Bare ActsThe Assam Panchayat Act, 1994

Section 3

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(I) The Gove.nmert shall constitute in every district a District constitution Planning Committee to consolidate the Plans pitpared by Zilla lanningrc ^ P a r i s i a d ’ ApcbaJik Panchay-.t-, Gaon Ponchayats, Town Committees, wmittee. Municipalities and Municipal Corporations, in the district and to prepare a draft development p’an for the district as a whole. (2) The District Planning Committee shall consists of (*) The members of the Home cf peopL who represent the whole or part of the district; (b) The members of the Assam Legislative Assembly whose major part of the constituencies fall within the District ; (c) The Presi . ent of the Zilla Parishad ; (d) The Mayor or the Chairperson of ths Municipal Corporation/ Municipal Board/Town Committee as the case may be having JUrisdic'ion over the Head Quarter of the District. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 6, 1994 (e) Such number of persons not less than four fifth of the total number of Members as may be specified by the Government, , elected in the prescribed manner from amongst the members of the Zilla Par;shad, Councillors f a . nicipal Corporation or the Municipalities as the case may be, and the members of the Town Committees in the Districts on rotation annually and in proportion to the ratio between the population of the rural areas and of the urban areas of the District. (3) The Deputy Commissioner shall be a permanent invitee of the Committee as an Ex-Officio Member. (4) The Chief Excecutive Officer of the Zilla Parisha 1 shall be the Ex-Officio Secretary of the C ommittee. (5) The president of the Zilla Parishad shall be Ex-Officio Chair­ man of the District Planning Committee. (6) The District Planning Committee shall consolidate the plan prepared by the Zilla Parishad, Anchalik P mchayats ard Gaon Pan- chayats, Town Committees, Municipalities and Municipal Corporation in the District and preprre a draft development plan for the District as a whole. (7) Every District Planning Committee shali in preparing the draft development plan ; (a) have tegard to— (i) the matter of cotr.muj interest between Zilla Parishad, Anchalik Panchayats, Gaon Panchayats, Municipalities or Municipal Corporation as the case may be, and the Town Committee in the District including Sectoral Planning sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the in egrated development of inf'aBtiuctures and environmental conservation ; (ii) the extent and type of available resources whether financial or otherw ise ; (iii) consult such instructions and organisations as the Governor may by order, specify. * (8) The Chairperson of every District Planning Committee shall forward the District Plan, as recommended by such committee, to the Government for approval within a specified period as may be pres­ cribed by the State Government, CHAPTER—-III GAON SABHA Sabha.

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