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Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the District Planning Committee constituted?
1. Article 243 ZD
2. Article 244 ZD
3. Article 242 ZD
4. Article 243 ZE

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Article 243 ZD

The correct answer is Article 243 ZD.

  • District Planning Committee (DPC) is the committee created as per article 243ZD of the Constitution of India at the district level for planning at the district and below.
  • The Committee in each district should consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and the Municipalities in the district and prepare a draft development plan for the district.
  • District Planning Committee in preparing the Draft Development Plan shall have regard to:
    • Matter of common interest between the Panchayats and the Municipalities including spatial planning.
    • Sharing of water and other physical and natural resources.
    • Integrated development of infrastructure and environment conservation.
    • Extent and type of available resources, whether financial or otherwise.

  • Article 243 ZE says that there shall be constituted in every Metropolitan area a Metropolitan Planning Committee to prepare a draft development plan for the Metropolitan area as a whole.
    • So for the areas with a population of 10 lakhs or more, a Metropolitan Planning Committee shall be constituted for preparing a draft development plan for the metropolitan area as a whole.

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