In addition to participating in all meetings of the Commission and sharing the collective responsibilities ofthe Commission, each Member shall :-
(a) attend the subjects allotted to her by the chairperson;
(b) place before the meeting of the Commission for consideration any matter which, according to her, is of special importance;
(c) deal with complaints allotted to her;
(d) prepare relevant material for inclusion in the annual and periodic reports and in respect of subjects dealt with by her;
(e) undertake tours that she feels to be necessary for discharge of her functions as a member with the approval of the chairperson and submit a report thereon as soon as possible but not later than fifteen days after return from the tour. A copy of the tour report shall also be placed before the next ordinary meeting of the Commission.
10. Powers and responsibilities of the Member Secretary -
(1) The Member Secretary shall be the administrative head of the Commission and exercise administrative and financial control on the Secretariat of the Commission.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, Member Secretary shall:-
(a) Prepare agenda and issue notice for the meetings of the Commission;
(b) record minutes of all meetings of the Commission;
(c) supervise the smooth functioning of the Commission including its secretariat officers and employees;
(d) supervise the receipt of grants from the Government under section 18 of the Act and their disposal as also donations, contributions etc. to the Commission;
(e) supervise the maintenance of proper accounts and records, arrangement for audit of accounts, and forwarding of such audited reports to the Government.
(f) authenticate and communicate orders or decisions of the Commission to appropriate authorities;
(g) prepare draft Annual Report & periodical reports and place them before the Commission;
(h) examine all cases where it has been felt necessary to invoke powers under section 10 of the Act;
(i) authenticate all summons etc. to be issues to any party.
(3) The Member Secretary shall keep the Chairperson informed in exercising the powers in appropriate cases and place matters before the Commission.