Appointment, dismissal and leave, etc., of Secretary

Appointment, dismissal and leave, etc., of Secretary.--(1) The salary of the Secretary shall be paid out of the Panchayat Fund through such authority as may be prescribed in this behalf, who shall issue such directions including directions regarding the payment of his salary, allowance and other dues as may be prescribed. The Secretary shall be appointed by such authority as may be prescribed for every Panchayat or a group of Panchayats.

1. (2) The Secretary shall in the matter of leave, promotion, transfer, dismissal, removal and other disciplinary action, be under the administrative control of the prescribed authority which shall exercise its powers and functions in the manner prescribed: Provided that an order of the prescribed authority removing or dismissing a Secretary shall be appealable within a period and in the manner prescribed in this behalf to such authority as the Government may deem fit.