Member Secretary of the State Authority constituted under these rules shall exercise the following powers and shall perform the following duties, namely:-
(a) to give free legal services to the eligible persons and weaker sections of the society;
(b) to work out modalities of the Legal Services and Programmes approved by the State Authority and ensure their effective monitoring and implementation;
(c) to exercise the power as Director in respect of Administrative House keeping, Finance and Budget matters as Head of the Department of Legal Services;
(d) to maintain true and proper accounts of the State Authority including periodical checking and auditing in respect thereof;
(e) to manage the properties, records and funds of the State Authority;
(f) to prepare Annual Income and Expenditure Account Balance-Sheet of the State Authority;
(g) to liaise with the Social Action Groups, District Authorities;
(h) to maintain up-to date and complete statistical information including progress made in the implementation of various Legal Services Programmes from time to time;
(i) to process proposals for financial assistance and issue Utilisation Certificate thereof;
(j) to organise various legal services programmes as approved by the State Authority and convene meetings or seminars and workshops connected with the Legal Services Programmes and preparation of Reports and follow-up action thereof;
(k) to produce video or documentary films, publicity material, Literature and publications, to inform general public about the various aspects of the Legal Services programmes;
(l) to lay stress on the resolution of rural disputes and to take extra measures to draw schemes for effective and meaningful legal services for setting rural disputers at the door-steps of the rural people including organisation of Mediation Centre in the rural as well as urban areas;
(m) to perform such other functions as are necessary to give effect to the policy and directions of the Central Authority ; and
(n) to perform such other duties as may be expedient for officials functioning of the State Authority or as may be assigned to him by Executive Chairman.
Section 6 (4)