(1) The Chairperson shall be the Principal Executive Officer of the Council and shall be responsible for the proper administration of the affairs of the Council and its Regional Committees,
(2) The Chairperson shall determine the duties of all officers and staff of the Council and its Regional Committees and shall also exercise such supervision and control over them as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Council.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to ensure that the Council and the bodies constituted under the Council carry out the objectives of the Act.
(4) The Chairperson shall, except in cases in which approval of Government of India is required, issue such orders and directions as may be considered necessary in anticipation of approval of the Council or of the constituted bodies of it, if the matter cannot be delayed and shall place the orders and directions before the Council at its next meeting.
(5) The Chairperson shall have the power to approve schemes for research, studies, development activities, publications and allied matters for the furtherance of objects of the Act, subject to such conditions and guidelines as may be laid down by the Council in this behalf and availability of funds as may be earmarked for such purposes.
(6) The Chairperson shall have the power to engage eminent persons for a period not exceeding six months at a time for the work of the Council as Consultants or Advisers on contractual basis, on the same terms and conditions and remuneration as specified by the Government of India in case of appointment of Consultants by it.