1

DRAFTBI
LLFOR
THEMAHARASHTRACOUNCI
LFOR
PROFESSI
ONALSOCI
ALWORK
(
August2015)

Soci
alwor
kisani
nter
nat
ional
l
yrecogni
sedpr
ofessi
onf
ormor
ethanacent
ury
now.Thesoci
alwor
kpr
ofessi
oni
sbasedonasci
ent
if
icbodyofknowl
edgeand
ski
l
lsofwor
kingwi
thpeopl
e.Pr
ofessi
onalsoci
alwor
ker
sinI
ndi
aar
eengagedi
n
dev
elopmentand wel
far
e act
ivi
ti
es,f
rom mi
crot
o macr
olev
els.They ar
e
gener
all
y empl
oyed by gov
ernment
al,v
olunt
ary
,cor
por
ate and i
nter
nat
ional
or
gani
sat
ions,andt
hroughpeopl
e-or
ient
edcommuni
ty-
basedsoci
almov
ement
s
andact
iongr
oups.Pr
ofessi
onalsoci
alwor
ker
swor
ktowar
dsempower
mentof
mar
ginal
i
sedandv
ulner
abl
egr
oups,
act
ual
i
singt
hei
rri
ght
sbydemocr
ati
sat
ionof
soci
alsy
stems.Thepr
ofessi
on i
sgui
ded bysecul
arpr
ofessi
onalv
aluesof
humandi
gni
ty,humanr
ight
sandsoci
alj
ust
icet
hatpr
omot
esel
f-
wor
th,peopl
e’
s
par
ti
cipat
ionandsel
f-
det
ermi
nat
ion,democr
ati
cpl
ural
i
sm,l
ocalsel
f-
gov
ernance,
andpeacef
ulcol
l
abor
ati
vesoci
alr
elat
ionshi
ps.

Mi
ssi
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ion
Themi
ssi
onofsoci
alwor
keducat
ioni
ssummar
isedbel
ow,asst
atedi
nthe
Manualf
orSel
f-
StudyofSoci
alWor
kInst
it
uti
onsoft
heNat
ionalAssessmentand
Accr
edi
tat
ionCounci
l(NAAC)i
n2005:
i
. Pr
epar
equal
i
fiedsoci
alwor
kper
sonnelandpr
ovi
decont
inui
ngeducat
ion
t
othem f
orsoci
alwor
kpr
act
ice,
admi
nist
rat
ion(
management
),educat
ion,
t
rai
ningandr
esear
ch.
i
i
. Under
takef
iel
dact
ionpr
oject
sfordemonst
rat
ionoft
her
oleofsoci
alwor
k
pr
ofessi
onal
s and i
nnov
ati
ve soci
al wor
k pr
act
ice, admi
nist
rat
ion
(
management
),t
rai
ningandpr
act
ice-
basedr
esear
chandpr
ovi
def
iel
dwor
k
pl
acementt
ost
udent
s.
i
i
i. Dev
elop and di
ssemi
nat
e knowl
edge f
orev
idence-
based soci
alwor
k
pr
act
ice,
admi
nist
rat
ion(
management
),educat
ion,
trai
ningandr
esear
ch.
i
v. Pr
ovi
deconsul
tat
iononsoci
alwor
k,wel
far
eanddev
elopmentpol
i
ciesand
pr
ogr
ammes,t
eachi
ng and r
esear
ch,t
o t
he v
olunt
ary
,gov
ernment
,

1
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i
nter
nat
ional
andot
heracademi
cor
gani
sat
ions;
andst
rengt
henpr
ofessi
onal
associ
ati
onsi
nsoci
alwor
k.
v
. Pr
omot
eanegal
i
tar
ian,
par
ti
ci
pat
oryanddemocr
ati
ceducat
ional
syst
em.
I
nIndi
a,t
hef
ir
stschoolofsoci
alwor
knamel
ytheSi
rDor
abj
iTat
aGr
aduat
e
SchoolofSoci
alWor
k(nowknownast
heTat
aInst
it
uteofSoci
alSci
ences)was
est
abl
i
shedi
nMumbai
in1936.

Needf
oraCounci
lforPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
k
Theef
fect
ivenessofpr
ofessi
onalsoci
alwor
ker
siscl
osel
yli
nkedwi
tht
hequal
i
ty
ofeducat
ion t
hey r
ecei
ve.Today
,mor
ethan 500 soci
alwor
k educat
ion
pr
ogr
ammesar
eruni
nIndi
a.TheSt
ateofMahar
asht
rahast
hedi
sti
nctst
atusof
hav
ingt
hel
argestnumberoft
hesepr
ogr
ammes,t
hati
s,mor
ethan60.Apr
ofi
l
e
oft
hesoci
alwor
kpr
ogr
ammesi
nthest
ateshowst
hatt
her
eisani
mbal
ance
acr
osst
hedi
vi
si
onsi
ntheSt
ate,wi
thr
efer
encet
othenumberandt
hel
evel
sof
pr
ogr
ammesandt
hequal
i
tyofeducat
ionof
fer
edbyt
hem.Soci
alwor
keducat
ion
pr
ogr
ammesar
ethusmushr
oomi
ng,wi
thoutahumanr
esour
cepl
anatdi
ff
erent
l
evel
sandf
ordi
ff
erentdi
vi
sionsandwi
thoutanyr
egul
ati
onofst
andar
ds.
A pr
ofessi
onalCounci
lis an i
mper
ati
vef
oroper
ati
onal
i
sat
ion oft
he
mi
ssi
onandr
egul
ati
onofst
andar
dsr
equi
redf
orsoci
alwor
keducat
ion.The
SecondRev
iew Commi
tt
eef
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionoft
heUni
ver
sit
yGr
ant
s
Commi
ssi
on(
UGC,1980)r
ecommendedt
hataNat
ionalCounci
lforSoci
alWor
k
Educat
ionmaybeest
abl
i
shedi
nor
dert
oupgr
adesoci
alwor
keducat
ionandt
o
mai
ntai
n st
andar
ds.The pr
oposed Bi
l
lon The Mahar
asht
ra Counci
lfor
Pr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
khasbeenanef
for
ttof
il
lthi
sgap.I
thasbeenpr
epar
ed
byt
hej
ointef
for
tsoft
heBombayAssoci
ati
onofTr
ainedSoci
alWor
ker
sandt
he
Mahar
asht
raAssoci
ati
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ors.

Ai
m andObj
ect
ives
1.Theai
m oft
heBi
l
lonTheMahar
asht
raCounci
lforPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
k
i
stosetandr
egul
atest
andar
dsf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
kint
heSt
ateof
Mahar
asht
ra,i
nthecont
extofnat
ionalandi
nter
nat
ionaldev
elopment
s.The
obj
ect
ivesoft
heCounci
lar
eto:Set
,pr
omot
eandr
egul
atest
andar
dsf
or
soci
alwor
keducat
ioni
nMahar
asht
ra,
anduset
hem t
orecogni
seandr
egi
ster
Soci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammesi
nMahar
asht
ra.

2
 3

2. Dev
elopaCodeofEt
hicsf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
sinMahar
asht
ra
andusei
ttopr
omot
eet
hical
pract
icesi
nPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
swor
king
i
nMahar
asht
ra.
3. Mapandpl
anf
ort
heneedofhumanr
esour
cesf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
katdi
ff
erentl
evel
sandi
ndi
ff
erentf
iel
dsi
nMahar
asht
ra.
4. Col
l
abor
atewi
tht
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra,t
heUni
ver
sit
yGr
ant
s
Commi
ssi
on,
vol
unt
aryor
gani
sat
ionsandSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes
i
ntheSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra,
otherst
atesandot
hercount
ri
es.

