Amendment (If section 12 of Bihar Act XIV of l~f:;G.-·For sub-

The functions of the Infrastructure Development Authority shall be as follows:- (i) to conceptualize and identify projects and ensure their conformance to the objectives of the States; (ii) to receive and consider projects under the Act from the Government or Government Agency or Local Authority and process the same; (iii) to advise the Government or Government Agency or Local Authority, as the case may be, on the project and give recommendations or suggestions in that behalf; (iv) to co-ordinate between concerned department of the Government and Government Agency for the project; (v) to monitor the competitive bidding process for Category II Projects and provide for course correction, if required; (vi) to provide enablers for projects; (vii) to prioritize and categorize projects and to prepare a project shelf; (viii) to prepare road map for project development; (ix) to identify inter - sectoral linkages; (x) to prepare guidelines for the implementation of the Act; (xi) to decide financial support and approve allocation of contingent liabilities for projects; (xii) to take necessary steps for implementation of the provision of the Act and to achieve the objective of the Act; (xiii) to approve the terms of reference for consultancy assignments in Category" projects and the consultant selection process thereof; (xiv) to recommend and approve bid documents, risk sharing principles and bid processes for Category II project; (xv) to approve the scale and scope of a Suo-motu proposal or project undertaken through Swiss-Challenge Approach and to recommend modifications of a non financial nature if required; (xvi) to resolve issues relating to project approval process; (xvii) to prescribe time limits for clearances necessary for any project; (xviii) to review periodically the status of clearances and ensure that clearances are accorded within specified time frames and grant clearances if not granted within time frames or if denied, as may be specified; (xix) to decide issues pertaining to user levies including but not limiting to prescribing mechanism and procedure for setting, revising, collecting and/or regulating user levies and to decide and settle disputes relating to user levies; (xx) to approve sectoral policies and model contract principles; (xxi) to issue and lor amend guidelines needed to effectively implement the Act; (xxii) to coordinate with sector regulator/s; (xxiii) to administer and manage the Fund and its assets; (xxiv) to coordinate execution of the projects with Government, Government Agency and Local Authority; (xxv) to supervise or otherwise ensure adequate supervision over the execution, management and operation of project; (xxvi) to build public opinion; (xxvii) to fix and provide for recovery of fees, levies, tolls and charges as may be specified from time to time; (xxviii) to levy and recover charges for abuse and polluter charges from the developer; (xxix) to prescribe regulations to regulate its own procedures; (xxx) to take all steps necessary for enforcing the provisions of the Act and realizing the objectives of the Act; (xxxi) land acquisition, land allotment and land-allotment cancellation related to industrial area development under this rule and provided in the act. or as per the government direction; (xxxii) to implement orders issued by state government from time to time for development of industrial area; (xxxiii) to take necessary actions regarding dispute related with the Authority; (xxxiv) to realise fee, cess or any other payment in any name regarding industrial area development and other developmental plan; (xxxv) to disburse works entrusted by government from time to time.