District Planning Committee

District Planning Committee.—(1) The Government shall constitute in 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.

1. (2) The District Planning Committee shall consist of—
   • (a) the Chairman of the District Panchayat;
   • (b) the Collector;
   • (c) such number of persons, not less than four-fifths of the total number of the members, elected by, and from amongst, the elected members of the District Panchayat and 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;
   • (d) the District Planning Officer, who shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the Committee.
2. (3) The Chairman of the District Planning Committee shall be elected by the members of the Committee from amongst themselves.
3. (4) The District Planning Committee shall—
   • (a) have regard to—
     • (i) the matters of common interest between the panchayats 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 Government may specify.
4. (5) The draft development plan prepared by the District Planning Committee shall be forwarded to the Government for approval.