board shall, for the discussion of any
particular question coming up for consideration
before it, have power to co-opt experts specially
qualged to advise on the matter in question or having spec~al knowledge of local conditions in any area where the industry in queslion is situate:
Provided that a member so co-opted shall have no right to vote.
(7) N o member of the Board shall vote or take
part in the discussion of any question coming up for consideration at a meeting of the Board if the question is one in which he or his partner or reiatives
have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest or in which he is interested protessionalty on behalf of a
client or as agent for any person other than t l ~ e State Government, the Central Government or a
TocaI authority.
Expla~lation --For the purposes of this section, the expression '' relative " shall have the same mean- - - - -- ing asaasiigned to it under section 6 offhe CompaniesI orlpjb Act, 1956.
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(8) Whenever the Secretary to Government in
the Finance Department is unable to attend any meeting of the Board, he may nominate any oEccr
of that Depai-tmsnt, who shall attend such meeting and shall have the same rights and privileges as the said Secretary has in respect of such meeting.
(9) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be deemcd to be invalid merely by reason of the existe- nce of any vacancy in the Board.
4. Stateaid may Be given in all or any of theFormiof following forms:- Stataaid
(a) the grant of a loan;
(b) the giving of a guarantee in respect of a loan, cash credit, over-draft or h e d adva-
nce with a Scheduled Bank, Life Tnsura- nce Cor oration, Co-operative Socicty, K or with t e Industrial Financial Corpora-
tion of India, the Orissa Sfslte Financial
Corporation or such other Industrial Finan-
cing Agency as may be approved by the
State Government;
(c) the ,taking of shares or debentures; (4 the guarantee of a minimum return on the whole or part of the capit,tiI of a joint
stock company fdr a period fixed in
accordance with the rules made under this
Act; ,fe) tbe underwriting of the issue of stocks, shares, bends or debentures By a limited
j o k t stock company;
(f) the grant on favourable terms, .of InQd, raw
mdte~ial, fuel, Water or any ojher property or right vested in the State Government
subject t o the provision of any law, rule or order for the timc being in force;
( g ) the phyment of subsidy-
( 1 ) in the case of Small-scalo or Cottage Iildu- stry, for one or more of the following pur- poses, namely: -
ti) the durchase of land, machinery and
equipment ;
(ii) the construction of factory buildings, mgodowris, wells and sheds;
(112-73 (a) Law)
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(iii) technical improvement to the machinery
used in the industry; ( iv) the employment of eEcient Manager
nnd Supervisory personnel for a limited period;
( Y ) the training of workers employed in the industry;
(pi) the conduce of research; or
(vii) m y other purpose as tho State Govern-
ment may, by notification, specify;
(2) in the case of any other industry, for the
conduct o f res~arch or purchase af machi-
nery or for any other purpose as tho State
Government may, by notification, specify; (Ti) the supply of machinery on the hire
purchase system including the guarantee of thc price of the machinery and equip-
ment purchased by any industry on hire purchase agreement from the Nationa:
Small-scale Industries Corporation or any
other concern approved by the Sta'is
Government; ([I the suppIy of eIectrica1 energy at coilcc:
sionaI rates from a source which is tha property of the Statc Governmenl or the grant of subsidy or rebate on the sata (including mini m u charges) payable by any industry for supply of electricity
t o it; ( j ) the lending of sorvices of experis or
persons in the service of the Govermont
for starting or advising an industry free
of charge or on favourable terms; and
(k) to any individual, by the grant of a Ioaa for the purpose of investment in the share capital of any Co-operative Sodety or
any joint stock company within the rncxing of the Companies Act, 1956 1 1996.
cngaged in any industry or for purchase
,uf share held by Government in any
Gc~:e:nment company, within tho meaning of tiie mid Act engaged in any indust.ry.
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5. Subject to such conditions or restrictions as :;i;t:;;o it may deem fit to impose the State Government may, ,iw ,aa;n orms of by norification, from time to time, delegate f Srate-ald its power to give State-aid in one or more of the forms spccificd in clauses (a), (b), ( g ) and ( h ) of section 4 in favour of such authorities, not being
below the rank of a District Industries Officer, as may be speceified in the notification.
6. (1) State-aid may be given in any of the forms ,,, i,, , specified in section 4. which
several
forms 01 (2) The State Government may roquire any state-=td
industry in respect of State-aid to locate its Head may Office within the State of Orissa.