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CONTENTS
Chapt
er Ti
tl
esandSect
ions Page
No. No.

I PRELI
MINARY 04
1.TheAct
2.Defi
nit
ions

I
I CONSTITUTIONOFTHECOUNCI L 07
3.Establi
shmentoft heCouncil
4.TermsofOf f
iceandConditi
onofSer
viceofMember
s
5.Disquali
fi
cati
ons
6.VacationofOf f
icebyMember s
7.PayandAl lowances
8.Meetings
9.AppointmentofFull-
TimeStaff
10.
ExpertPanelsandCommi ttees

I
II FUNCTIONSOFTHECOUNCI L 14
11.AcademicFunctions
12.Standards and Recogni
ti
on ofSocialWor k Educat
ion
Progr
ammes
13.CodeofEt hi
csandRegi str
ati
onofPr of
essi
onalSoci al
Workers
14.Pl
anningforSocialWorkHumanResources
15.DataManagementandDi sseminat
ion
16.Li
aisi
ng
17.Administ
rat
iveFuncti
ons

I
V OFFENCESANDPENALTI ES
18.Of
fencesandPenal
ti
esforI
nst
it
utions
19.Of
fencesandPenal
ti
esforI
ndi
viduals

V FI
NANCEANDREPORTS 20
20.Council
FundandBudget
21.AnnualRepor
ts
22.AccountsandAudi
t
23.Retur
ns

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DRAFTBI
LLFOR
THEMAHARASHTRACOUNCI
LFOR
PROFESSI
ONALSOCI
ALWORK
2012
Chapt
erI
PRELI
MINARY

Sect
ion1:
TheAct
(
a) Thi
sActshal
lbecal
l
edt
heMahar
asht
raCounci
lofPr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
kAct(
year
).
(
b) I
tshal
lext
endt
othewhol
eoft
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra.
(
c) I
tshal
lcomei
ntof
orceonsuchdat
east
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra
may
,bynot
if
icat
ioni
ntheOf
fi
cial
Gazet
te,
appoi
nt.

Sect
ion2:
Def
ini
ti
ons
(
a) I
nthi
sAct
,unl
esst
hecont
extot
her
wiser
equi
res:
1)‘
Counci
l
’meanst
heMahar
asht
raCounci
lofPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
k
const
it
utedunderChapt
erI
I,
Sect
ion3oft
hisAct
.
2)`
Chai
rper
son’
meanst
heChai
rper
sonoft
heCounci
l
.
3)‘
Vice-
Chai
rper
son’
meanst
heVi
ce-
Chai
rper
sonoft
heCounci
l
.
4)‘
Member
’meansMemberoft
heCounci
landi
ncl
udesChai
rper
sonand
Vi
ce-
Chai
rper
son.
5)‘
Secr
etar
y’meanst
heSecr
etar
yappoi
ntedundert
hisActasanon-
member
execut
ivef
unct
ionar
y.
6)‘
Prof
essi
onalSoci
alWor
k’(
hencef
ort
hment
ionedas'
Soci
alWor
k'i
nthi
s
document
)isapr
ofessi
ont
hat
:
i
. Ai
msatempower
mentoft
hemar
ginal
i
sedandv
ulner
abl
egr
oupsf
or
act
ual
i
singt
hei
rbasi
cneedsandsaf
eguar
dingt
hei
rhumanr
ight
s;
i
i
. Wor
ks f
or soci
alchange wi
thi
ndi
vi
dual
s and f
ami
l
ies,gr
oups,
communi
ti
esandor
gani
sat
ions,andwi
tht
hest
ate,cor
por
atesect
or,
massmedi
a,andot
hersoci
alsy
stems;
i
i
i. Funct
ions t
hrough gr
assr
oot
s i
nter
vent
ion, or
gani
sat
ional
management
,dev
elopi
ng and i
nfl
uenci
ng pol
i
cies and pl
anni
ng,

5
 6

educat
ionandt
rai
ning,
andr
esear
ch;
i
v. I
sgui
dedbysecul
arpr
ofessi
onalv
aluesofhumandi
gni
ty,human
r
ight
sandsoci
alj
ust
ice;
and
v
. I
sbasedonknowl
edge,ski
l
lsandat
ti
tudesi
nwor
kingwi
thpeopl
e,
at
tai
nedt
hroughSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes.
7)‘
Soci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes'ar
ethesoci
alwor
kpr
ogr
ammes
of
fer
ed att
he under
graduat
e and post
-gr
aduat
elev
elsi
ninst
it
uti
ons
r
ecogni
zedbyt
heUni
ver
sit
yGr
ant
sCommi
ssi
on(
UGC)Actof1956under
sect
ions2Fand3,
and/
or12(
b)orbyt
heSt
ateActandnotbyt
heUGC.
8) ‘
Fi
eldWor
k’meanssuper
visedt
rai
ningofst
udent
sinsoci
alwor
kpr
act
ice
t
hroughpl
acementi
nfi
eldset
ti
ngs,
compr
isi
nganessent
ialcomponentof
aSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
amme(
asperDef
ini
ti
on7)
.
9) ‘
Prof
essi
onal
Soci
alWor
kQual
i
ficat
ion’
meansami
nimum ofaBachel
or’
s,
oraMast
er’
sdegr
eei
nsoci
alwor
kfr
om aUGC-
recogni
sedcol
l
egeora
uni
ver
sit
y(undersect
ions2Fand3,and12boft
heUGCActof1956)ora
uni
ver
sit
ysetupunderaSt
ateActandnotr
ecogni
sedbyt
heUGC.
10)‘
Prof
essi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
’meansaper
sonwhohol
dsa'
Prof
essi
onal
Soci
alWor
kQual
i
ficat
ion'
(asperDef
ini
ti
on8)
.
11)
‘Soci
alWor
k Educat
or’means a ‘
Prof
essi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
’(as per
Def
ini
ti
on11oft
hischapt
er)whoi
sengagedi
nteachi
ng,f
iel
dinst
ruct
ion,
r
esear
chgui
dance,
and/
oranyot
heracademi
cact
ivi
typer
tai
ningt
oSoci
al
Wor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes(
asperDef
ini
ti
on7)
.
12)
‘Pr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
k Pr
act
it
ioner
’means a ‘
Prof
essi
onalSoci
al
Wor
ker
’(asperDef
ini
ti
on10)whopr
act
icessoci
alwor
k(empl
oyment
,
pr
ivat
e pr
act
ice or consul
tancy
)thr
ough gr
assr
oot
s i
nter
vent
ion,
or
gani
sat
ionalmanagement
,resear
chand/
ordev
elopi
ngandi
nfl
uenci
ng
pol
i
ciesandpl
anni
ng.
13)
‘Pr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
kAssoci
ati
on’meansav
olunt
aryandr
egi
ster
ed
associ
ati
on of‘
Prof
essi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
s'(
asperDef
ini
ti
on 10)
,or
‘
Soci
alWor
kEducat
ors’(
asperDef
ini
ti
on12)
,or'
Soci
alWor
kEducat
ion
Pr
ogr
ammes'(
as per Def
ini
ti
on 7)
,at t
he ci
ty,st
ate,nat
ionalor
i
nter
nat
ional
lev
el.
14)
'Ci
vi
lSoci
ety Or
gani
sat
ions'i
ncl
ude peopl
e-or
ient
ed v
olunt
ary
/ non-
gov
ernment (
int
ernat
ional
,nat
ional
,local
) or
gani
sat
ions,communi
ty-

