Chapter X PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF MASTER PLANS

i) As soon as may be after the declaration of a planning area and after the designation of a Planning Agency for that area, the Authority shall, not later than one year after such declaration or within such time as the State Government may, from time to time, extend, prepare and submit to the State Government for its approval a plan (hereinafter called the “Master Plan”) for the planning area or any or its part and the Master Plan so prepared shall- a. Indicate broadly the manner in which the land in the area should be used; b. Allocate area or zones of land for use for different purpose; c. Include, define and provide the existing and proposed highways, roads, streets and other lines of communication; d. Indicate, regulations (hereinafter called “Zoning Regulations”) to regulate within each zone the location, height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures open spaces and the use of building, structures and land. ii) Subject to the provisions of the rules made under this Act for regulating the form and contents of the Master Plan, any such plan shall include such maps in physical, digital, GIS etc forms and such descriptive matters as may be necessary to explain and illustrate the proposals in the Master Plan; iii) As soon as after the Master Plan has been prepared under sub-section (i), by the Designated Planning Agency, the State Government, not later than such time, as may be prescribed, shall direct the Authority to publish the existing land use plan and master plan and the place or places, where the copies of the same may be inspected, for inviting objections in writing from any person with respect to the existing land use plan and Master Plan within a period of thirty days from the date of publication. iv) The State Government, after considering the objections and in consultation with the Board, may, direct the Authority to modify the Master Plan or approve it as such. v) The Authority, after approval of the State Government, shall publish the final Master Plan in the State Government within a period of thirty days from the date of according approval by the State Government.

Coming into operation of Master Plan;- The Master Plan come into operation from the date of publication, referred in sub-section (v) of section 66.

i. At any time after the date on which the Master Plan for an area comes into operation, and at least once after every ten years, after that date, the Authority shall after carrying out such fresh surveys as may be considered necessary or as directed by the State Government, prepare and submit to the Board, a Master Plan after making alterations or additions as it considers necessary. ii. The provisions of sections 66 and 67 shall mutatis mutandis as for as may be possible, apply to the Master Plan submitted under sub-section (i)

At any time after the date on which the Master Plan for a planning area comes into operation the Designated Planning Agency may with the prior approval of the State Government, make such minor changes in the Master Plan, as may be necessitated by typographical and cartographical errors and omissions, details of proposals not fully indicated on plan or changes arising out of the implementation of the proposals in the Master Plan: Provided that no such change shall be made unless the same is in the public interest and is notified to the public.

After the designation of a site for a new town and after the designation of a Planning Agency for the same, the Designated Planning Agency shall prepare a Master Plan for the new town and the provisions of section 66 and 67 shall mutatis mutandis apply to such a Master Plan.