District Planning Committees

(1) The District Planning Committee, constituted by the State Government under section 185 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (4 of 1994) shall consolidate the development plans prepared and submitted to it by the municipalities in the District, under section 260 and prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole. (2) The persons to represent the municipalities in the District Planning Committee, under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 185 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (4 of 1994), shall be chosen by the elected members of the municipalities in the District in the prescribed manner from amongst themselves. (3) Every District Planning Committee shall in preparing the draft development plan - (a) have regard to - (i) matters of common interest between the municipalities and panchayats including spatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated development of infrastructure and environmental conservation ; (ii) the extent and type of available resources whether financial or otherwise ; (b) consult such institutions and organisations as the State Government may by order specify. (4) The Chairperson of every District Planning Committee shall forward the development plan, as recommended by such committee to the State Government.