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(I) The St,IIC GOVClllJ11CIllxhnll constitute in every district a Committee-called tile District Planning Committee. (2) The District Planning Commirtce shall consist of the following members, namely> (n) /\IiL,\kshya or the Zilla 1\\nc11<1Y,ll, (b) r\'kll1l)(:I·.~ofthe Lcgislruivc Assembly ofnll the Assembly Constituencies comprised ill llll: DislI'iCl, (c) :-;I))':mtx'rs of Zilla Punchuyut besides tile Adhakshyu which shall include one from N:Ig:lI Panchay.u, Penalty. Election not to be contested witltthc support of political party. Powerto make rules. 32 (d) :1'1 economist/Senior adminisrraror appointee! by the State Govcrnm, .it, (e) District Collector, (0 the District Development Officer-cum-Panchuyat Officer who shall be the Member Secretary. (3) The Adhakshya of the Zilla Panchnyat shall be the Chairman of the District Planning Committee. (4) The District Planning Committee shall consolidate the plans prepared by the Gram Panchayats, the Zilla Panchayat and the Nagar Pnnchayurs in the district and prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole. (5) Every District Planning Committee shall, ill preparing the draft development i. plan ;- (a) have regard to- (i) the matters of common interest between the Zi lla Punchaynrs, Gram Panchayat and Nagar Panchayatsin the district including spatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrareddcvelopment of infrastructures and environmental conservations; (ii) the extent.and type of available resources whether financial or otherwise; (b) consult such institutions and organisntions as the State Government may by order specify. (6) The Chairman of tile District Planning Committee shall forward the develop- ment plau, as recommended by the Committee to the Stale Government. 1n. (l ) Any person who soon after the expiry of his term or resigning fr01111he office or removal from the office of Subhapati orUp-Sabhnpari or Sachiva of Gram Panchayat 01' Adhakshya or Up-Adhukshya of Zilla Panchayat as the case may be, fails to hand over any. document or, any money or other properties vested in or belonging to, the Gram Panchayar or ZillaPanchayar, 'IS the case may be, which are in his possession or control, to his successor- in-office, shall Oil conviction, be punished with ~1fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and in the case of a continuing failure or contravention with an additional finewhich.may extend to fifty rupees for everyday after the first conviction during which he has persisted in tile failure or conrravenrion. (2) An y person who wil Iu 11)1 obstructs any member or-office bearer or servant of all Gram Panchaya t or a Zi lla Panchuyur, as the case may be, in the discharge of his duties or any thing which he is empowered to do shall, 011conviction, be punished with a fine which may extend to five. hundred rupees .. (3) Any person required by this Act or rules made thereunder to fun-ish any informarion fails to furnish such information or knowingly furnishes wrong information shall, on conviction, be punished witha fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder for which-no penally is provided for under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.