Expla~mfion-"Head OEce7' means the place from which the affairs of the company, business or industry are actually controlled and includes tho
reg is t er ed-office of a camp any registered under the 1 3f 1956. Companies Act, 1956.
(3) Every industry in recoipi of Srate-aid shall make such provision for the training of apprentices as may be prescribed.
7. (1) Applications for S tate-aid shall bo made ~ ~ ~ l i c ~ ~ i ~ ~
to the authority c-mpowered to give the State-aid in r3r State-a'd such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) No State-aid shall be given of an m o u n t or valuo exceeding such sum as may be prescribed udess the application thorefor bas been published in tllo prescribed manner together with a notice caning upon porsons objecting to the giving of sucIz aid to submit
thcir objections in such manner as may be prescribed,
(3) The State Government or t he authority to whom the State Government has delegated its power
t o give Stzteaid, as the case may be, shall consider
overy such objection and after making such enquiry, jf any, as it may em necessary, shall make an order either admittins or disallowing it.
(4) Every application for Statc-aid of an mount
or value cxceeding thirty thouand rupees in respect of any one industry not being an application for the disposal of which power has been delegated underq . -
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section 5, shall be placed before the Board at a
meeting for its advice and no such application shall be allowed if a majority of the mombers of the Board present at the meeting adviso its rejection.
( 5 ) If an application for State-aid is rejected in
whole or in part by an authority to whom power has been delegated under section 5, tho State Government
may, on its own motion or on an application made
j~ this behalf, rovise the order and give such aid in
such form and of such amount as it may deem fit.
(6) Every application for State-aid shaI1, as far as practicable be disposed of within a period of three
months from the date of the application. Provisions regulating the giving of State-aid otherwise than bY the supply of machinery on hire purchase system
limitation 8. (1) No loan shall be granted to any indushy,
of amount of other than a smalI scale industry, of an amount excee- lo an. ding seventy per cent or to any small scale industry of an amount exceeding ninety per cent of the net value of the assets of the industry after deduction of
the value of all encumbrances existing at the time the ' application is made :
Provided that in the case of a new or nasceqt
scale industry. the State ~overnment may grant a ioan equal to the value of the security offered including collateral security, if-
( i ) the State Government is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of the State to promote the development of such industry and the industry can not be established without the grant of assistance ; and
(ii) the applicant agrees to associate a a o ~ n e e
of the State Government with the manage-
mmt of the industry and to regulate
expenditure out of such loan in the
prescribed manner :
Provided further that subject to such other condi- t ions as may be presqribcd, a Igan for a period not
exceeding two years may be given to a small scale
industry bn the security of movable property inclu-
ding stock in trade.
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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subv section (11, a loan of an ai11ount not exceeding five
hundred rupees may be given in the case of an indus- try owned o r managed by an artisan on the personal bond of the applicant or on the security of one or
more personal sureties.
(3) Tho valuation of the assets or the security, as
thc case may be, under sub-section ( 1 ) shall be made in the prescribed manner by the Director or any ptber person authorised by him in tTut behalf.
Bxp1attafiu11-For the purpose of such valuation
the additional assets which may be created by th grant of such State-aid may be taken into account t .
such extent as may be prescribed.
9. Every loan granted to an industry shall, sub- Loan how to
ject to the provisions of section 8, be secured by a seCUrC. mortgage or a floating charge upon the property of t he industry subject to any oncambrances existing at the time when the loan is granted and of such colla- teral security, if any, as the State Government may require.
Explanntion-For the purposes of this section the
"property of an industry" shall not include
raw materials acquired for the purposes of finished
goods produced by or the stock in trade or other floating assets of the industry.
10. In any case in wbich an application for a Inspection
loan has boen made under section 7, the a p p l i c a n t ~ i ~ , and at any time during tbe currency of the loan
that has beon granted, tho grantee, shaU be bound-
(a) to comply with any general or special order of the State Govsrnrnent or the Director of Industries relating to tlm
inspection of the promises, buildings,
rnachinory and stock-in-hand of the industry ;
(b) to pormit the inspection of all accounts
relating to the industry;
(G) to furnish in the prescribed manner fd
returns of all products manufactured or
sold both as regards des~ription and quantily;
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(d) to maintain such spccIa1 acc~unts and to furnish such statements as the State Government may, from time to time, rzquire; and
(c) to submit the accounts of the industry to such audit as the State Goverment
may prescribe:
Provided that before requiring any grantee to comply with any of the recluirements of this section, notice shall bs given to him in the proscribed manner.
