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Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 · Chapter VIII: State Mental Health Authority

Section 53: Functions of chief executive officer of State Authority

(1) The chief executive officer shall be the legal representative of the State Authority and shall be responsible for—

(a) the day-to-day administration of the State Authority;

(b) implementing the work programmes and decisions adopted by the State Authority;

(c) drawing up of proposal for the State Authority's work programmes;

(d) the preparation of the statement of revenue and expenditure and the execution of the budget of the State Authority.

(2) Every year, the chief executive officer shall submit to the State Authority for approval—

(a) a general report covering all the activities of the Authority in the previous year;

(b) programmes of work;

(c) the annual accounts for the previous year; and

(d) the budget for the coming year.

(3) The chief executive officer shall have administrative control over the officers and other employees of the State Authority.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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