(1) only such person shall be appointed as the Chairperson or a Member who possesses the qualifications mentioned hereunder:-
(a)Chairperson-The Chairperson shall be a person having bachelor's degree of any recognized university/ institute with administrative experience of not less than 25 years, and must have held the post of Chief Secretary of the State Government or the Secretary to the Government of India or any post equivalent thereto and has experience of departments related to water resources.
(b)Members-
(i) One Member shall be expert in the field of water resources having bachelor's degree in civil engineering of any recognized university/ institute and having experience of at least 20 years of service in the field of irrigation/ water resources and having served as chief engineer or any post equivalent thereto.
(ii) One Member shall be an expert from the field of water resources economy having master's degree in economics/commerce/MBA with finance/accountancy. He must have at least 20 years of experience, having worked as a professor in a reputed institute of management or as a wholetime director in a financial institution specified under section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956 or as a whole-time director in a scheduled bank within the meaning of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or have a substantial professional background of finance, regulation, tariff structuring etc...
(iii) One Member shall be an expert in the field of drinking water and waste water management having bachelor's degree in civil/public health/environmental engineering of any recognized university/institute. He must have at least 20 years experience having worked in the field of urban rural/water supply/drainage/sewerage and waste water management and having served as chief engineer or any post equivalent thereto with particular experience in ground water development for water supply and large water treatment plants.
(iv) One Member shall be an expert in the field of agriculture / land management having bachelor's degree in agriculture / agriculture engineering of any recognized university/institute. He must have at least 20 years experience having worked in the field of agriculture/industry/teaching/ research.
(v) One Member shall be expert in the field of water tubewells/pump canals /ground water exploration and studies rain water harvesting and allied important mechanical/minor irrigation works having bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering / master's degree in geology or geo-physics of any recognized university / institute and having experience of at least 20 years of service and having served as chief engineer superintending engineer or any post equivalent thereto.
(2) The Chairperson or any Member of the Commission shall not hold any other office during his/her tenure as such.
(3) The Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission.
(4) Where the Chairperson is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness, death, resignation or any other cause or where any vacancy occurs of the office of the Chairperson, any Member nominated. by the State Government and the absence of such nomination or where there is no Chairperson any member chosen by the Members present among themselves, shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Chairperson.