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Andhra Pradesh District Planning Committees Act, 2005

Andhra Pradesh District Planning Committees Act, 2005

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The Andhra Pradesh District Planning Committees Act, 2005 provides for the constitution of District Planning Committees across every district in Andhra Pradesh to consolidate development plans from rural and urban local bodies. It mandates Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, and Parishads to prepare annual development plans incorporating revenue, state funds, human development, and disaster management initiatives. The Committee, composed of local representatives and key officials like the District Collector, merges these individual plans into a unified draft District Development Plan. This law ensures decentralized governance, equitable resource allocation, and coordinated infrastructure growth tailored to local civic needs.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  3. 3. Constitution of District Planning Committee
  4. 4. Composition of Committees
  5. 5. Special Invitees
  6. 6. Term of elected members
  7. 7. Preparation of Development Plan
  8. 8. Functions of the Committee - The Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:-
  9. 9. Powers of the Committee
  10. 10. Functions of the Member Secretary
  11. 11. Constitution of Sub-Committees - The Committee may constitute such Sub-Committees consisting of members of the committee and the permanent special invitees to discharge one or more of the functions entrusted to it under this Act.
  12. 12. Meetings of the Committee
  13. 13. Power to remove difficulties - If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with the provisions thereof which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
  14. 14. Power to make rules
  15. 15. Repeal of Ordinance 10 of 2003 and Ordinance 21 of 2005 - The Andhra Pradesh District Planning Committees Ordinance, 2003 and the Andhra Pradesh District Planning Committees Ordinance, 2005 are hereby repealed.

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