Appointment of Secretary and Chief Executive Officer

पंचायतों की स्थापिा, बजट तथा लेखे

Appointment of Secretary and Chief Executive Officer.--(1) The State Government or the prescribed authority may appoint a Secretary for a Gram Panchayat or a group of Gram Panchayats: Provided that the person holding charge of Secretary of Gram Panchayat immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to act as such until a Secretary is appointed in accordance with this section: Provided further that no person shall hold charge of Secretary of Gram Panchayat if such person is a relative of any office bearer of the concerned Gram Panchayat. Explanation.--For the purposes of this sub-section, "relative" means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, paternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal uncle, maternal aunt, nephew, niece or grandson/granddaughter.

1. (2) The State Government shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer for each Janpad Panchayat and may also appoint one or more Additional Chief Executive Officers, who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer.
2. (3) The State Government shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer for each Zila Panchayat and may also appoint one or more Additional Chief Executive Officers, Deputy Chief Executive Officers and Executive Officers who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer.
3. (4) In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of Gram Panchayat or Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat by reason of leave, retirement, death or otherwise, the prescribed authority shall, as soon as possible, make such arrangements as it may deem fit for carrying on the office of the Secretary of Gram Panchayat or Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat as the case may be. Any person, while acting on such post, shall exercise all such powers as are conferred on the Secretary of Gram Panchayat or Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat as the case may be, by or under this Act or rules made thereunder.
4. (5) The Secretary of Gram Panchayat, Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat and Zila Panchayat shall be responsible for keeping and maintaining the records of the Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Zila Panchayat respectively.