Section 2 in The District Council of Culture Rules, 1994
2. Definitions.
(1)In these rules, unless the context indicates otherwise-(a)"Board of Patrons" means the Board of Patrons, for all the Councils, headed by the Minister Culture, Orissa;(b)"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Council;(c)"Council" means the District Council of Culture;(d)"Creative artists and experts" means creative artists and experts in various spheres of creativity including literature, art, sculpture, music, dance and theatre;(e)"National Akademis" means the National Sahitya Akademi, the National Lalitkala Akademi and the National Sangeet Natak Akademi;(f)"National awardees" means the Orissan awardees of the National Sahitya Akademi, the National Lalitkala Akademi and the National Sangeeet Natak Akademi;(g)"Society" means the District Council of Culture;(h)"State Akademis" means the Orissa Sahitya Akademi, the Orissa Lalitkala Akademi, the Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Orissa Urdu Akademi and such other Akademis as may be constituted by the State Government;(i)"State awardees" means the Orissan awardees of the Orissa Sahitya Akademi. the Orissa Lalitkala Akademi, the Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi the Orissa Urdu Akademi and such other Akademis as may be constituted by the State Government; and(j)"State Government" means the State Government of Orissa.
