(a) There shall be a ¹[Additional Chief Secretary-cum- Development Commissioner]1 whose powers and functions will be as follows:
(1) He shall exercise all the powers of a Secretary to Government.
(2) The Secretaries of the Rural Development and Cooperation, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Public Works, Energy and Social Welfare, Labour Departments shall, in important matters relating to Development, Panchayat Raj, Co-operation, Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Minor Irrigation * Command Area Development 2[Disaster Management, Minority Welfare, Haj and Wakf Department, Backward Classes Welfare Department]2 and Social Welfare submit files to the Minister-in-charge through the 2[Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Development Commissioner.]
(3) The ¹[Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Development Commissioner]1 is empowered to call for any file relating to any of the above subjects and submit it to the Minister -incharge with his advice.
1. Substituted by Notification No: DPAR 15 ARB 2018 dt. 21.11.2019 KGD Ex dt:21.11.2019
2. Inserted by Notification No: DPAR 15 ARB 2018, dt.21.11.2019 KGD EX. dt: 21.11.2019.
9. There shall also be such number of Special Secretaries to Government indifferent department as may be determined by Government from time to time. The Special Secretaries to Government shall be incharge of such business of the Government transacted in the department concerned as may be specified in each case and subject to such conditions as may be specified, they shall exercise all the powers of the Secretaries to Government in respect of the business of the Government assigned to them.
7 Problem of co-ordination in matters of planning and budgeting shall be resolved, in consultation with the Special Secretary, by the Secretary, whose decision will be final.