Question

The District Planning Committee was established under which Article of the Indian Constitution?

• A. Article 243ZD
• B. Article 243D
• C. Article 280
• D. Article 243G

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Article 243ZD

District Planning Committee:

• District Planning Committee is set up under Article 243ZD of the Constitution of India at the district level.

Composition:

• Members of the Lok Sabha who represent the whole or part of the district;

• All the members of the State Legislative Assembly whose constituencies lie within the district;

• President of the Zilla Parishad;

• President of the Municipal Corporation or the Municipal Council, having jurisdiction over the headquarters of the district; 

• About four-fifths of the members of a district planning committee be elected from amongst the elected members of the district panchayat and municipalities;

• The Chairman of the District Co-operative Banks and the Land Development Bank (Permanent invitees);

• The Chief Executive Officer (Secretary of the Committee);

• The Deputy Commissioner of the districts (Chairman of the District Planning Committee)

District Planning Committee: Functions

• Decentralized Planning: One of the major mandates of the District Planning Committee is to enable decentralized planning in the state.

• Specific Plans: The District Planning Committee makes plans on sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, watershed development, women and child care, public health, education, etc.

• Resource Management: The DPC is required to carry out coordinated development with the available resources.