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Lead Agency. ––(1) There shall be a Lead Agency, which shall be headed by an officer not below the rank of Additional Commissioner, Transport/Special Secretary and such other members as may be notified by the Government. (2) The Lead Agency shall be the implementing agency for implementation of the decisions of the State Road Safety Council. (3) The functions of the Lead Agency shall be as follows :–– (i) to work as a Secretariat for the State Road Safety Council, arrange meetings of the Council, issue its minutes and monitor the implementation of the decisions of the Council by the concerned departments of the State ; (ii) to co-ordinate with the concerned departments of the State Government to ensure implementation of the directions issued from time to time by Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety and furnish Compliance Report in a time bound manner ; (iii) to ensure implementation of the directions given by the Central Government ; (iv) to notify annual targets for reduction of accidents and fatalities as fixed by the State and draw up an Annual Action Plan to achieve the targets and monitor its implementation. STATE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL ACT, 2018 9 (v) to collate on a regular basis data on road accidents and analyze the data to identify areas/road stretches and categories of accident victims who should be focused upon ; (vi) to manage the Road Safety Fund and ensure that the Fund is effectively utilized. (4) The Lead Agency shall also exercise such powers and perform such functions of the Council as may be delegated to it by the State Road Safety Council. CHAPTER III Conduct of Business