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Appointment of joint Committee :– (1) A Municipality may, and if so required by the State Government shall join with one or more other local authority or authorities in constituting out of their respective bodies a joint Committee for any purpose in which they are jointly interested or for any matter for which they are jointly responsible. (2) A joint Committee may include persons who are not members of the local authorities concerned but who may in their opinion possess special qualification or special interest for serving on such Committee: Provided that the number of such persons shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members of the Joint Committee. (3) The constitution of a joint Committee shall be by means of regulations which shall not, except in the cases referred to in sub-sections (6) and (7), have effect unless assented to by each of the local authorities concerned. (4) The regulations shall determine– (a) the total number of members of the joint Committee; (b) the number who shall be Councillors of the local authorities concerned and the number who may be outsiders; (c) the persons who shall be members of the joint Committee or the manner in which they shall be elected or appointed; (d) the persons who shall be President of the Joint Committee or the manner in which he shall be elected or appointed; (e) the term of office of members and President; (f) the powers; being powers exercisable by one or more of the local authorities concerned, which may be exercised by the joint Committee; and (g) the procedure of the joint Committee. (5) Regulations made under sub-sections (3) and (4) may be varied or revoked provided that all the local authorities concerned assent to such variation or revocation. (6) if the State Government take action under sub-section (1) they may issue such directions as, they think necessary or desirable in respect of all or any of the matters, referred to in sub-sections (3) and (4). (7) if any difference of opinion arises between the Local authorities concerned under any of the foregoing provisions of this section, it shall be referred to the State Government whose decision shall be final and shall not be questioned in any Court. 62.State Municipality’s Union :– (1) The municipalities in the State may combine to form an association to be called the State Municipality’s Union: Provided that no such association shall be formed unless more than half the number of municipalities in the State severally pass a resolution signifying their intention to become members. 35 THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL ACT, 1950 (2) The functions of the Union formed under sub-section (1) shall be to examine problems of common interest to the municipalities, to advise the municipalities on the improvement of municipal administration and to perform such other functions as the State Government may, from time to time prescribe. (3) The following matters shall be regulated by rules made by the State Government, namely– (a) the constitution and aims and objects of the Union; (b) the amount and the method of contribution by the municipalities to the Union; (c) the management and control of finances of the Union; 1[and] (d) 2[* * *] (e) generally such other incidental matters as may be necessary for the purpose of this section. –––––––– 33333CHAPTER - VI-A CHAPTER - VI-A CHAPTER - VI-A CHAPTER - VI-A CHAPTER - VI-A DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE 3[62-A. Committee for district planning :– (1) There shall be constituted at the level of every district a District Planning Committee to consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and the Municipalities in the district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole. (2) A District Planning Committee shall consist of twenty members as follows: (a) sixteen members to be elected in the prescribed manner by, and from amongst, the elected members of the Zilla Parishad and the elected Councillors of the Municipalities in the district in proportion to the ratio between the population of the rural areas and of the urban areas in the district; and (b) four members to be nominated by the State Government as follows: (i) a Minister in the Council of Ministers of the State, who shall be the Chairperson; (ii) the Collector of the district, who shall be the Vice-Chairperson; (iii) the Chairperson of the Zilla Parishad in the district; and (iv) the Chairperson of a Municipality in the district;