Powers of Metropolitan Region Development Authority to appoint committees, engage auditors and consultants and constitute functional units

For the discharge of its functions, the Metropolitan Region Development Authority may from time to time:-

1. (i) appoint one or more functional committees. The functional committees shall report and discharge their responsibilities under the instructions and directions of the Metropolitan Region Development Authority;
2. (ii) consult or associate with such persons or organization whose assistance or advice it may desire. Such advisor or consultant shall be paid such fees as may be determined by the Metropolitan Region Development Authority;
3. (iii) constitute as many area level functional units or sub-regional units or offices as it deems fit and assign responsibilities and functions to such units as it may require. The existing Town and Country Development Authority and Special Area Development authority in the Metropolitan Region constituted under the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 23 of 1973) shall be deemed to be functional units under this Act.