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basedor
gani
sat
ions,soci
almov
ement
sandact
iongr
oups,andcor
por
ate
soci
alr
esponsi
bil
i
typr
oject
s.
15)
'Oper
ati
ng Depar
tment
'means t
he Depar
tmentoft
he Gov
ernmentof
Mahar
asht
rat
hatoper
atest
heCounci
l
.
16)
'Pr
escr
ibed’
meanspr
escr
ibedundert
heActbyRul
esandRegul
ati
ons.
17)
‘Rul
es’
meansRul
esmadeundert
hisAct
.
18)
‘Regul
ati
ons’
meansr
egul
ati
onsmadeundert
hisAct
.
19)
‘Recogni
sedSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
amme’meansaSoci
alWor
k
Educat
ionPr
ogr
ammer
ecogni
sedbyt
heCounci
l
,undert
hisAct
.
20)
‘Regi
sterofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes’
meanst
heSt
ateRegi
ster
ofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes,r
ecogni
sedbyt
heCounci
lunder
t
hisAct
.
21)'
Regi
ster
edPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
s'meant
hePr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
ker
sregi
ster
edbyt
heCounci
l
.
22)
'Regi
sterofPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
s'meanst
heSt
ateRegi
sterof
Soci
alWor
k Educat
ors and/
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
k Pr
act
it
ioner
s
r
ecogni
sedbyt
heCounci
lundert
hisAct
.
(
b) Anyr
efer
encei
nthi
sActt
oanyenact
mentoranypr
ovi
siont
her
eofshal
l
,
i
nrel
ati
ont
oanar
eai
nwhi
chsuchenact
mentorsuchpr
ovi
sioni
snoti
n
f
orce,
beconst
ruedasar
efer
encet
othecor
respondi
ngl
awort
her
elev
ant
pr
ovi
sionsoft
hecor
respondi
ngl
aw,
ifany
,inf
orcei
nthatar
ea.

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Chapt
erI
I
CONSTI
TUTI
ONOFTHECOUNCI
L

Sect
ion3:
Est
abl
i
shmentoft
heCounci
l
(
a) Const
it
uti
onoft
heCounci
l
:
1) Wi
thef
fectf
rom suchdat
east
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ramay
,by
not
if
icat
ion,
appoi
ntont
hisbehal
f,t
her
eshal
lbeconst
it
utedf
ort
he
pur
poseoft
hisAct
,aCounci
ltobecal
l
edt
heMahar
asht
raCounci
lof
Pr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
k.
2) TheCounci
lshal
lbeabodycor
por
ate,byt
heaf
oresai
dnamehav
ing
per
pet
ualsuccessi
on,andacommonseal
,wi
thcompet
ence,subj
ect
t
othepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisAct
,toacqui
re,hi
re,hol
danddi
sposeof
pr
oper
ty,
bot
hmov
abl
eandi
mmov
abl
efort
hepur
poseofcar
ryi
ngout
t
hef
unct
ionsoft
heCounci
l
.
3) TheCounci
lshal
lcompr
iseaChai
rper
son,aVi
ce-
Chai
rper
sonand
Member
s.
4) TheGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
rashal
l
,bynot
if
icat
ioni
ntheof
fi
cial
Gazet
te,
maker
ulest
ocar
ryoutt
hepur
posesoft
hisBi
l
l.
5) TheCounci
lshal
l
,wi
tht
hepr
evi
oussanct
ionoft
heGov
ernmentof
Mahar
asht
rabynot
if
icat
ioni
ntheof
fi
cialGazet
te,maker
egul
ati
ons
consi
stentwi
tht
hisAct
.
(
b) Set
ti
ngupofaSear
chCommi
tt
ee:
1) TheOper
ati
ngDepar
tmentoft
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
rashal
l
i
nst
it
uteaSear
chCommi
tt
eef
orsel
ect
ionoft
heCounci
l
2) TheSear
chCommi
tt
eewi
l
lcompr
iset
hef
oll
owi
ngmember
s:
i
. An emi
nenthead orf
ormerhead ofa Soci
alWor
kEducat
ion
Pr
ogr
amme,f
rom a NAAC-
accr
edi
ted (
A)col
l
egeoruni
ver
sit
y,
out
sideoft
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra,
i
i
. AUGCnomi
neeand
i
i
i. Ar
epr
esent
ati
veoft
heOper
ati
ngDepar
tment
,notbel
owt
her
ank
ofSecr
etar
y,asanex-
off
ici
omember
.
3) TheSear
chCommi
tt
eeshal
lconst
it
utet
heCounci
landputupt
othe
Oper
ati
ngDepar
tmentf
orappr
oval
.
(
c) Appoi
ntmentofMember
s:

8
 9

TheOper
ati
ngDepar
tmentshal
lappoi
ntt
hemember
soft
heCounci
las
f
oll
ows:
1)TheChai
rper
sonshal
lbeappoi
ntedatt
hel
evelofVi
ce-
Chancel
l
orand
shal
lbeaf
ull
timepai
dmemberoft
heCounci
l
.
2)The Vi
ce-
Chai
rper
son shal
lbe appoi
nted at t
he l
evelof Pr
o-Vi
ce-
Chancel
l
orandshal
lbeaf
ull
timepai
dmemberoft
heCounci
l
.
3)TheHonor
aryMember
soft
heCounci
lshal
lbeappoi
ntedaccor
dingt
o
Sect
ion3(
f).
(
d) Qual
i
ficat
ionsoft
heChai
rper
sonandt
heVi
ce-
Chai
rper
son.
1)Qual
i
fied wi
th a Mast
er’
s degr
ee i
n soci
alwor
k and hav
ing ei
thera
doct
oraldegr
ee,orr
esear
chpubl
i
cat
ions,orsubst
ant
ialcont
ri
but
iont
o
Pr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
k,
2)Anemi
nentheadorf
ormerheadofar
ecogni
sedSoci
alWor
kEducat
ion
Pr
ogr
ammei
ntheSt
ateofMahar
asht
raf
rom a NAAC-
accr
edi
ted (
A)
col
l
egeoruni
ver
sit
yand
3)Notanof
fi
ceroft
hegov
ernmentofI
ndi
aoranySt
ateGov
ernment
.
(
e) Dut
iesoft
heChai
rper
sonandt
heVi
ce-
Chai
rper
son:
1)TheChai
rper
sonshal
l
:
i
. Actast
heof
fi
cial
headoft
heCounci
l
;
i
i
. Ser
veasexof
fi
cioonal
ltheexper
tpanel
sandcommi
tt
ees.
2)TheVi
ce-
Chai
rper
sonshal
l
:
i
. Car
ryoutt
her
esponsi
bil
i
tiesdel
egat
edbyt
heChai
rper
son;
and
i
i
. Per
for
m t
hedut
iesoft
heChai
rper
soni
ntheabsenceoft
he
Chai
rper
son.
3)TheCounci
lshal
l
,bygener
alorspeci
alor
deri
nwr
it
ing,del
egat
epowert
o
t
he Chai
rper
son ort
o anyot
hermemberorof
fi
cer
,subj
ectt
o such
condi
ti
onsandl
i
mit
ati
ons,
ifany
,asmaybespeci
fi
edi
ntheor
der
,suchof
i
tspower
sandf
unct
ionsundert
hisBi
l
l(exceptt
hepowert
omakeRul
es
andRegul
ati
ons)
,asi
tmaydeem necessar
y.
(
f) Honor
aryMember
s:
TheHonor
aryMember
soft
heCounci
lshal
lcompr
iset
hef
oll
owi
ngper
sons:
1) Si
x Soci
alWor
k Educat
ors,each qual
i
fied wi
th a mi
nimum ofa
Mast
er’
s degr
ee i
n Soci
alWor
kfr
om a r
ecogni
zed Soci
alWor
k
Educat
ionPr
ogr
amme,
(per
sonwi
thadoct
oraldegr
eei
spr
efer
red)wi
th

