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District Planning Committee. — (1) Government shall constitute in every district, a District Planning Committee to consolidate the plans prepared by the Zilla Panchayat, Panchayats, and Municipal Councils in the district as a whole. (2) The District Planning Committee shall consist of,— (a) members of the House of the People who represent the whole or part of the district; (b) the members of the Council of States who are registered as electors in the district; (c) Adhyaksha of the Zilla Panchayat; (d) the President of the Municipal Council having jurisdiction over the headquarters of the district; (e) such number of persons, not less than four-fifth of the total number of members of the Committee as may be specified by the Government, elected in the prescribed manner from amongst the members of the Zilla Panchayat and Councillors of the Municipal Councils in the district, in proportion to the ratio between the population of the rural areas and of the urban areas in the district. (3) All the members of the State Legislative Assembly whose constituencies lie within the district shall be permanent invitees of the Committee. (4) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the Secretary of the Committee. (5) The Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat shall be the ex officio Chairman of the District Planning Committee. (6) The District Planning Committee shall consolidate the plans prepared by the Zilla Panchayats, Panchayats, Municipal Council in the district and prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole. (7) Every District Planning Committee shall in preparing the draft development plan,— (a) have regard to, (i) the matters of common interest between the Zilla Panchayats, Panchayats and Municipal Councils in the district including special planning 168[spatial planning] sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated development of infrastructures 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, by order, specify. (8) The Chairpersons of every District Planning Committee shall forward the development plan, as recommended by such Committee to the Government. 169 [239-A. Powers of officers.— The Officers appointed under this Act, viz, the Director, the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Director and the Block Development Officer, shall have the same powers in making inquiries under this Act and the rules framed thereunder as are vested in courts in respect of the following matter under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in trying any petition or appeal, namely:— (a) proof of facts by affidavit; (b) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (c) compelling the production of documents; ---94--- (d) awarding costs. 239-B. Limitation and Court fees.— (1) Every appeal or petition made under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be filed within the limitation period provided therein and the provisions of sections 4, 5, 12 and 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963), shall apply to the filing of such appeal or petition. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Court Fees Act, 1870 (Central Act 7 of 1870), every appeal or petition made under this Act to the Officers appointed under this Act shall bear a court fee stamp of such value as may be prescribed. 239-C. Procedure.— (1) Subject to the other specific provisions in this behalf, the procedure to be followed by the Officer in all inquiries, appeals and proceedings under this Act and the rules framed thereunder shall be such as may be prescribed. (2) Every decision or order passed under this Act shall be recorded in the form of an order which shall state the reasons thereof. (3) All inquiries and proceedings before the Officers shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of 170[sections 229, 257 and 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023)]]