Amendment of section 79

Amendment of section 79.—In section 79 of the principal Act,—

1. (a) in sub-section (1), for the words "every Zilla Praja Parishad shall have a Chief Executive Officer", the words "every Zilla Praja Parishad shall have a Chief Executive Officer who shall be a person in the rank of a District Collector" shall be substituted;
2. (b) in sub-section (2), for the words "The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Government", the words "The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Government from among the officers of the Indian Administrative Service" shall be substituted.