THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

(10) The Committee shall, in preparing the draft development plan,-(a) have regard to-(i) matters of common interest between the Panchayats and the Municipalities includingspatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated developmentof the infrastructure and environmental conservation; and(ii) the extend and the type of available resources, whether financial or otherwise;(b) consult such institutions and organisations as the Governor may, by order specify.(11) The Chairman shall forward the development plan, as recommended by theCommittee, to the Government for approval.73 [(11A) The Government shall, while preparing the State Plan consider the proposal andpriorities included in the draft development plans prepared for each districts by the District PlanningCommittee,(11B) The District Planning Committee shall monitor the quantitative and qualitative progress,especially its physical and financial achievements, in the implementation of the approved district planningschemes and State plans relating to the district and it shall evaluate the action programmes alreadycompleted.](12) The procedure to be followed in the meeting of the Committee, including thequorum for such meeting, shall be governed by such rules as may be prescribed.54. Metropolitan Planning Committee.— (1) The Government shall, by notification in theGazette, constitute a Metropolitan Planning Committee in a Metropolitan area to prepare a draftdevelopment plan for such area as a whole.(2) The Metropolitan Planning Committee shall consist of fifteen members of whom.-(a) ten shall be elected, in such manner as may be prescribed, by and from amongst,the elected members of the Municipalities and the Presidents of the Village Panchayats in theMetropolitan area in proportion to the ratio between the population of the Municipalities andVillage Panchayats in that area;(b) five shall be nominated by the Government of whom-(i) one shall be an officer of the rank of a Secretary to Government or an eminent personhaving experience in local administration or public administration;(ii) one shall be an officer not below the rank of Senior Town Planner of the Town PlanningDepartment;(iii) one shall be an officer not below the rank of Superintending Engineer of thePublic Works Department;(iv) one shall be an officer of any Government Department not below the rank of a DeputySecretary to Government; and(v) one shall be the Collector of the district in which the metropolitan area is comprised or wheremore than one district is comprised in the metropolitan area one of the Collector of such districts as theGovernment may determine.(3) The members mentioned under clause (a) to sub-section (2) shall he elected underthe guidelines, supervision and control of the State Election Commission and one among themshall be elected as the Chairman.73. Sub-section (HA) & (11B) added by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.