Constitution of India, 1949
243ZD. Committee for district planning. —
(1) There shall be constituted in every State at the district
level 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) The Legislative of a State may, by law, make provision with
respect to—
(a) the composition of the District Planning
Committees;
(b) the manner in which the seats in such
Committees shall be filled:
Provided that not less than four-fifths of the
total number of members of such Committee shall be elected by, and from
amongst, the elected members of the Panchayat at the district level and 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;
(c) the functions relating to district
planning which may be assigned to such Committees;
(d) the manner in which the Chairpersons of
such Committees be chosen.
(3) Every District Planning Committee shall, in preparing the
draft development plan,—
(a) have regard to—
(i) matters of common interest between the
Panchayats and the Municipalities including spatial planning, sharing of water
and other physical and natural resources, the integrate development of
infrastructure and environmental conservation;
(ii) the extent and type of available
resources whether financial or otherwise;
(b) consult such institutions and
organizations as the Governor may, by order, specify.
(4) The Chairperson of every District Planning Committee shall
forward the development plan, as recommended by such Committee, to the
Government of the State.