Governing Body : The Governing Body meets twice a year and has following composition:-

The last meeting of this newly structured Governing Body was held on 12.06.2008.

  Coordination Committee :

          For coordination and providing guidance at State level, a High level co-ordination Committee was set up in May 1978. The committee is headed by the Secretary, Irrigation and includes Secretaries of Agriculture, Co-operative Development, Forest, Finance and Planning Department, Managing Director,  HSMITC and Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation and B&R.  The Administrator of Command Area Development Authority is the Secretary of the Committee. The State level committee has been vested with all the powers except the matter in which the approval of the Chief Minister or Council of Ministers is required.

 Standing Committee : The members of the Committee are as under: -

         The standing committee sanctions all expenditure, which are within the powers of the heads of the departments. The financial powers to facilitate the execution of the schemes have been given to the Administrator, CADA.    

Engineering Wing :

          The work of lining of field channels/watercourses was earlier undertaken by HSMITC and Irrigation Department. In order to have better control, it was decided in 1988 that this activity be also looked after by CADA itself.   Therefore, the  execution of lining component was entrusted to the Engineering  Wing of CADA, headed by the Chief Engineer. The field drainage and monitoring and evaluation of lining programme is looked after by the Engineering Wing. The executing staff i.e. technical and other is taken on deputation from Irrigation Department and Agriculture Department.   In addition the Irrigation Department is performing the functions such as  Construction of Irrigation Channels and Chakbandi/Warabandi.    Consolidation department effects the land consolidation and the Cooperative department supplies the  necessary credit requirement.  The Agriculture department carries out extension activities including providing inputs (seeds, fertilizers etc.) and  Forest department undertakes Forestry Programme.  District Administration & Development and Panchayats Department ensures participation of the people and the Panchayats in the Programme.  The  ‘On Farm Development’ work adaptive trials, demonstration plots and farmer’s training etc. are executed by the CAD agencies at District level by Executive Engineers, CADA.  Based on results emanating from pilot studies on anti-waterlogging measures, emphasis is being given for reclamation of degraded waterlogged lands in CAD Areas for agricultural sustainability in the state. 

Monitoring and Evaluation :

The monitoring and Evaluation cell is headed by Superintending Engineer who functions under the guidance of Chief Engineer to ensure quality control of lining of watercourses. The Action Research Programme is  monitored closely.  The benefits from the studies are evaluated by the Monitoring Cell regularly. The data emanating from is  processed and report submitted monthly and at the end of each crop season.

To assist the Administrator in carrying out  his duties of office routine and for matters of accounts control, an Officer on Special Duty, one Chief Engineer,  one Joint Director and one Accounts Officer is also provided.