(1) This Act may be called the Orissa District Planning Committees Act, 1998.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Committee" means a District Planning Committee constituted under section 3;
(b) "Government" means Government of Orissa;
(c) "member" means a member of the Committee and includes the Chairperson thereof;
(d) "Municipality" means a Notified Area Council or a Municipal Council or a Municipal Corporation constituted under the Orissa Municipal Act, 1950;[Orissa Act 23 of 1950]
(e) "panchayat" means a Grama Panchayat constituted under the Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964,[Orissa Act 1 of 1963] or a * Published vide Orissa Act 8 of 1998 For the Bill see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 23rd September, 1997 (No.
1195).
The Odisha Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. Date : 8th October 1998 Short title and extent Definitions 2 Panchayat Samiti constituted under the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 or a Zilla Parishad;[Orissa Act 7 of 1960.]
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(g) "rules" means rules made by the Government under this Act;
(h) "Zilla Parishad" means a Zilla Parishad constituted under the Orissa Zilla Parishad Act, 1991.[Orissa Act 17 of 1991.]
CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION, POWERS AND FUNCTION OF DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE