Planning areas

(1) The State Government may, by notification, constitute planning areas for the purposes of this Act and define their boundaries. (2) The State Government may, by notification: (a) alter the boundaries of the planning area so as to include such area as may be specified in the notification, or exclude it from the planning area; (b) merge two or more planning areas so as to constitute one planning area; (c) divide any planning area into two or more planning areas; or (d) declare that the whole or any part of the area constituting the planning area shall cease to be a planning area or a part thereof. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956), Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 31 of 1961) or Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (No. 1 of 1994), the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat or any Panchayat, as the case may be, shall cease to exercise such powers, perform such functions and discharge such duties in relation to planning areas from the date of issuance of notification under sub-section (1), which the State Government or the Director is competent to exercise, perform and discharge under this Act.