Section 40

Joint Planning Area.—The Government may, in consultation with the 2 [State Town and Country Planning Committee] or the Chief Town Planner, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare an area to be a Joint Planning Area consisting of the area of more than one Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat, either in full or in part, for the purpose of effective planning of the area in which they are jointly interested or for which they are jointly responsible. 41. Joint Planning Committee and Master Plan for the Joint Planning Area.—(1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed 3 [xxxx] the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat declared to be part of a Joint Planning Area under section 40, shall constitute a Joint Planning Committee with the district officer of the 4 [Local Self Government Department (Planning)] having jurisdiction over the area as Member Secretary: Provided that two third of the members of the Joint Planning Committee shall be elected members of the Municipalities and the Village Panchayats in the Joint Planning Area. (2) Government may, by notification in the Gazette, constitute a Joint Planning Committee for any Joint Planning Area declared so under section 40. (3) The procedure to be followed in the meetings of the committee including the quorum for such meeting shall be governed by such rules, regulations or orders, as may be prescribed. 42. Powers and functions of Joint Planning Committee.—The functions of a 5 [Joint