Section 7. Secretary of the Committee

(1) The Chief Development Officer of the district shall be the ex-officio secretary of the Committee and shall be responsible for maintaining records of the Committee, preparing minutes of meetings of the Committee, and communication of decision and all other incidental or ancillary matters and shall make available to the Committee such assistance as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions. Explanation :— For the purpose of this sub-section, the expression “Chief Development Officer” includes Chief Executive Officer. (2) The Economic and Statistics Officer of the district shall be the ex-officio Joint Secretary of the Committee to assist the Committee in such manner as may be directed by the Committee.