Regional Plan – preparation and finalization

As per the provisions of the NCRPB Act, 1985 the Board has to prepare Regional Plan. Before preparing the Regional Plan finally the Board will prepare a draft Regional Plan with the assistance of the Planning Committee and publish it by making a copy thereof available for inspection and publishing a notice in a prescribed manner inviting objections and suggestions from any person with respect to the draft Regional Plan before such date as may be specified in the notice.

The Board shall give reasonable opportunities to every local authority, within whose local limits any land touched by the Regional Plan is situate, to make any representation with respect to the draft Regional Plan.

After considering all objections, suggestions and representations that have been received by the Board will finally prepare the Regional Plan.

Immediately after the Regional Plan has been finally prepared, the Board will publish, a notice stating that the Regional Plan has been finally prepared by it and naming the places where a copy of the Regional Plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours and upon the date of first publication of the aforesaid notice, the Regional Plan come into operation.

Functional Plan- preparation and finalization

After the Regional Plan has come into operation, the Board with the assistance of the Planning Committee, will prepare Functional Plans for important sectors / elements of the Regional Plan for the proper guidance of the participating States. The Functional Plans prepare with the assistance of the Planning Committee and placed before the Board for approval.

Sub-Regional Plan-preparation and finalization

As per the provisions of the NCRPB Act, 1985 each participating State will prepare a Sub-Regional Plan for the sub-region within that State and the Union territory will prepare a Sub-Regional Plan for the sub-region. Before publishing any Sub-Regional Plan each participating State will refer such Plan to the Board to enable the Board to ensure that such Plan is inconformity with the Regional Plan. The Board after examining a Sub-Regional Plan prepare its observations with regard to the Sub-Regional Plan and placed before the Planning Committee for consideration of the Sub-Regional Plan along with the observations. The Sub-Regional Plan along with observations of the Planning Committee are then placed before the Board for consideration and approval. After approval of the Board, the decision/observations of the Board with regard to Sub-Regional Plan are communicated to the participating States by which such Plan was referred to it. The participating States after due consideration of the observations made by the Board, finalize the Sub-Regional Plan after ensuring that it is inconformity with the Regional Plan.

Studies

For conducting the studies, the Board invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from the consultants through advertisements in the leading newspapers. The applications received in response to the advertisements were evaluated and short listed by a Committee constituted for the purpose. The detailed Request for Proposal (RFP) are issued to the short listed applicants/consultants with a request to submit the proposal within prescribed date. The proposals (technical and financial) received for the shortlisted consultants are evaluated by an Evaluation Committee constituted for the purpose. The Evaluation Committee after evaluation of technical and financial proposals recommend a consultant for award of the study. The study proposals along with the cost estimates are then placed before the Project Sanctioning & Monitoring Group (PSMG) for approval. After approval of the PSMG the study is awarded to the Consultant.

Processing of Landuse Change proposals

After receiving the landuse change proposals from participating State Governments / DDA, the Board’s Secretariat examines the proposals and prepare observations on the proposals. The landuse change proposals are then placed before the Planning Committee along with observations. The Planning Committee, after detailed deliberations give its recommendations/observations on these proposals.

The proposals along with the recommendations of the Planning Committee are sent to the Ministry of Urban Development for decision of the Chairman, NCRPB and Hon. Urban Development Minister. The decisions on the landuse change proposals received from the Ministry are communicated to the concerned State Govts./DDA.

Procedures followed in the decision making for the other aspects

For routine work, files / matters are initiated/examined at the level of Assistant Director (Technical) / Deputy Director (Technical) and submitted to the Joint Director /Chief Regional Planner and Member Secretary for approval.