Functions of the Planning Authority

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1. (a) The Planning Authority shall formulate the Manipur State Planning Policy and Master Plan which will be a single document to indicate the interest of the State Government in land use, planning and development in a comprehensive manner.
2. (b) The Planning Authority shall make an assessment of the State resources and formulate plan for the most effective and balanced utilization of these resources.
3. (c) The Planning Authority shall determine plan priorities of the State Government in consonance with the policies and programme of the Central Government.
4. (d) The Planning Authority shall finalize the Master Plan for the development of the State which once approved will be binding across the State.
5. (e) The Planning Authority shall guide district authorities in formulating their development plans within the spheres in which such planning is considered useful and feasible and to coordinate these plans with the State Plan.
6. (f) The Planning Authority shall identify factors which tend to retard economic and social development of the State and determine conditions to be established for successful execution of the plans.
7. (g) The Planning Authority shall periodically review the working of the planning and development organization in the State viz. Loktak Development Authority, Planning & Development Authority, Manipur Industrial Development Corporation, Manipur Police Housing Corporation, Municipal Administration Housing & Urban Development, Manipur State Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Manipur