power of 11. If at any tirnc the outstanding balance of the
~ ~ a t G o y ; loan granted under this Act is fouud to exceed adjust scfu- the percentage specified in section 8, the State Govern- rity during ment may either recover so much of such balanco
$ I o ~ ~ e a C Y as is in excess of such percentage or accept such additional or collaterat security as it may deem
sufficient. Guarantee- ing of cash 12. (1) The provisions of sections 8 to 1 f in
cicdit wjlb Pe~peCt of loat1 s shall, subject to any rulas that
Banks- may be made under this Act,apply,sofarasmay
be, to guarantees of loan, cash credit, overdraft
and fixed advanccs with a scheduled ~ a n k and to debenturc.~ issued to the pubIic.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (I) shall apply to .an,y cottage industry for which I Statc-aid granted
docs not exceed one thousand rupees in value or t o a small-scale industry ottur than a cottage
industry for which tke State-aid grailted does -not
cxccod five thousand rupees in value or t o a'fi individual to whom thc State-aid granted for invost- ment in the share capital of a CO-operative society or a joint-stock company does not cxmed five hundred rupees.
Termination oi state-aid. 13. (1) The State Guver~~mcnt or the authority who has sanctioned the Statc-aid may, after consi- dering the explanation, if any, offered by tho owner
of any industry, ordor termination of State-aid
sanctioned to such industry on any of the following
grounds, namcIy: -
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(b) that thsre has been breach by the owner of the industry of the provjsions of this Act or of any 1~u1e madc thereunder or
of any condition of the grant;
(c) that the application on which the State- aid has bccn granted contained or was accompanied by any material statement
by the owner which he knew to be false,
or that thcro has been any intentional concoalmeni by him of any material fact which, in the opinion of the State Govern- mcnt or the said authority it was his duty to disclose or that any suc5 false statement or concealmeat was intentionally made in any enquiry held under this Act or in any return furnished under this Act or in any reply to any requisitio? for information
issued under this Act or with the connivance of the owner or person in charge of fhc management of the
industry (4 that the grantee has failed to comply with any order under clause (a) of section 10 or
does not permit or objects to the inspection of the accounts of the industry or makes default in cornplying with the provisions of any o f the clauses (c), (d) and (e) of section I0 ; or
(e) that the industry is being managed in such a manner as to impail, the repayment of
the value of the State-aid granted thnreto.
(2) Subjcct to such conditions or rmesfrictions as may be pi-escribcd, the State Government may
ddegate i o such authority as may be proscribed, its power under sub-section (1) to terminate tho State- aid of an amount or value not exceedkg thirty
thousand rupees iu respect of any o m industry.
(3) Any person aggrieved by an order, other
than an order passed by the State Government, terminating the State-aid may prefer an appeal to such authority and within such period as may be prcscri bed,
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(4) The appellate authority may, after hearing the parties concerned and after holding such enquiry as
may be prescribed, pass such orders as it may
dcem fit.
Rr:ll~ytyrneut
b i loans. 14. (1) Every loan granted under this Chapter
shall be made 1-epayable by instalments within such pcriod from the date of actual advance of the loan or, when the Ioan is advanced in instalments, from thc date of paymerlt of thc last instalment, and shall
bear interest at such rate and payable in such manner as may be k e d by the order granting the loan.
(2) Tbe period fwed as aforesaid s h d not exceed twerity years unlcss the State Government, by goneral
or special order, otherwise dirccts.
Power of S t a t e Govcrnrncnl i o mover
1~an.
15. After an order under section 13 has been passed terminating the Stato-aid in respect of any
indus~ry, the State Government may, notwithstandint
anything to the contrary contained in any other
provision of this Act br in any other law for the
time being in force, proceed to recover from the owner of the industry as an arrear of publrc
demand-
(a) the whole amount of the Ioan outstanding
together with such interest as may be due
thereon ; ,or
(b) in case where the aid is given otherwise
t han by the grant of a loan, &e money value of the grant or concession a s k e d at the. time the loai was made together with interest at such rate as may be
prescribed, from the date of the grant or
concession, as the caso may be, till the date of realisation ; and
(c) tbe cost of recovery.
su bscriplion 16. The conditiclns of taking of shares or debea- brdl=csor t ~ r e ~ by the State Government or the guarantee leben~urcs or of a minimum return on the whole or part of the
luinlmrrm capital of any industry shall be-
; durn of r apital. (a) that the industry shall be subject to the
conditions laid down in section 10 in respect of inspection and returns ; and
(b) that for all shares and debentures takeri by the State Government, there shall
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be taken by the other pexson shares or debentures of an amount which shaU be1 at least fifty percenturn of tho amount paid by the State Government.
