7. Secretary of the Board:
(1) The Chairperson shall designate any employee of gazetted second class working in the Department of Electricity Development to work as the Secretary.
(2) Functions, duties and powers of the Secretary shall be as follows:
(a) To carry out functions of the Board as Administrative Chief of the Board under the general direction of the Chairperson,
(b) To prepare long term and short term plans, annual programs and budgets of the Board and submit the same to the Board for approval,
(c) To implement or cause to be implemented decisions of the Board and plans and programs approved by the Board.
(d) To prepare annual and periodic reports of the plans and programs operated by the Board and submit them to the Board.
(e) To regularly monitor as to whether the Fund Administrator has carried out the responsibilities, required to be carried out by it under the agreement concluded between the Board and the Fund Administrator, and submit reports thereon to the Board,
(f) To operate functions of the Board in well organized manner and carry out other necessary functions as per the directives of the Board,
(g) To carry out functions as prescribed.
(3) The facilities entitled to the Secretary shall be as prescribed by the Board upon the approval of Government of Nepal