(1) The Chairperson, the Members and special invitees of the Authority shall be appointed as follows:-
(a) The Chairperson shall be a person who has been an officer not below the rank of Principal Secretary to the State Government and has experience of policy formation and administration in water resources sector;
(b) one member shall be a person having experience of at least 20 years in water resources sector including experience as Chief Engineer in Water Resources Department of State Government;
(c) one Member shall be expert from the field of Water Resources economy, agriculture economics, finance or economics;
(d) three special invitees from major basin of the State, who are having adequate knowledge, experience or proven capacity in dealing with the problems relating to engineering, agriculture, drinking water, industry, law, economics, commerce, finance or management for assisting the Authority in taking policy decisions; and
(e) two special invitees form amongst elected public representatives from command areas of major projects of the State for assisting the Authority in taking policy decisions.
(2) The Chairperson or any other Member of the Authority shall not hold any other office.