The Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region/Other Region Development Authority

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act a Development Authority known as Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region Development Authority for State Capital Region and Regional Development Authority for other regions.
2. (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose the property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and sue or be sued by its corporate name aforesaid.
3. (3) The Authority shall consist of such number of members as may be prescribed, and unless the rules made in this behalf otherwise provide, the Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (a) The Chief Minister to be Chairman of the Authority;
   • (b) The Chief Secretary to Government as Vice-Chairman;
   • (c) The Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Department of Housing and Urban Planning as member and convener of the Authority;
   • (d) The Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Departments of Finance, Law, Revenue, Planning, Urban Development, Industrial and Infrastructure Development, Namami Gange, Public Works Department, Tourism, Forest, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture, Irrigation and Transport, ex-officio;
   • (e) The Divisional Commissioner having their headquarter in the region;
   • (f) The District Magistrates having their headquarter in the region;
   • (g) The Vice Chairman of the concerned development authorities functioning in the whole or part of the Region;
   • (h) The Chief Town and Country Planner, Uttar Pradesh, ex-officio;
     • (i) such number of expert persons , not exceeding five , appointed by the Government who in the opinion of the Government have special knowledge or practical experience of matters relating to urban and regional development, engineering, transport, industry and environment;
   • (j) The Managing Director, or their representatives, of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation or any other transit authority by whatever name they are known;
   • (k) The Representatives of Railways and Defence nominated by Government of India;
   • (l) There shall be a Chief Executive Officer nominated by the Government not below the rank of Principal Secretary to the Government. Unless nominated otherwise by the Government, Additional Chief Secretary, Housing and Urban Planning Department will be the Chief Executive Officer. Chief Executive Officer shall perform such functions and exercise such powers as assigned by the Authority;
   • (m) The Member Secretary to the Regional Development Authority.
4. (4) No Act or proceeding of the Authority or of any Committee or other body thereof shall be deemed to be invalid at any time merely on the ground that,-
   • (a) any of the members of the Authority or its Committee or body are not duly elected, nominated or appointed or for any other reason are not available to take office at the time of the constitution or any meeting of the Authority or of its Committee or body or there is any defect in the constitution thereof, or any person is a member in more than one capacity or there are one or more vacancies in the offices of any such member ;
   • (b) there is any irregularity in the procedure of the Authority or such Committee or Body, affecting the merits of the matter under consideration.
5. (5) The Authority shall meet at least once in three months, at such place and time as the Chairman may decide; and observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum there at) as may be laid down by regulations.
6. (6) The Authority may utilize the services of following institutions/ organizations in discharging preparation of plans and development of infrastructure:-
   • (a) Development Authorities constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 (President's Act no. 11 of 1973), the Uttar Pradesh Special Area Development Authorities Act, 1986 (U.P. Act no. 9 of 1986) and the controlling authorities constituted under the Uttar Pradesh (Regulations of Building Operations) Act, 1958 (U.P. Act no. 34 of 1958) ;
   • (b) All Municipal bodies falling under such region;
   • (c) Other Government and Semi-Government departments, as the case may be: Provided that Authority may, by a resolution add any other institutions/ organizations as the case may be, and delegate to them powers.

1. (1) The Authority shall as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, constitute a Committee, to be called the Executive Committee for assisting the Authority in the discharge of its functions.
2. (2) The Executive Committee shall consist of such members as may be prescribed and unless the rules made in this behalf otherwise provide, the Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (a) The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority shall be the Chairman of the Executive Committee;
   • (b) The representative of Urban Development Department not below the rank of Secretary to the State Government;
   • (c) The Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation;
   • (d) The representative of Public Works Department not below the rank of Chief Engineer;
   • (e) The representative of Infrastructure and Industrial Development, Rural Development, Transport, and Panchayati Raj Department not below the rank of Special Secretary;
   • (f) The representative of Town and Country Planning Department not below the rank of Senior Town Planner;
   • (g) All Vice-Chairman of Development Authorities falling under the region;
   • (h) The Director, Local Bodies, Uttar Pradesh;
     • (i) The Chief Development Officers having their headquarter in the region;
   • (j) The Municipal Commissioners of the Municipal Corporations falling under the region;
   • (k) The Member Secretary of the Authority as member and convenor of the Executive Committee;
   • (l) One member who is expert in the field of urban planning and development to be appointed by the Government.
3. (3) The Executive Committee shall meet at such place and at such time as may be determined by its Chairman, and shall observe such rules of procedure as it may determine or frame in this regard.

6. (1) The Authority or the Committee may, at any time and for such period as it thinks fit, co-opt any person or persons as a member or members of the Authority or of the Committee.

1. (2) A person co-opted under sub-section (2) of section 5 shall exercise and discharge all the powers and functions of a member of the Authority or of the Committee, as the case may be, but shall not be entitled to vote.

7. No Act or proceeding of the Authority or the Committee shall be invalid merely by reason of,-

1. (a) the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Authority or the Committee; or
2. (b) any irregularity in the procedure of the Authority or of the Committee not affecting the merits of the case.