Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Planning Committee Act, 2007
Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Planning Committee Act, 2007
The Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Planning Committee Act, 2007 provides for establishing Metropolitan Planning Committees across urban regions in Andhra Pradesh. The law applies to local municipalities, rural panchayats, and government representatives within designated metropolitan areas. Under this legislation, committees are tasked with consolidating local development plans from rural and urban bodies to create unified draft development plans for entire metropolitan regions. This Act matters because it promotes coordinated infrastructure development, environmental protection, and efficient resource allocation, ensuring that rapid urbanization is managed systematically through integrated regional planning rather than fragmented local efforts.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
- 3. Constitution of Metropolitan Planning Committee - There shall be constituted for every Metropolitan Area, a Metropolitan Planning Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) to consolidate the plans prepared by the Municipalities and Panchayats in the Metropolitan Area and to prepare a draft development plan for the Metropolitan Area as a whole and to exercise such other powers as may be entrusted to it by the Government, from time to time.
- 4. Composition of Committees
- 5. Special Invitees
- 6. Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other members - The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other non-elected members shall be appointed by the Government.
- 7. Term of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and nominated members and filling up of vacancies
- 8. Election of members of the Committee - The manner of election of Members of the Committee and all matters related thereto shall be such as may be prescribed.
- 9. Term of office and allowance for elected members of Committee -
- 10. Manner of preparation of Draft Development Plan
- 11. Functions of the Committee - The Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:-
- 12. Powers of the Committee
- 13. Meetings of the Committee
- 14. Secretary of the Committee and his functions - The Government shall appoint a Secretary to the Committee and he shall be responsible for maintaining the records of the Committee, preparing the records of discussions and communication of decisions and all other incidental, ancillary matters.
- 15. Sub-Committees
- 16. 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.
- 17. Power to make rules
- 18. Repeal of Ordinance No. 13 of 2007 - The Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Planning Committee Ordinance, 2007 is hereby repealed.
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