Election of President an constitution of the Executive Committee of the Project Committee

(1) There shall be an Executive Committee for every Project Committee which shall consist of the members elected by the General Body of the Project Committee in the manner prescribed and by the method of secret ballot and shall not be more than nine. (2) The members of the Executive Committee shall elect its President from among themselves in the manner prescribed and the Chief Engineer shall make the arrangement for such election. (3) If, at an election held under Sub-sections (1) and (2) the members and the President of the Executive Committee are not elected, fresh elections shall be held in the prescribed manner within a period of 90 days from the date of such failure. (4) The President, it not recalled earlier, and the members of the Executive Committee of the Project Committee shall hold office so long as they continue to be members of the General Body of the said Committee. (5) The Executive Committee shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Project Committee. (6) One Secretary and one Treasurer shall be elected from among the members of the Executive Committee to assist its President. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall function at the Pleasure of the majority members of the Executive Committee. (7) Government may, by notification, nominate one officer not below the rank of Executive Engineer of the Department of Water Resources and another officer not below the rank of District Agriculture Officer of the Department of Agriculture without having the right to vote, be the permanent invitees to the meetings of Executive Committee.