Constitution and powers of Executive Committee

Section 7 of Kota Development Authority Act, 2023 deals with constitution and powers of Executive Committee. There shall be an Executive Committee of the Authority consisting of the following members, namely:- (i) Kota Development Commissioner; The Act was enacted on 19 Jul 2023.

(1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the Authority consisting of the following members, namely:-

(i) Kota Development Commissioner; who shall be the Chairman;

(ii) representative of Secretary, Urban Governance (Development and Housing) not below the rank of Deputy Secretary;

Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause, the expression "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Government in charge of a department and including an Additional Chief Secretary and a Principal Secretary when he or she is in charge of the department;

(iii) District Collector, Kota;

(iv) Superintendent of Police, Kota City;

(v) Superintendent of Police, Kota Rural;

(vi) Secretary, Kota Development Authority who shall be the Member-Secretary of the Committee;

(vii) Additional Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Kota Region, Kota, Rajasthan;

(viii) Additional Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Kota Region, Kota Rajasthan;

(ix) representative of the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, not below the rank of an Additional Chief Engineer;

(x) Managing Director, Rajasthan State Industrial and Investment Corporation Limited or his representative not below the rank of a General Manager;

(xi) Managing Director, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation or his representative not below the rank of a General Manager;

(xii) Deputy Director, Tourism, Kota;

(xiii) Director, Engineering of the Authority;

(xiv) Director, Town Planning of the Authority;

(xv) Director, Finance of the Authority;

(xvi) Director, Law of the Authority;

(xvii) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Kota North;

(xviii) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Kota South;

(xix) Executive Officer, Municipal Board, Kaithoon; and

(xx) Executive Officer, Municipal Board, Keshavraipatan;

(2) The Executive Committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:-

(i) organisation of the divisions and operational units of the Authority;

(ii) preparation of drafts of regulations and recommending to the Authority for making them;

(iii) operation of the Kota Region Development Funds;

(iv) preparation of projects and schemes;

(v) approval or rejection of tenders for projects and schemes;

(vi) creation of posts under the Authority upto such level as may be determined by regulations with the prior approval of the Government;

(vii) borrowing and reborrowing of money required by the Authority;

(viii) investment of surplus money of the Kota Region Development Fund;

(ix) making of grants, subventions, loans or advances to, or sharing expenses with, any local or other authority or person for projects and schemes;

(x) institution or withdrawal of legal proceedings on behalf of the Authority;

(xi) and delegation of any of its powers and duties to its Chairman or any officer of the Authority.

(3) In addition to the powers and duties conferred on it under other provisions of this Act, the Executive Committee shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be delegated to it by the Authority from time to time.

(4) The Executive Committee shall meet at such place and at such time as may be determined by its Chairman and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business as may be determined by regulations.

Section 7, Kota Development Authority Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023).