17. (1) Exwpt in the case of co-operative subs~dirs societies and persons trained in particular trades at
Government cost, no subsidy shdl exceed the pres
cribed percentage of the cost involved in the purposes for which the subsidy bas been granted.
(2) Tho condition of grant of subsidy to
industries, other than smaI1-scale or cottage industries, for the conduct of research or the urchase of B machinery or of any other payment un er guarantee of minimum return. on the paid-up capital or the
grant, on favourable terms, of land, raw materids,
firewood, water or other property of the State
Government or of ihe supply of electrical energy at
concessional rates from a source which is the property
of the State Government, s h d ordinarily be that
such State-aid shall be discontinued if the industry
be shown to the satisfaction of the State Government
to be earning profit in excess of such rate as may
be prescribed.
18. No recipient of State-aid shall pay any P dividend or distribute or take any profits in excess pro fits wbsn condidom of of such permnttige of the capital of the industry as stat~ald ~t the State Government may, from time to time, fix m d .
u n ~ l the conditions on which State-aid has been
granted are f a l e d . The balance of the profits after
necessary amounts have been set aside for deprecia- tion or obsoles&fice of plant, machinery ' and buildings and for the payment of interest on deben- mres or loans, shall be carried to a reserve fund to
be utiIised in such manner as the State Government may approve :
Provided that the State Government may relax
the provisions of thia section in the case of any jndustry aided by the grant on favourable terms,
of loan or raw materials, fuel, water or any other property or right of the State Government or the grant, free of charge or on favorable terms, of services of experts or person in the service of the State Government or by the payment of a subsidy for the conduct of research.
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Govcrnmcnt conrrol of 19. Notwithstanding anything contained in any
aidd indust- 0 t h provision of this Chapter, if in any case thc HCS. amount or value of the Stato-aid given thereunder amounts to or exceeds two Iakhs of rupees, or the face vaIue of the shares heId by tile Stato Govern- ment exceeds twonty-five por coat of the value of the
authorised share capital, tho State Government, shall, and in any other case may, by appointnient ,of
Government directors o theywise, take .power t~ -ensure
such control over the industries as shall be shacient ,in its lop,inion to safe-guard its interest.
Recovew of
money due
20. (1) A11 moneys recoverable under this ha pi-
under this er includ,ing any interest- chargeable >-hereon and it&
Chapter' ~ ~ ~ f s ; . - i f apy, incur~qd, .if qot paid when they aredue,
lip~y; on .a.:iequisitiop made by the Direcfor; be!i&eb-
- ,+fed from! ' the person aided.,and his sur 9, if.;&Ff5
it& $f t& &@re;a rrears of. public*. demand, %-:*L #! , c. . , ,,.. .- A ". ..- :. ' + < I : : + - . - , , . ,
I!, - r - en .$i)T 1.;; mo-qe - , . y, hqb, i s , piid'fQ $)-$, .gid$i& , brAQ# %&ya. ~ ' t r~;r&d+$r~d.~raW tp: bt;BhF$YHis
&by $he ,4?ir
'- sutet'y. 0 . . ,,., , ! . - . 0 .
, ., ..,? . * ,. 8 . J;,-;c: . , t i
(3) Where any industrial concern under liability - ! ,(to, t ~ e , : S i ~ ' - ! G o v ~ r g m e n t ~ makos 'ally defaultrin the . , ..
. . -I,.-' . . . ;l matkc ofitispayment of any Joau or advmcs, i OF.
'. '- : insfalmept thereof or' othe~wise fails d o ~ m g d y mi&
, L ,'!#. , ;:tbe)tems;of:.t~e agreement;-the,3D;irwbrj,with!g y&pv io4 safeguarding ,the interest afi the? Gowernnzledt :md
-i s.wurit$of the Golrernment dues. lad: xfielt: .;gi~ing
. dmsopihle :notice. to the parties in. d~fa.ult,?~haIl, ,jsubje@-@::the control.,~f the: State .G~wram&t, ,haye
- thd:dig$t: .to take possessi~n of the. as-sets o:rrtf.~(&ke , . . o v h ~ the ; management of the indust~id: ,; ~ o i i w ~ ~ ~ :@s
!mu.. as ?the. ,right to ;transfer by way~o;f Ie,se: or s3Je
tho property pledged, mortgaged, hypntbe~tec;!: .or assigned to the State Goveixment and to realise the
...$ he dues gfthe:State Goveirnment:. ' , . . . r n :r .
f'" Provided .that wher~ the panag~rj i i i i t~~~of ,
,'@d&&l c6ncer.n is taken over- by t& : Direc tb.r, he
sba!l,bglde.qyd to be the owner o f the conckip fhr
*-t& i~urposes of suit; by or against the co$e@;aiid , , ,
'&AIL bue and:he sued in the qameaf the copcbm:, , -. , . " - - , .: , .
