Government whose decision shall be final and shall not be questioned in any Court.

State Municipality’s Union :— (1) The municipalities in the State may combine to form an association to be called the State Municipality’s Union:

Provided that no such association shall be formed unless more than half the number of municipalities in the State severally pass a resolution signifying their intention to become members.

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1. (2) The functions of the Union formed under sub-section (1) shall be to examine problems of common interest to the municipalities, to advise the municipalities on the improvement of municipal administration and to perform such other functions as the State Government may, from time to time prescribe.
2. (3) The following matters shall be regulated by rules made by the State Government, namely—
   • (a) the constitution and aims and objects of the Union;
   • (b) the amount and the method of contribution by the municipalities to the Union;
   • (c) the management and control of finances of the Union; '[and] [CIE |
   • (e) generally such other incidental matters as may be necessary for the purpose of this section. SCHAPTER - VI-A DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE [62-A. Committee for district planning :— (1) There shall be constituted at the level of every district a District Planning Committee to consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and the Municipalities in the district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole.
3. (2) A District Planning Committee shall consist of twenty members as follows:
   • (a) sixteen members to be elected in the prescribed manner by, and from amongst, the elected members of the Zilla Parishad and the clected Councillors of the Municipalities in the district in proportion to the ratio between the population of the rural areas and of the urban areas in the district; and
   • (b) four members to be nominated by the State Government as follows:
     • (i) aMinister in the Council of Ministers of the State, who shall be the Chairperson;
     • (ii) the Collector of the district, who shall be the Vice-Chairperson;
     • (iii) the Chairperson of the Zilla Parishad in the district; and
     • (iv) the Chairperson of a Municipality in the district; I. Inserted by the Orissa Act 16 of 1968, w.e.f. 01.08.1968. Provided that-
   • (a) if the Chairperson of the Zilla Parishad in the district is elected as a member of the Committee under clause (a); or
   • (b) where there is only one Municipality in a district and the Chairperson of such Municipality is elected as a member of the Committee under the said clause, some other person may be nominated by the State Government. [Explanation For the purposes of this section.—
   • (a) “Zilla Parishad’ means a Zilla Parishad constituted under the Orissa Zilla Parishad Act, 1991(Orissa Act 17 of 1991);
   • (b) ‘rural areas” means the territorial areas of Panchayats; and
   • (c) ‘urban areas’ means the territorial areas of Municipalities.
4. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section the State Government ‘may nominate any official or non-official as special invitee to attend the meetings of the District Planning Committee without any right to vote at any such meeting.
5. (4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad shall be the Secretary of the District Planning Committee.
6. (5) The term of office of the members of the District Planning Committee, the conduct of business at the meetings thereof and such other matters including filling up of casual vacancies in the said Committee shall be such as may be prescribed.
7. (6) No act of a District Planning Committee shall be deemed to be invalid only by reason of the existence of a casual vacancy therein.] ![62-B. Functions of the District Planning Committee :— (1) Every District Planning Committee shall, in preparing the draft development Plan—
   • (a) have regard to—
     • (i) matters of common interest between the Panchyats and the Municipalities including spatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated development of infrastructure and environmental conservation;
     • (ii) the extent and type of available resources whether financial or otherwise;
   • (b) consult such institutions and organisations as the Governor may, by order, specify.
8. (2) The Chairperson of every District Planning Committee shall forward the Development Plan, as recommended by such Committee, to the State Government.
9. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, a District Planning Committee shall have such other functions as the State Government may, by notification from time to time, assign. | THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL ACT, 1950 ED ) CHAPTER - VII CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

² Omitted by ibid.

³ Inserted Chapter VI-A along with Section 62-A & 62-B by the Orissa Act 11 of 1994, w.e.f. 31.05.1994.

¹ Inserted by the Orissa Act 11 of 1994, we.f. 31.05.1994