Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Committee shall maintain its office at such place as the Committee may determine for the transaction of its business. (2) The Committee shall meet not less than two times during a calendar year and a period of more than six months shall not be allowed to elapse between two successive meetings. (3) The Chairman and in his absence his nominee shall preside over the meeting and in the absence of both any member elected by the members present shall preside over such meeting. (4) No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least 4 (four) members are present. (5) Questions arising at a meeting of the Committee shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present there and the Chairman or the person presiding, as the case may be, shall have no right to vote at the first instance, but shall have and exercise casting vote in the case of equality of votes. (6) The Member Secretary of the Committee shall be responsible for the due record and maintenance of the minutes of the proceedings duly countersigned by the Chairman or the person presiding, as the case may be, and shall submit a copy of the said minutes to the State Government for their information. (7) The State Government may call upon the Committee to submit report on any matter concerning the business of the Committee and management of the Places of Pilgrimage and its affairs. 5 Non-compliance in this behalf will be treated as a default in performance of duty within the meaning of section 7. Allowance to