9
 10

bal
ancedr
egi
onal
repr
esent
ati
on.
2) Si
xPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
kPr
act
it
ioner
sfr
om t
hef
iel
d,eachqual
i
fied
wi
th at l
east a Mast
er'
s degr
ee i
n Soci
alWor
k,f
rom a panel
r
ecommendedbySoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes,
onr
otat
ionf
rom
t
hedi
ff
erentr
egi
onsoft
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra;
3) Twoex-
off
ici
omember
s,notbel
ow t
her
ankofSecr
etar
y,t
orepr
esentt
he
Depar
tment
sofHi
gherEducat
ion and t
heOper
ati
ng Depar
tment
,oft
he
Gov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra;
4) Thr
eeex-
off
ici
omember
s,notbel
ow t
her
ankofSecr
etar
y,t
orepr
esentt
he
Depar
tment
sofSoci
alJust
ice,
WomenandChi
l
dDev
elopment
,Labour
,Rur
al
Dev
elopment
,Yout
h,andHeal
thandFami
l
yWel
far
e,oft
heGov
ernmentof
Mahar
asht
ra,
onr
otat
ion;
and
5) Notmor
ethan3member
sco-
opt
edbyt
heCounci
lwhoseassi
stanceand
adv
icewoul
dbeusef
ult
otheCounci
l
.
6) Twoi
nvi
teesf
rom t
hePr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
kAssoci
ati
onsatt
heci
tyor
st
atel
evel
int
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra,
onr
otat
ion.

Sect
ion4:
Ter
msofOf
fi
ceandCondi
ti
onsofSer
viceofMember
s
(
a) Ter
msofOf
fi
ce:
The t
erms of of
fi
ce of per
sons appoi
nted as Chai
rper
son,Vi
ce-
Chai
rper
son,Secr
etar
y,orMember
,unl
esshe/
shebecomesdi
squal
i
fied
f
orcont
inui
ngassuchundert
her
ulest
hatmaybemadeundert
hisBi
l
l,
shal
lbeasf
oll
ows:
1) TheChai
rper
sonshal
lhol
dof
fi
cef
orat
erm off
ivey
ear
s,orunt
il
he/
sheat
tai
nst
heageofsev
ent
yyear
s,whi
chev
eri
sear
li
er.
2) TheVi
ce-
Chai
rper
sonshal
lhol
dof
fi
cef
orat
erm off
ivey
ear
sorunt
il
he/
sheat
tai
nst
heageofsi
xty
-fi
vey
ear
s,whi
chev
eri
sear
li
er.
3) TheHonor
aryMember
soft
heCounci
lshal
lhol
dof
fi
cef
orat
erm of
t
hreey
ear
sorunt
ilhe/
sheat
tai
nst
heageofsi
xty
-fi
vey
ear
sorunt
il
t
heyhol
dof
fi
cei
fappoi
ntedex-
off
ici
o.
(
b) TheHonor
aryMember
soft
heCounci
lshal
lhol
dof
fi
cef
orat
erm oft
hree
y
ear
sfr
om t
hedat
eoft
hei
rappoi
ntmentwi
thone-
thi
rdoft
hem r
eti
ri
ngev
ery
y
ear
.Theyshal
lnotbeappoi
ntedf
ormor
ethant
wot
erms.(
Oft
hef
ir
stCounci
l
,
one- t
hir
dmember
sshal
lret
ir
eatt
heendofoney
ear
,one-
thi
rdatt
heendof

10
 11

t
woy
ear
sand t
her
emai
ning one-
thi
rd att
heend oft
hreey
ear
s,t
o ensur
e
cont
inui
ty. Member
swhohav
eat
tendedt
hel
eastnumberofmeet
ings
shal
lbeaskedt
oret
ir
e f
ir
st.The Counci
lshal
lempl
oy any sui
tabl
e
met
hodt
odeci
deonr
eti
ri
ngmember
s i
nthef
ir
stt
woy
ear
soft
heCounci
l
).
(
c) Re-
Appoi
ntment
:
1) A per
sonwhohashel
dof
fi
ceasaMembershal
lbeel
i
gibl
eforr
e-
appoi
ntmentasChai
rper
son,
Vice-
Chai
rper
son,
orMemberf
oronl
yone
consecut
ivet
erm.
2) Aper
sonwhohashel
dof
fi
ceasVi
ce-
Chai
rper
sonshal
lbeel
i
gibl
efor
r
e-appoi
ntmentasChai
rper
son.
(
d) Fi
l
li
ngofVacancy
:
A casualv
acancyi
ntheCounci
lshal
lbef
il
ledi
naccor
dancewi
tht
he
pr
ovi
sionofSect
iont
hreeandt
heper
sonsoappoi
ntedshal
lhol
dof
fi
ce
onl
yfort
her
emai
nderoft
het
ermf
orwhi
cht
hememberi
nwhosepl
ace
he/
shewasappoi
ntedwoul
dhav
ehel
dthatof
fi
ce.

Sect
ion5:
Disqual
i
ficat
ions
Undert
hisAct
,noper
sonshal
lbeaMemberoft
heCounci
li
fhe/she:
(
a) I
sorhasbeenconv
ict
edf
oranyof
fencewhi
chi
ntheopi
nionoft
he
Gov
ernmentofMahar
asht
raandt
heCounci
l
,inv
olv
esmor
alt
urpi
tude;
or
(
b) Hasbeenr
emov
edordi
smi
ssedf
rom t
heser
viceoft
hegov
ernmentora
bodycor
por
ateownedorcont
rol
l
edbyt
hegov
ernment
;or
(
c) Hasi
ntheopi
nionoft
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
rasuchf
inanci
aland
ot
heri
nter
esti
ntheCounci
lasi
sli
kel
ytoaf
fectpr
ejudi
cial
l
ythedi
schar
ge
byhi
m/herofhi
s/herf
unct
ionsasaMember
.

Sect
ion6:
Vacat
ionofOf
fi
cebyMember
s
Undert
hisAct
,theGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
rashal
lremov
eaMemberi
fhe/she:
(
a) Becomessubj
ectt
oanyoft
hedi
squal
i
ficat
ionsment
ionedi
nSect
ion5,
or
(
b) I
sabsentwi
thoutexcuse,
fort
hreeconsecut
ivemeet
ingsoft
heCounci
l
,or
(
c) Ceasest
obeaRegi
ster
edPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
.

