The Bihar Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1948

{
    "id": 15783,
    "slug": "the-bihar-essential-services-maintenance-act-1948",
    "title": "The Bihar Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1948",
    "short_title": "The Bihar Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1948",
    "act_number": "",
    "act_year": 1948,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Bihar Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1948",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Bihar State Medical Services;",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. House Surgeons;",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 1
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Internees; and",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. All class III and IV employees belonging to Medical and Public Health Services.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "S.O. 1356, dated 4th October, 1977, published in Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary, dated October 4,1977.\nSchedule\n1\n2\n(1) Health Commissioner (2) Joint Director, Medical\n\t\t\t\tEducation (3) Joint Director, Medical Education (4)\n\t\t\t\tDirector of Health Services\nBihar State Medical Services House Surgeons. Internees. All\n\t\t\t\tClass III and IV employees to Medical Department\nS.O. 1393, dated 15th October, 1977, published in Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary, dated October 15, 1977.\n(1) All Civil Surgeons-cum-Chief Medical Officers.\n(2) Superintendents of all Hospitals.\n(3) Chairman, Hospitals Administrative Board, Patna Medical College Hospital.\n(4) Principals of all Medical Colleges and Dental College.\n(5) Director, all T.B. Centres and Public Health Institutes.\n(6) Chief Malaria Officer, Bihar.\n(7) Deputy Director, Health Services (Small-Pox), Bihar.\n(8) Assistant Director, Health Services (Fileria).\n(9) Deputy Superintendents of all Sub-Divisional Hospitals.\n(10) Health Officer Incharge of all Primary Health Centres.\nS.O. 1678, dated 8th December, 1979, published in Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary No. 1048, dated December 8, 1979.\nSchedule\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nSub-Inspector of Police or Inspector of Police or Deputy\n\t\t\t\tSuperintendent of Police or Assistant Superintendent of Police.\nAll categories of employees of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. in\n\t\t\t\tthis State engaged in production, transportation, marketing and\n\t\t\t\tdistribution of petroleum or petroleum products working under the\n\t\t\t\tjurisdiction of the Police Officers mentioned in column 1.\nS.O. 1686, dated 11th December, 1979, published in Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary No. 1055, dated December 11,1979.\nS.O. 1761, dated 21st November 1981, published in Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 1166, dated November 21, 1981.\n(1) Bihar State Forest Service posted in the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna.\n(2) Range Officers of Forests posted in the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna.\n(3) All Class III and IV employees belonging to the establishment of the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna.\n(4) All casual labourers employed in the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna.\nS.O. 721, dated 5th June, 1984-Published in Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 314, dated June 5,1984.\nS.O. 220, dated 20th February, 1985, published in Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 123, dated 20-2-85.\nSchedule\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nAll Secretaries/Special Secretaries to the Government\n\t\t\t\tDepartments and all Divisional Commissioners/all District\n\t\t\t\tMagistrates.\nAll Government Officers belonging to Bihar Administrative\n\t\t\t\tServices working under the respective jurisdiction of the\n\t\t\t\tOfficers mentioned in column 1.\nS.O. 222 dated 20th February, 1985 published in Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 124, dated 20-2-85.\nS.O. 662, dated 17th may, 1986 Published in Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 267, dated May 17,1986.\nS.O. 728, dated 10th June, 1986 Published in Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 303 dated June 10,1986.\nS.O. 796 dated 11.12.1991 [Published in Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 11.12.1991].\nSchedule\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\n(1) Secretary to Governor.\n(2) Joint Secretary to Governor.\n(3) Deputy Secretary to Governor.\nAll officers, IIIrd and IVth grade employees of Governor's\n\t\t\t\tSecretariat and employees deputed for house-hold services of\n\t\t\t\tRajbhawan.\nS.O. 4 dated the 16th January, 1992 [Published in Bihar Gazette dated 21.1.1992].\nS.O. 221, dated 21st June, 1993 [Published in Bihar Gazette (Extra-ordinary), dated 21.6.1993].\nS.O. 420, dated the 4th October, 1993. Published in Bihar Gazette (Extra-ordinary) dated 4.10.1993.\nS.O. 457, dated 19th October, 1993 [Published in Bihar Gazette (Extra-ordinary) dated 19.10.1993].\n1382 fnukad 21-5-2003-& i0{ks0fo0izk0 ds ladYi la0 10@03 fnukad 22-2-03 ,oa dk;kZoyh ds dze izk0la0&ts0v0 1@03 ds vuqlkj 15 ehVj ls T;knk mapkbZ ;k 500 oxZ eh0 ls vf/kd ds {ks=Qy okys Hkou ds pkjksa vksj vfXu'kkld ds okguksa dks ?kweus ds fy, 3-66 ehVj pkSM+k ,oa de ls de 5 ehVj mapk jkLrk j[kus dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;k gSA rnuqlkj bl fu.kZ; dk lekos'k iVuk Iykfuax LVSaMMZ ,.M fcfYMax dh dafMdk 27-2] ,d ,sfMluy dafMdk ds :i esa fuEufyf[kr :i ls tksM+k tkrk gS%\nIn case of building having more than 15 mtr hight or 500 sq. mtr. plinth area a clear passage of 3.66 mtr. all around the building with a clear hight of 5 mtr. to facilitate the movement of fire vehicle shall be provided.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh224",
        "Act Number": "",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1948",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1948",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}