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Government Of Assam Housing & Urban Affairs Directorate of Town and Country Planning

Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Assam

There are four wings under the Urban Development Department - Directorate of Municipal Administration, Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Assam Urban Water & Sewerage Board and Assam State Housing Board. These departments look after the affairs of urban local bodies of the state other than Guwahati Municipal Corporation.

The prime function of this Directorate is to prepare Master Plan for Urban areas under Town & Country Planning Act, 1959 (as amended). Master Plan is a legal document for the development of Urban Areas prepared to a specific time period. The validity of Master Plan is for a specific period and after expiry of the period it needs revision and modification. In accordance with provision of Assam Town & Country Planning Act, 1959 (as amended), Development Authorities are constituted by the Assam Government. The main function of the Development Authorities is enforcement of proposed Master Plan and implementation of Zoning Regulations and to take up development works.

Organization Structure

  1. Administrative Department is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Urban Development Department.
  2. The Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Assam is headed by the Director of Town & Country Planning, Dispur.
  3. Implementation mechanism: 
    Under Urban Development Department (UDD), most of the schemes are implemented by Local Bodies (Town Committees or Municipal Boards), Development Authorities and T&CP's Drainage Divisions (Guwahati &Tinsukia) and are facilitated and monitored by the Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Assam, through its district offices.
  1. District Planning offices: The districts are administered by district level offices in 22 districts out of the present 33 district of the state. District offices of Town & Country Planning at Hailakandi, Morigaon, Tinsukia etc. are yet to be created under this Directorate. Besides, there are two Drainage & Sewerage Divisions at Guwahati and Tinsukia headed by the Executive Engineer. The District level offices are headed by Deputy Director in 17 district offices and Assistant Director in 5 district offices. Presently new offices at Chirang, Udalguri and Baksa under BTC are looked after by the concerned District Offices of Kokrajhar, Darrang and Nalbari.
  2. Development Authorities: There are 24 Development Authorities in the 24 masterplan areas created for implementation of Master Plan and other schemes.