(4) 'hy.transfer of property made by the ' r ~ i r i ~ t - or in exercise of his powers under sub-section ( 3 ) ah311
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vest in the tr ansfesee all rights, in ,or t s the property
transferred as if the transfer had been made by the
owner of the property.
.", ... 24. (1) -The Governlnent may charge in LCVY of foa resgjpt - !of+ .-;~pplisatibns, enquiries, inspections and apdit by waomsoover made under the provisions of this Act,-such fee as may be pi.e,scribed.
, , (2) The State Government may charge such fee $S .- g a y be prescribed for any guarantee,given by it ripder the provisions of this Act.
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CHAPTER XV
, ' . , SupflJ! , . of machinery on the hire-purchzi'~e*s~stem C
' 2% No machi-nelry shaI1. be aupplied on hirc- Pcrccntage pWcLi;ise system1 unBss the appl.icant-.foil the State-aid ~~~~~~1~~ $ dcposites wit& -the, Director such.pe'rken.tagi= (not being hlrcr. beIow : ten .per cent) of the cost.. thereof as may bo
prmafiibed.. .
... , .
1 23, Whvn an application for such St-iie-aid is all- topjcc- ~ y p d ' the Director shall, subject. €0 and, &acdbrdance 4 in with 'any 'rules that may be made. - ~ a d e r this Act, order whm application malte an- order specify jng tho followipg' particulars, .I.,&. ' '
,'!$p# :!T . - , , : :(a) khemuount?f-eaoh ;inistalrrient. of rent to
. , . -. : ..:':::[be. :paid,30r the hire.,of.tha.,mchinery and
. I . ! !I : m~-the.~numh~.ofsu~b~instaImentstobe paid
before the mactzine~y~ shaU become tho property of the hirer;
. . .. (b) , the amount of interest, if :any, to be paid
. . along. with each instalmont of rent on the
t remaining unpaid instalment; , ' ( c ) the dates on which and the manner in which the aforesaid paymsnt shall be made; and
(4, such other particulars as may be prescribed. {'' '24. Until the hiring is terminated in the m m e r c ~ n d i a ~ n .
hcreinarteter provided, the following provisions shall ~~~~?~a ,,~ppJly~ namely:- hjfc"' &dl-
, . ; r ,',; ' + & sysf&&::'
., (i) the .hirer shdl pay punctually without'
' s : . . - -
, . : demand, the instalrnents of rent and m-
. ,, .,:. -,- unt sf interest.specified in the o~der refer-
? , . , . . red to . in section 23; r ! r . . . .
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900 TEfS ORISSA STATE -AID TO INDUST RJES ACT, 1478 [Or. Act
(b) the hirer shau retain the machinery in his
own possession in good and serviceable
condition and shall not without the previ- ous written consent of the Director make any addition thereto or alteration therein, nor shall remove the machinery from the premises specified in the application for the supply thereof;
( c ) the machinery shall remain &e sole and absolute property of the State Government and any transfer thereof or assignment of any right, tide or interest therein or the creation of any mortgage, encumbrance or any other charge thereon by the hirer shall
be void as against the State Government unless it has been made with, the previous written consent of the Director;
(d) Th? machinery shall not be liable to &st- ralnt, attachment or sde by any process
. , . under any law for the time being in force;
(e) the machinery shall bear a metal pIate in ~e prescribed form and any person who
. . wilfully removes or defaces such plate shall be liable to a fine not exeeding five hmdred rupees and it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that the machinery bearing such metal plate is the
property of the State Government hired out under this Chapter;
(f) the hirer shall permit the Director or any person acting under his authority ia this behalf to inspect the machinery at all
reasonable times, and the Director or such other person shall have all such powers of entry as may be necessary for the purpose of making an inspection; and
(g) the hirer shalI be bound by such other
conditions as may be prescribed or as
may be imposed by the Director in any particular case.
