State Act

The Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.

60. Secretary of panchayat.— (1) There shall be 6[one or more Secretaries] for every panchayat, or a group of panchayats as the 7[Chief Executive Officer] may (having regard to the extent and population of the village and income of the panchayat), by a general or special order, determine : 8[Provided that, the Secretary shall also function as Secretary to the Gram Sabha of the respective Panchayat.] 9[(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall appoint a Secretary (who may bear such other designations as Zilla Parishad may assign to him) from District Service (Class III). The Secretary shall be posted to panchayat but his salary and allowances shall be paid from the district fund.] 10[* * * * * *] 11[Explanation.— In this section the expressions “District Fund” and “District Service (Class III)” shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962).]