Powers and duties of the Administrator

(1) The Administrator shall be the Secretary of the Committee and its Chief Executive Officer and shall subject to the control of the Committee have powers to carry out its decision in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Administrator shall be responsible for the custody of all records and properties of the Siddhesvara Dham and shall have the following powers:- (a) to appoint all officers and employees of the Siddhesvara Dham and to exercise control and supervision over them and to decide matters relating to seva, puja and other nitis etc.; (b) to lease out for a period not exceeding three years at a time the lands and buildings of the Siddhesvara Dham which are ordinarily leased out; (c) to call for tender for works or supplies and accept such tenders as may be prescribed or notified; (d) to order for emergency repairs; (e) to specify, by general or special orders, such conditions and safeguards as he deems fit subject to which any sevak, office holder or servant shall have the right to be in possession of jewels or other valuable belongings of the Siddhesvara Dham; (f) to decide disputes relating to the collection, distribution or appointment of offerings, fees and other receipts in cash or in kind received from the members of the public; (g) to decide disputes relating to rights, privileges duties and obligations of sevaks, office holders and servants in respect of seva, puja and other day to day work whether ordinary or special; (h) to require various sevaks and other persons to do their legitimate duties in time; (i) in absence of any sevak or his substitute or on the failure on the part of any such person to perform his duties to get the work done by any other person: Provided that the exercise of the power under clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) shall be subject to the directions if any, of the Committee issued specifically in that behalf. (2) The Administrator may, subject to such conditions if any, as the Committee may by general or special order impose, afford facilities on payment of fees for special darshan or for any special service, ritual or ceremony. Such darshan, service, ritual or ceremony not being contrary to the custom and usage of the Siddhesvara Dham and he shall have power to determine the portion, if any of such fees which shall be paid to the sevaks, office holders or servants of the Siddhesvara Dham.