~enslqutn-
ces of default
25 If the hirer makes default in payment of the
by , ce, rent of the machinery, the interest or any other
charges payable by him under this Chapter, or fails to comply with any of the conditions specified in or imposed on him undor section 24, the Director may, after wnsidering the explanation, if my, offered by
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the hirer, terminate the hiring, and may himseIf enter
or authorise any other officer in this behalf, to enter upon the premises, in which the machinery,
for tbe time being, is kept and seize and tako away
the same, whether such premisea belong to the
hirer or not.
26. If the machinery is seized and taken away option of h i i s to under section 25, the hirer shall have the option to be ,,
exercised within one month after such seizure or such machi-
seized In longer period as may be allowed by the Director, of ,,- purchasing the same on payment to the Director of the unpaid balance of the cost thereof, such propor-
tion of the interest on the said costs as may be pres- cribed and the expenses incidental to such seizure and
removaI.
27. The hirer may at any time terminate the Termination of hiring by hiring by returning the machinery to the State Govern- -, ment in the manner prescribed.
28. Tf the Director terminates the hiring under Uabtlit~ of section 25 and the hirer does not purchase the machi- birer on t~imination new under section 26 or if the hirer returns the of hiring under - mazhinery to the State Government under section 27, lions the hirer shall not entitled to the refund of the ~ e r - 26. cent* of cost deposited by him under section 22, or u&ss the State Government ot henvise directs, to the refund or remission of any payment made by or any amount due from during the hiring and he s h d be
liable to pay such amount as determined by the Dire- ctor in respect of any loss or damage, other than by reasonable wear and tear, that may have been caused to the xhachioery during the hiring.
29. When the hirer, after deposit of the per-.rermination oentaga of cost with the Director under section 22, ;::JZ;;
has paid in full, all the instahents of rent, mentioned mst oc in c lam (a) of section 23 togather wiih the interest, machinefy. cost and other charges payable by bim under thja Chapter, he shall become the owner of the machinery and sha1I thereupon remove the metal plate mentioned
in clause (0) of section 24:
Provided that if at any time during the hiring the hirer pays in advance the remaining instalments of
rent, the interest payable in irespect thereof shall b remitted.
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902 W : QRISSA , STATE-AID TO INDUSTRIES ACT, 1978- . [Or. -Akt
( Sees. 30-33 )
~ c n a l t i u 30. (1). If the hire,r wilfuliy owits aftor rccciving dve
notice to remove the metal p1,ato from any @acfiirny
which h.y become his, property under sectia~l 29 agd to return' the saw to the Director, he shall be lia,ble t o ' ~ a ~ penalty which may extend to fifty ru@,ees.
(2) If the hirer causes any interference in tlzc action qf the Director or any other officer,auth,~rised by him xn this behaIf in entering upon the ' premises
. . in which the machinery for the time being'is kept,
. .
, . ok in seiziog or taking back such machtnery,
, whetber: the premises belong to the hirer or riot, :as proqidedjn section 25;the hirer shall be ligble to: pay d pefidty which may extend to one hundred rupees.
. . .
Recovery of . 3b, AU :sgms pay3blg. under .-this ,cha~ter,sml Bums due uodcr thin bkrec&verable asAif they are arrears of public.demand. Chapter.
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CHqPTER V
. . , - . . ,. . a Misc$Uaiieeus , ..,-. . .
..,
suvr-ion 32. (1) If at any time. it appears toTtb.. State O'BP"rh. ! ': ' . ' &+ertkkfit that .the Board is got prppeily' perfor-
. - : - :&inglthe:duties, imposed ,upon i t by or rnddr tqis
, . ., , ,. . Act, :'$ !may , .after, .consider$g the .explangti6$'$~G$i, - ,i,! . . . , : , - &&&j 1 ';by '- 'the' Bdard, ' by. jd' - ,vmg,
~goj*~!,qhd- 6esb.s for h, do?&, ~ k ~ & ; i g , ,d~e
,;mgm+@@b: :of .- tfieL: Bgar&d o&bf:j 5~gn:? & k g o &o .:&&be* :&na;d,jj--@t.-th8t the~:+Aoafi'&ies
.86 filIqdd:up by election in respect of elecied &&@&
.an) b y appdi.fltmqn$ . . in respec%: of ', ap$bin&
w&@eis.
