(1) A Gram Panchayat shall have one whole time Panchayat Secretary.
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(2) The Panchayat Secretary may, by an order in writing by the Block Development Officer, be directed to perform functions and duties in some other Gram Panchayat for any short duration where the post of the Panchayat Secretary is lying vacant for any reason.
(3) The Panchayat Seecretary shall be an officer of the Administration drawing his salary and allowances from the Panchayat Fund.
(4) The Panchayat Secretary shall perform functions and duties and exercise powers assigned to him by or under the Regulation, rules and orders made thereunder.
(5) The term and conditions of service, qualifications and experience, manner of recruitment, salary and allowances of the Panchayat Secretary shall be such as may be specified by recruitment rules.