Sect
ion7:
PayandAl
l
owances
(
a) TheCounci
lshal
l
,wi
tht
hesanct
ionoft
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra,
fix

11
 12

t
heal
l
owancest
obepai
dto:
1)t
heChai
rper
son,Vi
ce-
Chai
rper
sonandSecr
etar
y,andsal
aryf
ort
hef
ull
-
t
imest
affanddet
ermi
net
hecondi
ti
onsofser
vice,
basedonUGCnor
ms.
2)ashonor
ari
um f
orat
tendanceofMember
soft
heCounci
landexper
tsat
meet
ingsoft
heCounci
landdet
ermi
net
hecondi
ti
onsofr
eimbur
sement
f
ort
rav
elal
l
owance,
etc.
(
b) Noactorpr
oceedi
ngsoft
heCounci
l
,oranyCommi
tt
eet
her
eof
,shal
lbe
cal
l
edi
nquest
ionont
hegr
oundsmer
elyoft
heexi
stenceofanyv
acancy
i
noranydef
ecti
ntheconst
it
uti
onoft
heCounci
l
,oraCommi
tt
eet
her
eof
,
ast
hecasemaybe.

Sect
ion8:
Meet
ings
(
a) TheCounci
lshal
lmeetatl
eastf
ourt
imesay
earatsucht
imeandpl
ace
andshal
lobser
vesuchr
ulesofpr
ocedur
einr
egar
dtot
het
ransact
ionof
busi
nessati
tsmeet
ings(
incl
udi
ngt
hequor
um)byt
heRegul
ati
ons.
(
b) The Chai
rper
son,and i
nthe absence oft
he Chai
rper
son,t
he Vi
ce-
Chai
rper
son,
shal
lpr
esi
deatt
hemeet
ingsoft
heCounci
l
.
(
c) TheChai
rper
sonandVi
ce-
Chai
rper
son,i
fforanyr
eason,ar
eunabl
eto
at
tendt
hemeet
ingoft
heCounci
l
,aMember
,el
ect
edbyt
hemember
s
pr
esentatt
hemeet
ing,
from amongstt
hemsel
ves,
shal
lchai
rthemeet
ing,
asChai
rper
sonPr
oTemp.
(
d) Al
lquest
ionswhi
chcomeupbef
oreanymeet
ingoft
heCounci
lshal
lbe
deci
dedbyamaj
ori
tyofv
otesoft
heMember
spr
esent
,andi
ntheev
entof
anyt
ieofv
otes,t
heChai
rper
sonori
ntheabsenceoft
heChai
rper
son,t
he
per
sonpr
esi
dingshal
lhav
eandexer
ciseasecondorcast
ingv
ote.

Sect
ion9:
Appoi
ntmentofFul
l
-Ti
meSt
aff
Undert
hisAct
,theCounci
lshal
l
,subj
ectt
osuchRegul
ati
onsasmaybemadei
n
t
hisbehal
f,appoi
ntt
hef
oll
owi
ngf
ull
-t
imepai
dst
aff
:
(
a) Secr
etar
yoft
heCounci
l
1)Thequal
i
ficat
ionoft
heSecr
etar
yshal
lbeatt
hel
evelofaPr
ofessoror
Associ
atePr
ofessori
nSoci
alWor
k.
2)TheSecr
etar
yshal
lhol
dof
fi
cef
orat
erm off
ivey
ear
sorunt
ilhe/
she
at
tai
nst
heageofsi
xty
-fi
vey
ear
s,whi
chev
eri
sear
li
er,
wit
hpossi
bil
i
tyofr
e

12
 13

-
appoi
ntmentondeci
sionoft
heCounci
l
.
3)TheSecr
etar
yshal
lbeHeadoft
headmi
nist
rat
ivest
aff
.
4)TheSecr
etar
ywi
l
lfunct
ioni
naccor
dancewi
tht
heRul
esandRegul
ati
ons
l
aiddownbyt
heCounci
landasdel
egat
edbyt
heChai
rper
sonf
rom t
imet
o
t
ime.
5)TheSecr
etar
ywi
l
l
i
. Bet
hel
egalent
it
yandr
epr
esentt
heCounci
linal
llegalmat
ter
sli
ke
si
gni
ngcont
ract
s,et
c.
i
i
. I
mpl
ementt
hedeci
sionsoft
heCounci
lwi
thr
espectt
othepol
i
cies,
pr
ogr
ammesandschemes.
i
i
i. Hav
esuchdut
iesr
elat
ingt
othepr
ocedur
es,
minut
esandr
ecor
dsof
t
he meet
ings of t
he Counci
l
,as may be pr
escr
ibed by t
he
Regul
ati
ons.
(
b) Pr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
sasperr
equi
rement
soft
heact
ivi
ti
est
obe
car
ri
edout byt
heCounci
lwi
th a mi
nimum off
ouratt
het
imeof
est
abl
i
shmentoft
heCounci
l
(
c) Fi
nanceOf
fi
cer(
1)
(
d) Account
sCl
erk(
1)
(
e) Dat
aManager(
1)
(
f) Dat
aOper
ator
s(2)
(
g) Admi
nist
rat
iveAssi
stant(
1)
(
h) Adhocst
affmaybeappoi
ntedasandwhenr
equi
redort
hewor
kmaybe
out
sour
ced.

Sect
ion10:
Exper
tPanel
sandCommi
tt
ees
Undert
hisAct
,heCounci
t lshal
lconst
it
uteExper
tPanel
sandCommi
tt
ees,
asand
whenneeded,
forat
erm oft
hreey
ear
s:
(
a) The Panel
s/Commi
tt
eeswi
l
lbe const
it
uted ofr
egi
ster
ed Pr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
sand,
asandwhennecessar
y,ot
herexper
ts.
(
b) EachPanel
/Commi
tt
eeshal
lbechai
redbyaConv
ener
.
(
c) TheCounci
lshal
lconst
it
utet
hef
oll
owi
ngPanel
s:
1)Panel
forSt
andar
dsandRecogni
ti
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ion,
2)Panel
forCodeofEt
hicsandRegi
str
ati
onofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s,
3)Panel
forSoci
alWor
kHumanResour
cePl
anni
ng,
and

13
 14

4)Panel
forAppeal
sandRedr
essal
.
(
d) ThePanelf
orSt
andar
dsandRecogni
ti
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionshal
l
const
it
utet
hef
oll
owi
ngCommi
tt
ees,
amongot
her
s:
i
. Commi
tt
eeonSt
andar
dsf
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes
i
i
.
i
i
i. Recogni
ti
onandRegi
str
ati
onCommi
tt
ee
i
v. Reci
proci
tyandEqui
val
enceCommi
tt
ee
v
. Commi
tt
eeonSt
andar
dsofDi
stanceandOnl
i
neEducat
ioni
nSoci
al
Wor
k
(
e) I
naddi
ti
ont
othepower
sanddut
iesconf
err
edandi
mposeduponi
tbyt
his
Act
,any
Panel
/Commi
tt
eeshal
lexer
ciseanddi
schar
gesuchpower
sanddut
iesas
t
heCounci
lmayconf
erori
mposeuponi
tbyanor
dermadei
nthi
sbehal
f.

14
 15

Chapt
erI
II
FUNCTI
ONSOFTHECOUNCI
L

Undert
hisAct
,itshal
lbet
hegener
alf
unct
ionoft
heCounci
ltot
akeal
lsuch
st
epsasi
tmayt
hinkf
itf
orset
ti
ngandr
egul
ati
ngst
andar
dsf
orPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
k,i
ntheSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra,
int
henat
ional
andi
nter
nat
ional
cont
ext
.

TheCounci
lisempower
edt
o makeRul
esandRegul
ati
onst
o car
ryoutt
he
f
unct
ionsoft
heCounci
l
.

