Chapter VII CHAPTER VII

18. (1) As soon as may be after the constitution of a NIRMAN Kshetra Authority for a NIRMAN Kshetra, the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority shall, subject to general or specific directions of the State Government or the Board, carry out, or appoint an agency as it may deem fit to conduct a civic survey and prepare an existing land use map and prepare a draft Master Development Plan for the area declared as the NIRMAN Kshetra and the periphery, if any, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

1. (2) The NIRMAN Kshetra Authority shall on preparation of the Draft Master Development Plan for the NIRMAN Kshetra invite comments, objections and suggestions from the NIRMAN Kshetra Board, the State Government and public. The NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may consider the comments and may incorporate such changes as it may deem fit in the draft master development Plan.
2. (3) The “NIRMAN Kshetra Committee” may, by notification in the Official Gazette sanction the draft Master Development Plan submitted to it, either without modification, or subject to such modifications as it may consider proper or return the draft Master Development Plan to the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority for modifying the Master Development Plan as it may direct, or refuse to accord sanction and direct the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority to prepare a fresh Master Development Plan.
3. (4) The NIRMAN Kshetra Committee shall decide on the draft master development within sixty days from the date of preparation of the draft master development plan in accordance with provisions of sub-section (3).

19. (1) If, before the coming into force of this Act, the State Government has notified a Master Development Plan for any area of the NIRMAN Kshetra, the Master Development Plan prepared by that agency, with such alterations and modifications as the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may consider appropriate, shall be the Master Development Plan for that area of the NIRMAN Kshetra after sanction from the "NIRMAN Kshetra Committee".

1. (2) If any area of any local authority is included in the NIRMAN Kshetra, the Master Development Plan prepared by that local authority or the development authority shall, with such alterations and modifications as the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may consider appropriate, be the Master Development Plan for that area of the NIRMAN Kshetra after sanction by the "NIRMAN Kshetra Committee".

20. (1) A NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may give directions to any Government agency or person, with regard to implementation of any plan or scheme prepared under this Chapter, as it thinks fit and such agency or person shall be bound to comply with such directions.

1. (2) Where any direction is given to any agency or person under sub-section (1), such Government agency or person may, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of such direction, appeal to the NIRMAN Kshetra committee against such direction, and the decision of the NIRMAN Kshetra committee thereon shall be final.
2. (3) A NIRMAN Kshetra Authority shall exercise such powers as may be necessary to ensure that every plan and scheme sanctioned under this Chapter is executed in the interest of achieving the purposes of this Act.