The Odisha District Planning Committees Act, 1998
The Odisha District Planning Committees Act, 1998
The Orissa District Planning Committees Act, 1998 mandates the creation of a District Planning Committee in every district of the state of Odisha. This law brings together local representatives from rural panchayats and urban municipalities, alongside state-nominated experts and government officials, to consolidate local development plans into a unified strategy for each district. It regulates how these committees are formed, their meeting procedures, and their powers to review local development schemes and request information. By bridging rural and urban planning, the legislation ensures balanced infrastructure growth, shared natural resource management, and coordinated economic development across all local government levels.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Committee for district Planning
- 4. Term of office of elected members
- 5. Powers and functions of the Committee
- 6. Filling up of casual vacancies
- 7. Resignation by members.
- 8. Removal of members.
- 9. Conditions of office of members.
- 10. Issue of guideline
- 11. Procedure to be followed by the Committee.
- 12. Vacancies etc. not to invalidate proceedings of the Committee
- 13. Power to make rules.
- 14. Power to remove difficulties.
- 15. Repeal.
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