Sect
ion11:
Academi
cFunct
ions
Fort
hepur
poseofper
for
mingt
hisgener
alf
unct
ion,t
heCounci
lshal
lhav
ethe
f
oll
owi
ngacademi
cfunct
ions:
(
a) Funct
ionasadv
isort
otheGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
raonsoci
alwor
k
educat
ion.
(
b) Pr
escr
ibet
hemi
nimum st
andar
dsandmodelcur
ri
cul
um f
orSoci
alWor
k
Educat
ionandr
evi
ewt
hem ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s.
(
c) Maker
ecommendat
ionst
otheUGCf
orspeci
fi
cat
ionofdegr
eesi
nsoci
al
wor
kforpur
posesofsect
ion22(
3)oft
heUGCAct
,1956.
(
d) Regul
ateSoci
alWor
kEducat
ioni
ntheSt
ateofMahar
asht
rabyr
ecogni
ti
on
andr
egi
str
ati
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammesandr
e-r
ecogni
ti
on
ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s.
(
e) Setup t
he pr
ocedur
eforr
eci
proci
tyand equi
val
ence wi
th Soci
alWor
k
Educat
ionPr
ogr
ammesi
not
herst
atesandot
hercount
ri
esf
ormut
ual
r
ecogni
ti
onandequi
val
enceofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
kQual
i
ficat
ions.
(
f) Dev
elopandpr
omot
ethequal
i
tyst
andar
dsf
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionand
r
evi
ewt
hem ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s.
(
g) Dev
elopaCodeofEt
hicsf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
s,andr
evi
ew i
t
ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s.
(
h) Regul
ateet
hicalbehav
iourofpr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
sbyconduct
ing
t
hei
rregi
str
ati
onandi
tsr
enewal
ever
yfi
vey
ear
s.
(
i) Mapandpl
anf
ort
heneedf
orsoci
alwor
khumanr
esour
cesatdi
ff
erent
l
evel
sandi
ndi
ff
erentf
iel
dsi
ntheSt
ateofMahar
asht
raandr
evi
ewi
tev
ery

15
 16

f
ivey
ear
s.
(
j) Pr
ovi
de r
elev
ant consul
tat
ion and make r
ecommendat
ions t
o t
he
gov
ernment
,academi
c and v
olunt
ary or
gani
sat
ions i
nthe St
ate of
Mahar
asht
ra,
otherst
atesandot
hercount
ri
esonSoci
alWor
kEducat
ioni
n
Mahar
asht
ra.
(
k) Car
ry out any ot
her academi
cfunct
ions t
hat t
he Counci
ldeems
appr
opr
iat
eformai
ntai
ningqual
i
tyi
nSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionandt
her
eby
pr
act
ice.

Sect
ion12:
Standar
dsandRecogni
ti
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionpr
ogr
ammes
(
a) St
andar
dsf
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes:
TheCounci
lshal
lpr
escr
ibemi
nimum st
andar
dsandpr
omot
equal
i
tyst
andar
ds
f
ort
hef
oll
owi
ngmat
ter
sofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes:
1) St
udentMat
ter
s:Admi
ssi
on,
StudentSuppor
t,Di
sci
pli
ne,
JobPl
acement
andAl
umni
Net
wor
k;
2) Soci
alWor
k Resear
ch:Resear
ch,Publ
i
cat
ion and Par
ti
cipat
ion i
n/
Or
gani
sat
ionofSemi
nar
sandConf
erences;
3) Soci
al Wor
k Ext
ensi
on: Consul
tancy
, Cont
inui
ng and Ext
ensi
on
Educat
ionandFi
eldAct
ionPr
oject
s;
4) Mat
ter
srel
ated t
o Soci
alWor
k Educat
ors:Recr
uit
ment
,Wor
kload,
Tr
aini
ng,
Appr
aisal
andPr
omot
ion;
5) I
nfr
ast
ruct
ure:Bui
l
dingandOpenSpace,Sani
tar
yFaci
l
iti
es,Fur
nit
ure
andOf
fi
ceEqui
pment
,Li
brar
yandCommuni
cat
ionFaci
l
iti
es;
and
6) Management
: Or
gani
sat
ional St
ruct
ure and Pr
ocess, Pl
anni
ng,
Repor
ti
ngandRev
iew St
ruct
uresandPr
ocedur
es,St
affManagement
,
Fi
nanci
alManagementandMandat
oryCommi
tt
ees/Cel
l
s.
(
b)Model
Cur
ri
cul
um f
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes:
1) TheCounci
lshal
ldev
elopady
nami
cmodelcur
ri
cul
um f
orBachel
or'
s,
Mast
er'
s, M.Phi
l
.andDoct
oral
Degr
eePr
ogr
ammesi
nSoci
alWor
k.
2) Thef
ramewor
koft
heModelCur
ri
cul
um shal
lcompr
iseofVi
sionand
Mi
ssi
on,Ai
ms and Lear
nerObj
ect
ives;Basi
c and Opt
ionalSubj
ect
s;
Speci
ali
sat
ions/ Concent
rat
ions; Fi
eldwor
k, Resear
ch, St
ruct
ural
Ar
rangement
soft
heCour
se;
Teachi
ng-
Lear
ningMet
hods;
andEv
aluat
ion
andReev
aluat
ion.

16
 17

3) Suchamodel
cur
ri
cul
um shal
lber
evi
ewedandr
evi
sedev
eryf
ivey
ear
s.
(
c)Pr
ocedur
eforRecogni
ti
on,
Regi
str
ati
onandDe-
regi
str
ati
on:
TheCounci
lshal
ldev
elopt
hepr
ocedur
eforr
ecogni
ti
onandr
egi
str
ati
onofSoci
al
Wor
kEducat
ional
Progr
ammesi
nMahar
asht
raasf
oll
ows:
1)Dev
elopt
hepr
ocedur
eforsel
f-
study
,val
i
dat
ionoft
hesel
f-
studybyaPeer
Team t
hroughanon-
sit
evi
sit
,andr
ecogni
ti
onandr
egi
str
ati
onofSoci
al
Wor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammesi
nMahar
asht
ra,
ever
yfi
vey
ear
s.
2)Thecr
it
eri
aforwi
thdr
awalofr
ecogni
ti
onandder
egi
str
ati
onoft
hesame
wi
l
lbenon-
obser
vanceofmi
nimum st
andar
dspr
escr
ibedbyt
heCounci
l
.
3)Pl
ant
heon-
sit
evi
sit
sbyt
hePeerTeamsandr
ecei
ver
epor
tsf
rom t
hem.
4)Gr
antf
ullorpr
ovi
sionalr
ecogni
ti
on and r
egi
str
ati
on orwi
thdr
awalof
r
ecogni
ti
onandder
egi
str
ati
onoft
heSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes
wi
thr
easons.
5)Gr
antappr
oval
ordi
sappr
oval
ofnewPr
ogr
ammesandt
hoseexi
sti
ngpr
ior
t
otheBi
l
lbecomi
nganAct
.
6)Mai
ntai
naRegi
sterofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammescompr
isi
ng
Regi
ster
edSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammesi
nMahar
asht
ra.
7)NoSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammecanbest
art
edorconduct
edot
her
t
hant
hoseenr
oll
edont
heRegi
ster
.
(
d) Non-
regul
ator
yDev
elopmentFunct
ions:
1)TheCounci
lshal
lpr
omot
edev
elopmentofpr
ogr
ammesofeducat
ionand
t
rai
ningbel
ow t
hedegr
eel
evelsuchasatt
hehi
ghersecondar
ylev
el,
cer
ti
fi
cat
e and di
ploma cour
ses.The Counci
lshal
ldef
ine t
he cor
e
r
equi
rement
satv
ari
ousl
evel
stodev
elopabr
oadbaseofpar
apr
ofessi
onal
soci
alwor
ker
s.
2)TheCounci
lshal
lpr
omot
edev
elopmentofcer
ti
fi
cat
eanddi
plomacour
ses
atpost
-degr
eeandpost
-gr
aduat
elev
elswhi
char
efori
nter
disci
pli
nar
y
t
argetgr
oups.

