Appointment of members in Regional Development Authority

The Regional Development Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:- (i) the Chairperson, to be appointed by the State Government; (ii) the Vice-Chairperson, to be appointed by the State Government; (iii) two officials of the State Government, to be nominated by the State Government, ex-officio; (iv) an officer to be nominated by the Apex Authority; (iv-a) such persons not exceeding four in number who are members of the local authorities functioning in the Special Investment Region, as may be nominated by the State Government; (iv-b) the Presidents of the District Panchayats functioning in the Special Investment Region; (v) a person having experience in administration, to be nominated by the State Government; (vi) two non-officials who possess experience in area development and regional planning, to be nominated by the State Government; (vii) two representatives from the industry and business sector, to be nominated by the State Government; (viii) a Member-Secretary who shall be an officer of the State Government, to be appointed by the State Government. The Member-Secretary shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Development Authority, ex-officio.