Chapter II MANIPUR STATE PLANNING AUTHORITY

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1. (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act, a Planning Authority, to be called the Manipur State Planning Authority.
2. (2) The Planning Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (a) Chief Minister, Manipur, who shall be the Chairman of the Authority;
   • (b) Deputy Chairman to be nominated by the State Government;
   • (c) All the Cabinet Ministers, Manipur;
   • (d) Chairman, Hill Areas Committee, Manipur;
   • (e) Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur;
   • (f) Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University;
   • (g) Vice-Chancellor, Central Agriculture University;
   • (h) Vice-Chancellor, Dhanamanjuri University;
     • (i) Vice-Chancellor, Manipur Technical University;
   • (j) All Administrative Secretaries to the Government of Manipur;
   • (k) Administrative Secretary (Planning), Government of Manipur as Member Secretary;
   • (l) One Professor of Economics, Manipur University to be nominated by Vice Chancellor; and
   • (m) Four other expert members to be nominated by the State Government:

Composition of the Planning Committee 4.

1. (1) The Planning Authority shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, constitute a Committee, to be called the Planning Committee, for assisting the Authority in discharging its functions.
2. (2) The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (a) Chief Secretary who shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Committee;
   • (b) Administrative Secretary (Planning, Works, Finance, MAHUD, Trade, Commerce & Industries, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forest & Environment, Power, Tribal Affairs & Hills, Minority Affairs, Information Technology, Labour & Employment), ex-officio member;
   • (c) Director (Planning) who shall be the ex-officio Member Secretary of the Committee; and
   • (d) Four expert members to be nominated by the State Government:

Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Planning Authority or of the Committee 5. No act or proceeding of the Planning Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of:-

1. (a) the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Planning Authority.
2. (b) any irregularity in the procedure of the Planning Authority not affecting the merits of the case.