Sect
ion13:
CodeofEt
hicsandRegi
str
ati
onofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s
(
a)CodeofEt
hics:
TheCounci
lshal
ldev
elopaCodeofEt
hicsf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
s
compr
isi
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:
1)Val
uef
ramewor
kandpl
edge

17
 18

2)Bestet
hicalpr
act
icest
ogui
det
heconductofpr
ofessi
onalsoci
alwor
ker
s
(
soci
alwor
keducat
orsandpr
act
it
ioner
s)wi
thr
efer
encet
oresponsi
bil
i
ties
t
o sel
fandt
hepr
ofessi
on,peopl
einneed,soci
etyandt
hest
ate,co-
wor
ker
sand empl
oyi
ng or
gani
sat
ions,and soci
alwor
keducat
ion and
r
esear
ch.
(
b) Regi
str
ati
onofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s:
TheCounci
lshal
ldev
elop pr
ocedur
esf
orr
egi
str
ati
on ofPr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
ker
sinMahar
asht
raandi
tsr
enewal
ever
yfi
vey
ear
sandde-
regi
str
ati
on:
1)Candi
dat
es who meet t
he pr
escr
ibed Pr
ofessi
onal Soci
al Wor
k
Qual
i
ficat
ionsshal
lber
egi
ster
ed.
2)TheCounci
lshal
lmai
ntai
naRegi
sterofRegi
ster
edPr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
ker
sinMahar
asht
ra.
3)Ev
eryper
son,whosenameappear
sint
heRegi
ster
,shal
lbeent
it
ledt
o
wor
kasPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
kEducat
ororasPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
k
Pr
act
it
ioneri
nanypar
toft
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra.
4)TheCounci
lshal
llaydown pr
ocedur
esf
orenr
olmentofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
al Wor
ker
s wi
th Soci
al Wor
k Qual
i
ficat
ions f
rom out
side of
Mahar
asht
ra,
whowoul
dli
ket
owor
kint
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra.
5)I
faper
sonpossessest
hepr
escr
ibedSoci
alWor
kQual
i
ficat
ionsont
he
dat
eofcommencementoft
hisBi
l
l,he/
sheshal
lber
equi
redt
oregi
ster
wi
thi
ntwoy
ear
sfr
om t
hegazet
tednot
if
icat
ionoft
heAct
.

6)The Counci
lshal
lhav
ethe powert
o der
egi
sterPr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
ker
sonanyt
ransgr
essi
oni
nqual
i
ficat
ionsandet
hicalbehav
iourof
pr
ofessi
onal
soci
alwor
ker
s.

Sect
ion14:
Planni
ngf
orSoci
alWor
kHumanResour
ces
The Counci
lshal
lunder
take pl
anni
ng f
or soci
alwor
k human r
esour
ces
compr
isi
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:
(
a) Mapt
heneedf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
satdi
ff
erentl
evel
sandi
n
di
ff
erentf
iel
dsi
nthest
ate.
(
b) I
dent
if
yposi
ti
onst
obef
il
ledonl
ybyt
hosehav
ingPr
ofessi
onalSoci
al
Wor
kQual
i
ficat
ionsandt
hoseposi
ti
onswher
esoci
alwor
kcoul
dbeoneof
t
hequal
i
ficat
ionsr
equi
red.

18
 19

(
c) Negot
iat
ewi
thappr
opr
iat
ebodi
esf
orensur
ingt
hatt
heposi
ti
onsi
dent
if
ied
f
orsoci
alwor
ker
sbef
il
ledonl
ybyt
hosehav
ingpr
ofessi
onalsoci
alwor
k
qual
i
ficat
ions.
(
d) Maker
ecommendat
ionsf
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammest
omat
ch
t
heneedf
orPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
satdi
ff
erentl
evel
sandi
ndi
ff
erent
f
iel
ds.
(
e) Under
taket
rai
ningpr
ogr
ammesorout
sour
cet
hesepr
ogr
ammes.
(
f) Conductanysuchact
ivi
ti
eswhi
chwoul
ddev
elophumanr
esour
cesf
ort
he
gov
ernmentandNGOsect
ors.

Sect
ion15:
Dat
aManagementandDi
ssemi
nat
ion
TheCounci
lshal
lcol
l
ect
,mai
ntai
n,publ
i
shanddi
ssemi
nat
ethef
oll
owi
ngand
r
elat
eddocument
sthr
oughawebsi
teand/
orpr
intmedi
ainEngl
i
sh,Hi
ndiand
Mar
athi
asnecessar
y:
(
a) St
andar
dsf
orSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes
(
b) ModelCur
ri
cul
um f
ort
he Degr
ee (
Under
graduat
e and Post
-Gr
aduat
e)
Pr
ogr
ammesofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ion
(
c) Al
lregul
ati
onsr
elat
edt
otheBi
l
l
(
d) Dat
abase of Recogni
sed and Regi
ster
ed and Der
ecogni
sed and
Der
egi
ster
edSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes
(
e)
(
f) CodeofEt
hicsf
orPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s
(
g) Pr
ocedur
eforRegi
str
ati
onofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s
(
h) Li
stofRegi
ster
edandDer
egi
ster
edPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s
(
i) Anyot
herr
elev
antdat
a/document
srequi
redbyt
heCounci
l

Sect
ion16:
Liai
sing
The Counci
lshal
lpr
ovi
de consul
tat
ion and make r
ecommendat
ions t
othe
cognat
e gov
ernment
,academi
c and v
olunt
aryor
gani
sat
ions i
nthe St
ate of
Mahar
asht
ra,
otherst
atesi
nIndi
a,andot
hercount
ri
es,
suchas:
(
a) Uni
ver
sit
y Gr
ant
s Commi
ssi
on, t
he Nat
ional Assessment and
Accr
edi
tat
ionCounci
landKnowl
edgeCommi
ssi
on;
(
b) Depar
tment
s ofEducat
ion,Soci
alJust
ice,Fi
nance,Women and Chi
l
d
Dev
elopment
,Labour
,Rur
alDev
elopment
,Yout
h,andHeal
thandFami
l
y

19
 20

Wel
far
eoft
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra;
(
c) Counci
l
sofpr
ofessi
onalsoci
alwor
kinot
herst
atesofI
ndi
aandi
not
her
count
ri
es;
and
(
d) Regi
onal
,nat
ional
andi
nter
nat
ional
Prof
essi
onal
Soci
alWor
kAssoci
ati
ons.

