Secretary as principal executive officer]

The Secretary, shall be the principal executive officer of the State Council. The Secretary will have powers to open an account in the name of the State Council in a nationalised Bank approved by the Executive Committee and operate on the same in accordance with the decisions of the Executive Committee and such bye-laws as may be laid down. Provided that, during the absence of the secretary for a period of exceeding a month, the President shall have powers to nominate for the period of absence of the Secretary, a person to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary mentioned in these Rules including the power to operate on the account opened in the Bank in accordance with the bye-laws and the decisions of the Executive Committee.