Government Order No. 507/2026/AD of the Agriculture Department, Government of Odisha dated 15th April, 2026 on the conduct of a religious fair [N17-GAR]

No. 507/2026/AD

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

Agriculture Department, Government of Odisha

Bhubaneswar, dated the 15th April, 2026

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The conduct of a religious fair by contractors for a religious fair under the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Executive Officer, the Government of Odisha, after careful examination, hereby orders that every contractor for a religious fair carrying on the conduct of a religious fair shall furnish Form F to the Charity Commissioner within one hundred and twenty days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every contractor for a religious fair carrying on the conduct of a religious fair shall make an application in Form F to the Charity Commissioner within one hundred and twenty days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the conduct of a religious fair is undertaken, and the Charity Commissioner shall dispose of it within one hundred and twenty days of its receipt.

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

(Secretary to Government)