State Act

THE KARNATAKA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1961

1[4-I. Town and country planning officer for local authority.- (1) In respect of Planning Authority defined under sub-clause (b) of clause (7) of section 2, at the time of constituting the authority, the State Government in consultation with the Director of Town and Country planning, shall designate an officer not below the rank of Assistant Director from the department of Town and Country Planning, who must be a holder of Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Town Planning as Town and country planning officer cum member secretary. (2) The officer designated under sub-section (1) shall be subordinate to the Director of Town and Country planning and exercise the powers and perform functions specified in sub-section (3) and (4) and shall co-ordinate and assist the functions of the planning authority, subject to the general control and supervision of the Director. (3) The officer designated shall exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the Member Secretary of the Planning Authority in respect of section 5 to sections 13 of the Act. (4) The officer designated shall carry out survey of the planning area, prepare an existing-land-use map and master plan for the local planning area and forward the same to the Planning Authority. (5) The expenditure incurred towards the preparation of master plan shall be borne by the local authority as specified under section 68-A of the Act.