Constitution of the Bihar City Development Authority (BCDA)

Constitution of the Bihar City Development Authority

1. (BCDA) .—

1. (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a body by the name of the Bihar City Development Authority, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold, and dispose of property and to enter into contracts, and may by that name sue and be sued.
2. (2) The Authority shall consist of the following members:
   • (a) Chairman.—Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar.
   • (b) Vice-Chairman.—Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department.
   • (c) Ex-Officio Members.—Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary of the Finance Department, Revenue & Land Reforms Department, Industry Department, Tourism Department, Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department, Water Resources Department, Road Construction Department, Energy Department, Rural Works Department and Public Health Engineering Department.
   • (d) Chief Executive Officer.—An officer appointed by the State Government not below than the rank of Special Secretary to the Government of Bihar
3. (3) The Authority shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, including the quorum thereof, as may be prescribed by rules; provided that until such rules are made, the Authority may regulate its own procedure.
4. (4) No act or proceeding of the Authority shall be invalidated merely by reason of:
   • (a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Authority; or
   • (b) any defect or irregularity in the appointment of a person acting as a member thereof; or
   • (c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Authority not affecting the merits of the matter.