What are District and Metropolitan Planning Committees?
Q. Which of the following are true?
1) District Planning Committees are not mentioned in the constitution.
2) 2/3rd of the members of a metropolitan planning committee should be elected by the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the Panchayats in the metropolitan area.
3) 4/5th of the members of a district planning committee should be elected by the elected members of the Panchayat at district level and municipalities in district.- Published on 10 Mar 17a. 1, 2
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 2, 3
District Planning Committee -
- Every state shall constitute at the district level, a district planning committee.
- It will consolidate the plans prepared by panchayats and municipalities in the district, and prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole.
The state legislature may make provisions with respect to -
a) The composition of such committees.
b) The manner of election of members.
c) The functions of such committees in relation to district planning.
d) The manner of the election of the chairpersons of such committees.
- 4/5th of the members of a district planning committee should be elected by the elected members of the Panchayat at district level and municipalities in the district from amongst themselves.
- These members in the committee should be in proportion to the ratio between the rural and urban populations in the district.
- The chairperson of this committee shall forward the development plan to the government of state.
A district planning committee in preparing the draft development plan, shall -
a) have regard to matters of common interest between the Panchayats and the Municipalities including spatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated development of infrastructure and environmental conservation;
b) have regard to the extent and type of available resources whether financial or otherwise; and
c) have regard to consult such institutions and organizations as the Governor may specify.
Metropolitan Planning Committee -
- Every metropolitan area shall have a metropolitan planning committee to prepare a draft development plan for Metropolitan area as a whole.
The state legislature may make provisions with respect to the following -
a) The composition of such committees.
b) The manner of election of members of such committees.
c) The representation in such committees of the Central government, state government and other organizations.
d) The functions of such committees in relation to planning and coordination for the metropolitan area.
e) The manner of election of chairpersons of such committees.
- 2/3rd of the members of a metropolitan planning committee should be elected by the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the panchayats in the metropolitan area from amongst themselves.
- These members in the committee should be in proportion to the ratio between the population of the municipalities and the panchayats in that metropolitan area.
- The chairpersons of such committees shall forward the development plan to the government of state.
A metropolitan planning committee in preparing the draft development plan, shall -
a) have regards to the plans prepared by the Municipalities and the Panchayats in the Metropolitan area;
b) have regards to matters of common interest between the Municipalities and the Panchayats, including coordinated spatial planning of the area, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated development of infrastructure and environmental conservation;
c) have regards to the overall objectives and priorities set by the Government of India and the government of the state;
d) have regards to the extent and nature of investments likely to be made in the Metropolitan area by agencies of the Government of India and of the Government of the State and other available resources whether financial or otherwise; and
e) have regards to consult such institutions and organizations as the Governor may specify.
