Constitution of Committee

(1) The State Government shall constitute a Committee which shall consist of the following, namely:— (a) Mayor or President of the Municipal Corporation or Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat as the case may be, falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (b) President of the Zila Panchayat falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (c) Member of Parliament representing the constituencies falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (d) All members of the State Legislative Assembly representing the constituencies falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (e) Chairman of the Town and Country Development Authority or Special Area Development Authority, if any, falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (f) President of the Janpad Panchayat falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (g) Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayats falling wholly or partly within the planning area; (h) Not more than seven other persons representing specified interests, who shall be nominated by the State Government; (i) An officer not below the rank of Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning, who shall be nominated by the Director, who shall be the convener of the Committee. (2) The Committee constituted under sub-section (1), after the publication of the draft development plan under section 18, shall hear objections and shall suggest modifications or alterations if any, to the Director. (3) The convener of the Committee shall record all such suggestions, modifications and alterations in respect of which recommendations have been made by the Committee under sub-section (2) and shall thereafter forward its report to the Director. Constitution of Development Plan Committee.