District Planning Committee.

310. District Planning Commit tee.- (1) The Government shall constitute in every district a District Planning Committee to consolidate the plans prepared by the Zilla Panchayats, Taluk Panchayats, Grama Panchayats, 1[Town Panchayat]1, Municipal Cou 318ncil and Municipal Corporations in the district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole. 1[(2) The district planni ng committee shall consist of, - 3[(a) The Minister in charge of the concerned District - Chair -person (b) The Adhyaksha of the Zilla Panchayat - Co-Chairperson (b-1) The Mayor or the President of the concerned City Corporation or Municipalities at the District head quarters - Vice-Chairperson ]3 (c)The presidents of the Taluk Panchayat who is th e ex-officio co -chairperson of Taluk Planning and Development Committee ---Member (d) The vice -chairperson of the Taluk Planning and Development Committee (elected by Gram Panchayat of the taluk) from each Taluk in the district ------------ Member 2[(e) such number of person not less than four fifth of the total number of members of committees as may be specified by the Government elected in the prescribed manner from amongst the membe rs of the Zilla Panchayats, Taluk Panchayats, Town Panchayats and Councilors of the Municipal corporations and Municipal councils in the district in proportion to the ratio between population of the rural areas and urban areas in the District. ]1]2 1. Substitu ted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016. 3. Substit uted by Act 19 of 2022 w.e.f. 05 .04.2022. 1[(3) the members of the House of people who represent the whole or part of the district, the me mbers of the council of states who are registered as electors in the district, all the members of the state legislative assembly whose constituencies lie within the district, the 199 members of the state legislative council whose names are registered as voter in the district, and the deputy commissioner of the district shall be permanent invitees on the district planning committee ]1 1. Substitu ted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016. (4) The Chief Executive officer shall be the Secretary of the committee. 3[2[1[(5) XXX.]1]2]3 2. Substitu ted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016. 3. Omi tted by Act 19 of 2022 w.e.f. 05 .04.2022. (6) The District Planning Committee shall consolidate the plans prepared by the Z illa Panchayats, Taluk Panchayats, Grama Panchayats, 1[Town Panchayats]1 Municipal Councils and the Municipal Corporations in the district and prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole. (7) Every District Planning Committee shall in preparing the draft development plan, - (a) have regard to, - (i) the matters of common interest between the Zilla Panchayats, Taluk Panchayats, Grama Panchayats, 1[Town Panchayats]1, Municipal Corpora tions and Municipal Councils in the district, including spatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resource, the integrated development of infrastructures and environmental conservation; (ii) the extent and type of available resources whether financial or otherwise: 1[Provided that it shall not result in the alteration of the plans prepared by the local bodies referred to in item (i), but the recommendations of the District Pl anning Committee, if any, may be considered by such local bodies before finalising the plan.]1 (b) consult such institutions and organisations as the Governor may, by order, specify. (8) The Chairperson s of every District Planning Committee shall forward the development plan, 1[for being integrated into the State plan]1 as recommended by such committee to the Government.