The Rector Major and the general council animate and govern the Congregation. The council identifies and studies the problems which concern the common welfare of the Society, promotes fraternal union among the different provinces, and develops an ever more efficient organization for the fulfilment of the Salesian mission in the world.
The General Chapter 28 of the Society of St. Francis de Sales elected Father Biju Michael Pulianmackal as the Don Bosco General Councillor for South Asia Region for 2020-2026. Father Biju promotes a more direct liaison between the provinces and the Rector Major and his council. He looks after the interests of the provinces of South Asia region. He fosters in the general council a knowledge of the local situations in which Don Bosco mission is carried out.