District Planning Committee.

(1)For every District, there shall be a District Planning Committee comprising of the following, namely:––

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(i) Members of Parliament representing the area ;

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(ii) Members of the State Legislature representing the areas within the District ;

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(iii) Chairperson of the District Development Council of the District ;

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(iv) Chairpersons of the Town Area Committees/Municipal Committees of the District ;

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(v) President of the Municipal Council/Municipal Corporation, if any ;

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(vi) District Development Commissioner ;

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(vii) Additional District Development Commissioner ;

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(viii) District Statistics and Evaluation Officer ;

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(ix) Chief Planning Officer ;

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(x) All District Level officers shall be ex-officio members of the Committee.

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(2) The Member of Parliament representing the area shall be the Chairperson of the Committee.