State Act

the Uttarakhand Urban and Country Planning and Development Act, 1973 to the context of the State of Uttarakhand.

2[7-A The State Development Authority shall have the following powers– (i) To assess the necessity of declaring/notifying any areas in the State as development area and thereupon give recommendation to the State Government in this regard and recommend constitution of local development authorities for the said areas; (ii) To prepare Master Plans/Zonal Plans through Town and Country Planning Department or through outsourcing for planned development of notified development areas in the State and get them implemented through the local development authorities; (iii) To examine the proposals received from the local development authorities for amendment in the old Master Plan and give its recommendations to the State Government in this regard; (iv) To review the works of various development authorities of the State and Town and Country Planning Department and issue necessary directions to them; (v) To give recommendation to the State Government regarding distribution of works/determination of jurisdiction amongst local development authorities, Urban Local Bodies and Gram Panchayats in respect of plan sanctioning and enforcement in various notified areas; (vi) To grant permission for the plans in the notified/ development areas as per the limit/norms prescribed by the State Government and to do supervision/enforcement of such projects through local development authorities/ Local bodies; (vii) To conceptualize and formulate projects of infrastructure development having inter regional benefits in the State, mobilize funds for such projects from State/Central Government or through private investment and implement the project by itself or through local development authorities; (viii) To acquire/collect land for the development of residential projects and use such land for the project developed by itself or by local development authorities or based on Public Private Partnership; (ix) To explore opportunity of such mega projects on Public Private Partnership which are in the interest of State, create favourable environment in this regard and take all necessary steps for this purpose; (x) To prepare guidelines for the local development authorities with regard to Housing and infrastructure development works and ensure compliance; (xi) To prepare a policy for the promotion of Low Cost Housing and give recommendation to the State Government in this regard; (xii) To decide the quantum of fund to be allocated to local development authorities from its own fund and allocate the same amongst the local development authorities; (xiii) To sit in revision against the orders of the Chairman of local development authorities passed under this Act; (xiv) To carry out such other functions which may be assigned to it by the State Government from time to time.