(1) Forthe purpose of advising the Government matters related to urban and regional planning and development and also to perform the functions specified in subsection (2) of section 4, the Government shall appoint a person having educational qualifications as may be prescribed as the Chief Town Planner of the State, hereinafter called the Chief Town Planner.
(2) The Government shall provide the ChiefT own Planner such establishement .•••• consisting of such officers and staff as may be necessary.
(3) The pay and allowances of the Chief TownPlanner and his establishment shall be met out of the consolidated fund of the Government.
(4) The duties and functions of the Chief Town Planner shall-
(a) advise and render technical assistance to the Government pertaining to spatial planning and development and implementation of relevant state programmes;
(b) render technical assistance to the Board in the formulation of State urbanlsatlon policy and State perspective plan;
(c) render technical guidance and assistance to the District Planning Committees constituted under section 184 of the Sikkim Municipalities Act, 1995 in the preparation of draft development plans of the districts in the State;
(d) prepare a Regional Development Plan for the regional planning area and follow the necessary procedure for its approval and revision as laid down in Chapter III of this Act;
(e) scrutinize the various plans submitted to the Government and the Board for approval under this Act;
(f) ensure that the development plans prepared by the authorities are within the"framework of the approval perspective plan of the concerned area;
(g) prepare and publish plans, if so directed by the Government in the vent of default by a District Planning Committee or the Authority;
(h) render technical assistance and guidance to the authorities and other development agencies operating in the State; _
(i) provide or organise necessary research inputs and other studies either himself or through the help of consultants for formulation of policies, strategies, norms, standards, laws, rules, regulations and guidelines pertaining to urban and regional planning and development;
U) provide and promote manpower training facilities;
(k) establish an urban and regional planning information system anda network for dissemination of information among various development agencies; and
(i) perform any other function, as may be directed by the Government, from time to time.
8. The office of the Chief Town Planner shall also function as the technical secretariat of the Board and in order to enable him to perform the functions as detailed in sub-section (4) of section 7, the Government shall provide in consultation with the Board, such additional officers and staff to the Chief Town Planner as it may consider necessary.
9 Approval of State Perspective plan.