The new role of Town and Country Planning Departments that emerges out of the provisions of the 73rd&74th CAA shall, among others, include:
a)Advice and technical assistance to the State Government on matters pertaining to spatial planning and development as well as implementation of state programmes;
b)Initiation of action pertaining to provision of legal support in relevant Acts for socio-economic, spatial planning and development processes; and on the suggested Regional and Urban Development Planning system;
c)Assistance to the State Urban and Regional Planning Board in formulation of the State Perspective Plan and strategy of spatio-economic development of the State, having regard to proposals contained in district and metropolitan area development plans;
d)Division of the State into various planning regions taking into account the physical, socio cultural, economic and climatic considerations and formulation of plans of their spatio-economic development to serve as a guide for resolving inter-district developmental issues and provide basis for inter-district co-operation and co-ordination with a view to prepare district development plans more harmonious;
● e) Scrutiny of the district and metropolitan area development plans for approval of State Government, taking into account the State perspective plan, spatio-economic development strategy and proposals of relevant planning region covering the district of the metropolitan area;
f) Ensuring that respective settlement Development Plans prepared by local authorities are within the framework of the approved perspective plan of the State/settlement;
g) Technical assistance to local authorities if so requested at the cost of the concerned body;
h)Preparation of the development plan in case of default by the local authority, district planning committee or the metropolitan planning committee, if so directed by the State Government, at the cost of the concerned planning body;
i)Provision of necessary research input directly or through the help of consultants in formulation of policies, strategies, norms, standards, laws, regulations and rules pertaining to urban and regional planning and development matters;
j)Provision of manpower training facilities;
k)Establishment of an Urban and Regional Information System and dissemination of information.
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