State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 125 Composition of the District planning committee (a) The district planning committee of different districts shall consist of such number of members as may be specified by the state government by notification. (b) (i) Three - fourth members of the total number of members shall be elected in the prescribed manner by the elected members of the Zila Parishad and Municipal Bodies as the case may be, of the district from amongst them. (ii) The number of members to the elected from within the rural and urban areas shall bear the same possible nearest proportion, as the population of the rural and urban areas, as the case may be, bears the proportion in the district. (c) The remaining members of the committee shall be - (i) A minister of the Jharkhand State, who will be nominated by the State Government, shall be the chairman of the committee; (ii) District Magistrate / Deputy Commissioner of the district who shall be the Member secretary of the committee; (iii) Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Parishad, who shall be the member - cum - additional Secretary; (iv) Chief Planning Officer - member; (v) Where the number of the members specified by the state Government, in the committee is - (a) 15, then 1 (one) member , and (b) 20, then 2 (two) members shall be nominated by the state government ; Provided that the tenure of office of such members shall be such as may be determined by the state government. (vi) Specially invited permanent members- (a) Such members of Lok Sabha and the State legislative Assembly whose constituencies fall in that district; (b) Member of the Rajya Sabha, registered as a voter in the district. (c) Adhyaksha of the Zila Parishad and the chairman / mayor of the Municipal Bodies shall also be permanent specially invited members in case they have not been elected as member of the committee; (vii) Specially invited temporary members, The committee may nominate experts of its own field as specially invited members; Provided that such invited members may give suggestions in their field of expertise alone and they shall not have the right to vote on any issue.