Standing Order No. 2533/2007 of the Finance Department, Government of Odisha dated 1st March, 2007 on the collection of donations for a charity [C1J-045]

Standing Order No. 2533/2007

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

Finance Department, Government of Odisha

Bhubaneswar, dated the 1st March, 2007

STANDING ORDER

To

All Charity Commissioners,

Subject: The collection of donations for a charity by collectors of donations under the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952 (Odisha Act 2 of 1952), the Finance Department, Government of Odisha hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the collection of donations for a charity by collectors of donations.

2. The matter has been examined. Every collector of donations carrying on the collection of donations for a charity shall make an application in Form D to the Government of Odisha within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. The Charity Commissioner shall ensure that register is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Government of Odisha within ninety days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Finance Department, Government of Odisha.

(Secretary to Government)