20
 21

Sect
ion17:
Admi
nist
rat
iveFunct
ions
I
nor
dert
ocar
ryoutt
heabov
eacademi
cfunct
ions,t
heCounci
lshal
lhav
ethe
f
oll
owi
ngadmi
nist
rat
ivef
unct
ions,
subj
ectt
othepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisBi
l
l:
(
a) Appoi
ntt
hef
ull
-t
imest
affandconductt
hei
rannual
per
for
mancer
evi
ew.
(
b) Appoi
nt,det
ermi
net
hecomposi
ti
onandt
asks,moni
torandr
evi
ew t
he
f
unct
ioni
ng oft
heex
per
tpanel
sandcommi
tt
ees.
(
c) Pr
epar
e,appr
oveandr
evi
ewt
heannual
andf
ive-
yearpl
ansandbudget
.
(
d) Commi
ssi
onper
iodi
cal
l
ytheor
gani
sat
ionalandf
inanci
aldeci
sion-
maki
ng
audi
ts oft
heCounci
l
.
(
e) Publ
i
sh and di
ssemi
nat
ether
elev
antdocument
sthr
ough t
hewebsi
te
and/
orpr
int medi
ainEngl
i
sh,
Hindi
andMar
athi
;asdeemednecessar
y.
(
f) Li
aisewi
tht
heOper
ati
ngDepar
tmentoft
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra
andal
l t
hedepar
tment
soft
hegov
ernmentatt
heCent
reandSt
ate,
asr
equi
red.
(
g) Redr
ess any gr
iev
ance or appeal
s f
rom Soci
al Wor
k Educat
ion
Pr
ogr
ammesofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
sinMahar
asht
ra.
(
h) Per
iodi
cal
l
yrev
iewandr
ecommendamendment
sint
heActordi
ssol
uti
on
oft
heCounci
l
,iff
oundnecessar
y,t
otheOper
ati
ngDepar
tment
.

21
 22

Chapt
erI
V
OFFENCESANDPENALTI
ES

Sect
ion18:
Off
encesandPenal
ti
esf
orI
nst
it
uti
ons

(
a) I
tisanof
fencef
orani
nst
it
uti
ont
oconductaSoci
alWor
kEducat
ion
Pr
ogr
ammei
ntheSt
ateofMahar
asht
rat
hati
snotr
ecogni
sed byt
he
Counci
landent
eredi
ntheRegi
sterofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ion.
(
b) I
tisacogni
zabl
eandnon-
bai
l
abl
eof
fencef
orani
nst
it
uti
onwhosenamehas
been r
emov
ed f
rom t
he Counci
lRegi
sterofSoci
alWor
k Educat
ion t
o
cont
inuet
o conductaSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammei
ntheSt
ate
ofMahar
asht
ra.
© Themanagi
ngt
rust
eeoft
hei
nst
it
uti
onwhocommi
tst
heof
fenceasl
i
stedi
n
sub-
Sect
ion18(
a)and18(
b),
shal
lonconv
ict
ion,
bepuni
shedwi
th:
1)Fort
hef
ir
stof
fence,
afi
neofnotl
esst
hanRs.50,
000.
2)Fort
hecont
inuat
ionoft
heof
fence,
impr
isonmentoff
ivey
ear
s.

Sect
ion19:
Off
encesandPenal
ti
esf
orI
ndi
vi
dual
s

(
a) I
tisacogni
zabl
eandnon-
bai
l
abl
eof
fencef
oraper
sonot
hert
hant
he
Pr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
s who possess t
he r
ecogni
sed Pr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
kQual
i
ficat
ionandwhosenamesar
eregi
ster
edi
ntheCounci
l
Regi
sterofPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
spr
epar
edandmai
ntai
nedundert
his
Actt
o:
1)Hol
dof
fi
cei
napostorposi
ti
onr
equi
ri
ngPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
k
qual
i
ficat
ionsoranysuchof
fi
ce,
any
wher
eint
heSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra.
2)Tosi
gnoraut
hent
icat
eanycer
ti
fi
cat
erequi
redbyanyl
awt
obesi
gned
oraut
hent
icat
edbyt
hePr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
keri
ntheSt
ateof
Mahar
asht
ra.
(
b) I
tisacogni
zabl
eandnon-
bai
l
abl
eof
fencef
oraper
sonwhosenamehas
beenr
emov
edf
rom t
heCounci
lRegi
sterofPr
ofessi
onalSoci
alWor
ker
sto
cont
inuet
opr
act
iceasaPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
.
(
c) Anyper
sonwhocommi
tst
heof
fenceasl
i
stedi
nsub-
sect
ion19(
a)and
19(
b),
shal
lonconv
ict
ion,
bepuni
shedwi
th:

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1)Fort
hef
ir
stof
fence,
afi
neofnotl
esst
hanRs.10,
000.
2)Fort
hecont
inuat
ionoft
heof
fence,
impr
isonmentoft
hreey
ear
s.

Chapt
erV
FI
NANCEANDREPORTS

Sect
ion20:
Counci
lFundandBudget
Undert
hisAct
,theGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
rashal
lpr
ovi
def
undsf
ort
heof
fi
ce,
equi
pmentandsal
ari
esandot
hernecessar
yexpensesf
orest
abl
i
shmentand
f
unct
ioni
ngoft
heCounci
l
.Thei
ncomeoft
heCounci
lshal
lal
socompr
iseoff
ees
f
orr
egi
str
ati
onandf
inesi
ncur
red.
(
a) Appr
opr
iat
efeesshal
lbechar
gedf
or:
1) Recogni
ti
onofSoci
alWor
kEducat
ionPr
ogr
ammes,
ever
yfi
vey
ear
s;
2) Regi
str
ati
onofPr
ofessi
onal
Soci
alWor
ker
s,ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s;
3) Det
ermi
ningequi
val
encebet
weenpr
ogr
ammes,atst
ate,nat
ionaland
i
nter
nat
ional
lev
els.
(
b) TheCounci
lshal
lpr
epar
e,i
nsuchf
orm andatsucht
imeeachy
earasmay
bepr
escr
ibed,abudgeti
nrespectoft
hef
inanci
aly
earnextensui
ng,
showi
ngt
heest
imat
edr
ecei
ptsandexpendi
tur
e,andcopi
est
her
eofshal
l
bef
orwar
dedt
otheGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra.

Sect
ion21:
Annual
Repor
ts
(
a) TheCounci
lshal
lpr
epar
e,onceev
eryy
ear
,insuchf
orm andatsucht
ime
asmaybepr
escr
ibed,
anannualr
epor
tgi
vi
ngat
rueandf
ullaccountofi
ts
act
ivi
ti
esdur
ingt
hepr
evi
ousy
ear
,andcopi
est
her
eofshal
lbef
orwar
ded
t
otheGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra,
andav
ail
abl
eforpubl
i
cscr
uti
ny.

Sect
ion22:
Account
sandAudi
t
(
a) TheCounci
lshal
lmai
ntai
nsuchbooksofaccount
sinsuchf
orm andi
n
suchmannerasmay
,inconsul
tat
ionwi
tht
heChar
ter
edAccount
ant
,be
appr
ovedbyt
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra.
(
b) Theaccount
soft
heCounci
lshal
lbeaudi
tedbyt
heChar
ter
edAccount
ant
asr
equi
redbyt
heGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
ra.

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Sect
ion23:
Ret
urns
(
a) TheCounci
lshal
lfur
nisht
otheGov
ernmentofMahar
asht
rasuchr
etur
ns
orot
heri
nfor
mat
ion wi
thr
espectt
oit
s pr
oper
tyoract
ivi
ti
es as t
he
Gov
ernmentmay
,fr
om t
imet
oti
me,
requi
re.

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