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Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

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Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

14. Appointment of Administrator.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Committee shall appoint an officer of Government not below the rank of Under Secretary or Deputy Collector to be the Administrator for the Devaswom, from among a panel of names furnished by the Government.
  2. (2) No person shall be appointed under sub-section (1) unless he professes the Hindu Religion and believes in temple worship.
  3. (3) The Administrator appointed under the Koodalmanickam Devaswom Act, 1971 (7 of 1971) and holding office at the commencement of this Act, shall, until the appointment of an Administrator under sub-section (1) or till the expiry of a period of three months from such commencement, whichever is earlier, be deemed to be the Administrator appointed under sub-section (1).

Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

15. Conditions of service of Administrator.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Administrator shall be a full-time officer of the Devaswom and shall not undertake any work not connected with his office without the permission of the Committee.
  2. (2) The Administrator shall be paid out of the funds of the Devaswom such salary and allowances as the Government may with the concurrence of the Committee fix in this behalf.
  3. (3) There shall be levied a contribution from the fund of the Devaswom towards leave allowances, pension and provident fund of the Administrator to the extent required by the rules for the time being in force.
  4. (4) The Government shall withdraw the Administrator from his office if a resolution recommending such withdrawal is passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the Committee.
  5. (5) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1), (2), (3) and (4), the conditions of service of the Administrator shall be such as may be determined by the Committee by regulations made in this behalf.

Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

16. Holding Additional charge of the office of the Administrator.

Statutory text
  1. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in sections 14 and 15, it shall be competent for the Government to appoint an officer of the Government not below the rank of Under Secretary or Deputy Collector to be in additional charge of the office of the Administrator, pending appointment of the Administrator under section 14 or when the office is temporarily vacant: Provided that the period of such additional charge shall not exceed three months.
  2. (2) No person shall be appointed under sub-section (1) unless he professes Hindu Religion and believes in temple worship.
  3. (3) An Officer appointed to be in additional charge of the office of the Administrator, under sub-section (1) shall be paid such allowances as the Government may fix in this behalf.

Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

17. Powers and duties of Administrator.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Administrator shall be the Secretary to the Committee and its Chief Executive Officer and shall, subject to the control of the Committee, have powers to carry out its decisions in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
  2. (2) The Administrator shall arrange for the proper collection and credit of the offerings made in the Temple.
  3. (3) The Administrator shall have power to incur expenditure not exceeding five thousand rupees to meet unforseen contingencies during the interval between two meetings of the Committee.

Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

18. Establishment schedule.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Administrator may, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, prepare and submit to the Committee a schedule setting forth the duties, designations and grades of the officers and employees who may in his opinion constitute the establishment of the Temple, and together with his proposals with regard to the salary and allowances payable to them.
  2. (2) The committee shall forward the schedule submitted to it under sub- section (1) with its recommendations thereon to the Commissioner for approval.
  3. (3) The Commissioner shall, after considering the recommendations of the Committee, approve schedule, either with or without modifications as he deems necessary, and thereupon the schedule as approved by the Commissioner shall come into force.
  4. (4) No change shall be effected in the schedule except with the approval of the Commissioner.
  5. (5) Subject to the exceptions as the Committee may, by general or special order, direct, the officers and employees of the Devaswom in the service of the Devaswom immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue as such, and the conditions of their service shall be such as may be determined by regulations made under this Act.
  6. (6) A person who does not profess the Hindu Religion or believe in temple worship shall be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being, an officer or employee of the Devaswom.

Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

19. Appointment of officers and employees.

Statutory text
  1. (1) Appointment of all officers and other employees of the Devaswom shall be made by the Committee.
  2. (2) Ten per cent of the posts in each grade of the officers and other employees of the Devaswom in the entry cadre shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, of which one-fifth shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
  3. (3) Selection of officers and other employees of the Devaswom may be made by sub-committees constituted by the Committee from among its members: Provided that selection of employees to be in charge of the rituals and other ceremonies of the Temple shall not be made by any sub-committee of which the Thantri of the Temple is not a member.
  4. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) the procedure for the selection and appointment of officers and other employees of the Devaswom shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf.

Chapter III ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

20. Fixing of standard scales of expenditure.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Committee shall, from time to time submit to the Commissioner, the proposals for fixing the pathivuor scale of expenditure in the Devaswom and the amounts which may be allotted to the various purposes connected with the Devaswom or the proportion in which the income or other property of the Devaswom may be appropriated to such purposes.
  2. (2) The Committee shall publish such proposals at the premises of the Devaswom and in such other manner as the Commissioner may direct together with a notice stating that within one month from the date of such publication any person having interest in the temple may submit objections or suggestions to the Commissioner.
  3. (3) If, on scrutiny of such proposals and any objections and suggestions made by persons having interest in the temple, it appears to the Commissioner that the scale of expenditure or any item in the scale of expenditure is at variance with the established usage of Devaswom or is not justified by its financial position, the Commissioner may call for the remarks of the Committee and after considering the same, the Commissioner is of the opinion that any modification is required in the scale of expenditure or any item in the scale of expenditure, he shall pass orders accordingly and such orders shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), be final.
  4. (4) The Committee may, within three months from the date of receipt of the order passed by the Commissioner under sub-section (3), institute a suit in the court to modify the order or to set aside it.

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