Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power of State Government to make rules :– (1) The State Government may make rules to carry out all or any of the purpose of this Act and prescribe forms for any proceedings for which they consider that a form should be provided. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, they shall have power to maker rules– (i) with reference to all matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed; (ii) with reference to all matters not expressly provided for in this Act, which relate to elections of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson 1[* * *] or Councillors including deposits to be made by candidates standing for election as Councillors and the condition under which such deposits may be forfeited and generally determining the mode and time of election of Councillors and members of committees, term of office and qualification of such members and the registration of voters and candidates and for regulating all elections under this Act; 2[* * *] (iii) as to the conditions on which property may be acquired by a municipality or on which property vested in or belonging to such municipality may be transferred by sale, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise; (iv) as to the working of Provident Fund institutions; (v) as to the conditions on which grants-in-aid shall be paid from a Municipal Fund for purposes of medical relief and as to the conditions on which grants and loans may be made; (vi) as to the opening; maintenance, management and supervision of municipal schools; 3[(vi-a) with regard to grant of pensions, gratuities and other retirement benefits out of Municipal Fund to the Officers, servants and employees of the Municipalities, Notified Area Councils and employees of the Orissa State Municipalities' Union and extraordinary pensions and gratuities to any member of their family other than employees of the Orissa Local Fund Service or any member of their family.] (vii) with reference to leave, leave allowance, 4[conduct] and punishment of the offices and the servants of the municipality;