Managing Director and his powers and functions

(1) There shall be a Managing Director of the Sports Authority to be appointed by the Government from among the officers belonging to the State and or the Central Government or the Defence Service, who are eligible to be appointed as an Additional Secretary or a Secretary to the Government. (2) The Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive of the Sports Authority and shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:- (i) implement all the programmes of the Sports Authority; (ii) exercise general supervision and control over the Sports Officer, Office Staff, Field Staff, Coaches, Superintendents of Sports Hostels or any other employee of the State Authority and District Authorities; (iii) exercise administrative control over all the Sports Hostels and other institutions of games, sports, youth activities; (iv) deal with all the administrative matters pertaining to appointment, postings, transfers, promotion and disciplinary actions of the staff of the Sports Authority and District Authorities; (v) run the day-to-day administration of the Sports Authority and conduct all its financial and administrative transactions; (vi) be the custodian of the finances of the Sports Authority; (vii) prepare and present the audited statement of accounts, utilisation certificates to the Sports Authority for its approval; (viii) recommend administrative and financial sanctions for the creation of the posts of officers and other employees for the performance of the functions of the Sports Authority and District Authorities.