Chapter II Master Plans

1. (1) The State Government may, by order, direct that in respect of and for any urban area in the State specified in the order, a civil survey shall be carried out and a master plan shall be prepared, by such officer or authority as the State Government may appoint for the purpose,
2. (2) For the purpose of advising the officer or authority appointed under sub-section (1) on the preparation of the master plan, the State Government may constitute an advisory council consisting of a Chairman and such number of other members as the State Government may deem fit.

The master plan shall-

1. (a) define the various zones into which the urban area for which the plan has been prepared may be divided for the purposes of its improvement and indicate the manner in which the land in each zone is proposed to be used, and
2. (b) serve as basic pattern of frame work within which the improvement schemes of the various zones may be prepared.

1. (1) Before preparing any master plan officially the officer or authority appointed to prepare it shall publish a draft of the master plan by making a copy thereof available for inspection and publishing a notice in such form and manner as may be prescribed by rules made in this behalf inviting objections and suggestions from every person with respect to the draft master plan before such date as may be specified in the notice.
2. (2) Such officer or authority shall also give reasonable opportunity to every local authority within whose local limits any land touched by the master plan is situated to make any representations with respect to the master plan.
3. (3) After considering all objections, suggestions and representations that may have been received, such officer or authority shall finally prepare the master plan.
4. (4) Provisions may be made by rules made in this behalf with respect to the form and contents of a master plan and with respect to the procedure to be followed and any other matter in connection with the preparation of the master plan.

1. (1) Every master plan shall, as soon as may be after its preparation be submitted to the State Government for approval in the prescribed manner.
2. (2) The State Government may direct the officer or authority appointed for the preparation of a master plan to furnish such information as it may require for the purpose of approving any master plan submitted to it under this section.
3. (3) The State Government may either approve the master plan without modifications or with such modifications as it may consider necessary or reject it with directions for the preparation of a fresh master plan.

Immediately after a master plan has been approved by the State Government, it shall publish in the prescribed manner a notice stating that the master plan has been approved and naming a place where a copy of the same may be inspected during office hours: and upon the date of the first publication of the aforesaid notice the master plan shall come into operation.