' i- (2). D~rj.gg the : .&o& iqtcryening,, b;&eei he date of an orde~ under sub-sectigq, ,(I) . EL& the reconstitution of the Board, the powers and duties of the, Board ,.sha]l be exercise,d and pe,rf0rmed by suchperson and in such manner, as the State Gobern- qent! may direct.
~ o r n o v a l if 33. .If the State Government is satisfied that any member. me&ber of the B-oad elected under clause (b) 'bf s~b~section (1) of section 3 or appointed u$#ir
clause (4 of that sub-section has-
(a) failed to attond three consecutive meetings of the Board without sufficient causa ;
(b) taken part at a meeting of the bard-'in
viola tion of tho provisions of this ;lict
the rules made thereunder ; or#.. ,
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(c) conducted himself in a manner causing hindrance to the smooth functioning of the Board,
it may, after considering the explanation, if any, offered by the member, by an order in writing, specifying the reasons for so doing, removo the member from office.
34. No State-aid shall be given to any industry, pb::~:id except Agriculture save in accordance with the pro- save rn visions of .this Act : accordaue with pro-
.:-:Provided that nothing in this Act shl l apply- visions of this Act.
' (I) t o any State-aid given in the form of the grant of a loan to any industrial concern ' , ' , . a s defined in the Siate Finaricial ,Corpora-
63 or 1951 tions , Act, 195 1, through :the agency of the ~i . , . , State Financial Corporatjon in persuance
,I ., .: . , . , . 4f cIquss (ee) bf sub-s$-ctiori (I) of 'section - 2 5 of that'Act ; or
I . , . . . . . .
/ . ' . ,
. . . (2) i~ any Stateyaid given tp''siek, industry ; or
( 3 ) to any State-aid in t;he*form-a£ a guarantee
. : giyen , to - spy, industry whjch is a publio 'iiidertahng ;. or : . . ', , ,. , ,- ' * ! '.., .
(4) to the power of the State ~ohernment o-
: , (4-:start .or conduct an- ,hdhstr,y ' &pr experi-
. . / ? [ . . - . .
1; " ! ;, ,' , . , " lmental purposes 'hith a view to
.-, . , . .. . , . stimul-ati ng industrial develop-meqt ; ;. .r : , I . , < . : , I ;. . . f
- j ! f , , + , , *'
!. . ,. 0 ; - b ! f - >
C) .ass~st!kn sintlustry 'by giving f r e e - ~ f k h & f s ok OP &.jbur&ble teri-rs, t5e seijyi&esr-df
, : ...
1 : , . . . . aovehmedt 6fficials or, experts ei thtir 4 ! ' I '
in ,the c,apacity of advisers or for a liuitred
'-period not Weding one year:for ' stardng
or conducting such industry ; , ' (a) assist an industry m mnnect i~~ with
. . industrial education or the tr'aiairtg of . . - :
. . . apprentices ; I . . I( ..I . ::;::>: :. -
. acidire land unaer .t!le prpyisiqns .df fie ,,, . i i ; -. . : Land, Acquisition Act, 1-89,4, 'for a !.,.,. !. : company,; . -
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(f) assist a company formed for the purpose
of supplying electricity, gas, water or any
other service which in the opinion of the State Government is likeIy to prove useful to the public ; or
(g) assist a village industry in any manner which may be determined by the State
Government.
Explanation-For the purposes of this section-
(i) "sick industry" shall mean an industry
which continuously fails to generate internal surplus and depends for its
running on mancia1 aid from outside ;
(ii) an industry shall be deemed to be a pubIic undertaking if it is owned by-
(a) a Government company witbin the
meaning of the Companies Act, 1956 ; r of l@jl
(b) any corporation established by law which is owned, controUed or managed by any Government ;
(c) a Grama Panchayat constituted under the Orissa Grama Panchayat Act, 1964 ; %&:
or
(d) A Panchayat Samiti constituted under the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959. p,h9id Rtmiskn of 35. If the owner of an industry or any other m-t. person to whom State-aid has been given in any
of the forms mentioned in section 4, pays the money
recoverable from him under Ghapter 111, or as the case may be, the instalments of rent payable by him under the provisions of Chapter 3;V in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in this Act and the rules made thereunder, he shall be entitled to a remission on the rate of interest by two per cent.
Exemption
of oertain
classes or
persons.
36. Nothing in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of section 24, or in any other section which the Stas Government may, by notification in the officjaI gazettee, specify, shaU apply to the grant of a loan or the suppIy of machinery on the hire-purchase system involving the advance or expenditure of an amount not exceeding five hundred rupees to a person
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belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled
Tribes or to a person whose annual income a t the
time of the application for State-aid did not exceed
one thousand rupees, for the growth and develop-
ment of small-scale industry or cottage industry.
