Consider the following statements regarding Metropolitan Planning Committee 1 The state legisla...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Metropolitan Planning Committee:

1. The state legislature may make provisions for the composition of Metropolitan Planning committees.

2. Three-fourths of its members should be elected by the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the panchayats in the metropolitan area from amongst themselves.

3. The chairpersons of such committees shall forward the development plan to the state government.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

Correct: According to the 74th Amendment Act of the Constitution, the state legislature may by law make provisions with respect to the composition of Metropolitan Planning Committees (MPCs).

Incorrect: Two-thirds (not three-fourths) of the members of the MPC should be elected by, and from amongst, the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the panchayats in the metropolitan area in proportion to the ratio between the population of the municipalities and of the panchayats in that area.

Correct: The draft development plan prepared by the MPC is forwarded to the state government.

Hence, the correct statements are "1 and 3 only".