Explanntion I-"Scheduled Castes" shall have
reference to the Scheduled Castes specified in respect of the State of Orissa in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950.
Explanatiorr li--"Scheduled Tribes" shall have reference to the Scheduled Tribes specified in respect
of the State of Orissa in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.
37. (1) The decision of the State G o v e r n r n e n t ~ i m t ~ ~ f as to whether the conditions laid down in or under:$tonof any of provisions of this Act, have been satisfied shall ~ovcrnment be final and no suit shall be brought in any Civil and bar of suits and Court to set aside or modify any such decision OT prooxdings
any order made under this Act. Criminal in Civil and i
court. (21 No prosecution, suit or other proceeding i shall fie against any Government Officer or clther authority vested with powers under this Act for anything in good faith done or intended to be done ! thereunder.
38. (1 ) The State Government may, after previ-povVcr lo
I
ous publication make rules for carrying out all or make rule^.
any of the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing power, the State Govera- ment may make rules in respect of a11 or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the manner of election of the members of the Board and the conduct of business
of the Board including the manner in which notice of the meetings shall be given,
the quorum at a meeting and the recording of proceedings ;
(b) the delegation of power to give State-Aid as provided in section 5 ;
(c) the manner of making applications for State-aid under sub-section ( I ) ; and all
matiers rclating to the publication of .such
application and tho submission and
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disposal of objections undor .su b-sections
(2) and (3) of section 7 ;
(n) the manner of ascertaining .the net value
of the sccurity offered and the. psrcent age - - of such value which may be grgnted -as a
loan under section,8 ;
(e) the nature of tho security ,to be taken and
the conditions undcr which State-aid may
be given under sections . 8 and. -9; . Ifl the manner .in which inspection.,of the,
premises, buildings; machiner-y ,and-. stoak
in-hand of the industry is to be -made, the mode of keeping and auditing the accomts and the furnishing of returns . of any :
industr-y in receipt, of Stato-aid -under..
section. 10 ; Egl the guaranteeing by th6 State- - Govcmment' of cash credits, overdrafts, fixed advances
with the Banks and debentures issued to
the public, under section 12 and the.
recognition of Banks for this ,purpose;
(h) the ,authorities to whom and ,the conditions
or restrictions strbjcct to which the - Stato-
Government may. delegate ifs . powers
under. sub-section (1) of sechon. 13 to
terminate the St'ite-aid and - - the .period- within which appeal may be preferred to
the: State . Government under .su b-section
(3) of the said section ;
( i ) the conditions and dates of repayment -.of - subsidies and grants and the rate of profits under smtion:17 ;
( j ) the application under- section I 8 of profits in the cases ,in , which. the conditions on
whicl? State-aid has been given , have not been fulfilled .;
(k) the appointment and functions of Govern- menbdirectors under seciion I9 and the
methods of co~ttro~ of illdustries to which State-aid has kcen given ;
(0 the .fees that may be; charged undor section
1 21 ;
(m) the percentage of the cost of -+aehinery to be deposited under section 22 ;
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(n) the additional particulars to be specified in the order referred to in section 23 and thc conditions subject to which machinery may be suppIied on ~c hire-purchase system ;
(0) the form of the metal plate referred to in clause (e) of section 24 and the condiuons that may be imposed by the Director on ally particular hirer referred to in clause (g) of the said section ; Cp) the proportion of tIic interest on the cost of the machincr y paya bIe under section 26 and the cxtent to which and the manner in which interest n ~ a y be remitted under section 35 ;
(9) the recovery of any sum payable under thi s Act ; and
( r ) any other. mattel. which is required to be or may be prescribed under this Act.
(3) Until rules are made under this Act, the rules made under the Bihar and Orissa State-aid to Bihm and Industries Act, 1923 shall bc in force in so far a s Oris= Act 6 of 193. they are consistent with the provisions of this Act. Bihz and 39. (1) The Bihar and Odssa State-aid to R ~ ~ I and
z;gz:~t 6 Industries Act, 1923 is hereby repealed. savings.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done, any action taken, any State-aid granted, any
appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction 01- direction issued or rule, regulation,
form, bye-law or scheme framed under the Act so
repealed, shaU be deemed to have been done, taken,
granted, mado, issued or framed under the corres-
ponding provisions of this Act.
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