11. (1) The powers and the functions of the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority shall be as follows (a) to secure planned development of the NIRMAN Kshetra and take steps for its effective regulation and efficient management; (b) to grant permission and approval, with or without modification, for any economic activity to be established in the NIRMAN Kshetra and its periphery including integrated development in large area in the NIRMAN Kshetra; (c) to acquire, procure and hold land within the NIRMAN Kshetra by purchase, land pooling, lease, exchange, agreement or any other legal means as required to expediate the process; (d) to procure land for the NIRMAN Kshetra in accordance with Chapter IX; (e) to give directions to any Government agency or persons functioning in the NIRMAN Kshetra or the periphery thereof in matters pertaining to plans and schemes prepared; (f) to promote private sector participation in development and implementation of Development Schemes; (g) to raise finance from market including financial and multilateral institutions; (h) to allot land or to withdraw/ cancel allotment of land; (i) to modify or cancel permission to develop subject to the provisions of the Act and rules; (j) to regulate the development activities in the NIRMAN Kshetra in accordance with the plans and schemes prepared and the building regulations made by the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority in this behalf; (k) to enter upon any land or building to carry out surveys, make enquiry, inspection, examination, or measurement, with due process as prescribed in the rules; (l) to make arrangements for observance and promotion of safety, order, health and environmental safeguards, disaster management for the NIRMAN Kshetra; (m) to engage consultants or persons having special knowledge or skill to assist it in performance of its functions; (n) to negotiate and enter into any contract including by way of public private partnership; (o) to administer its funds; (p) to constitute committees for proper regulation of traffic, environment, building, land uses and any other purposes to achieve the objects of this Act; (q) to subscribe for shares in a company with the prior approval of the "NIRMAN Kshetra Committee"and enter into joint venture agreement with any person or body upon such terms and conditions as may be approved by the State Government; (r) to enter into concession agreements with the approval of the State Government; (s) to accept grants and donations; (t) to carry out surveys and prepare and execute plans and schemes prepared for development of the NIRMAN Kshetra (u) to classify, earmark, demarcate and develop the NIRMAN Kshetra and the periphery for purposes and usages, inter alia, for any economic activity, infrastructure facility including housing and industrial areas and public and civic facility and to encourage and promote aesthetics, efficiency and generate revenues in the process of development; (v) to ensure provision of sufficient infrastructure facility and public and civic facility and to make sustainable arrangements for adequate maintenance thereof; (w) to conduct, prepare and assess the techno-commercial, economic and environmental feasibility studies relating to infrastructure projects; (x) to regulate, grant, suspend, withdraw or cancel approvals and permissions for economic activity in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (y) to remove encroachments and constructions not duly authorized or which are made in violation of this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder. (z) to update NIRMAN Kshetra Board and/ or NIRMAN Kshetra Committee on planning, development, operation, maintenance, management and regulation of the NIRMAN Kshetra and its projects and implement the directions, policies, guidelines and parameters issued by the State Government and the Board on matters relating thereto; (aa) to draft rules under such Acts which shall be applicable to the NIRMAN Kshetras and their periphery only, using powers given to the State Government under the respective State and Central Acts, rules, regulations, notifications, as the case may be and submit to State Government for approval (bb) to draft the regulations on matters specified in section 49; (cc) to globally market the NIRMAN Kshetra and its projects (dd) to provide public and civic facilities within the NIRMAN Kshetra; (ee) to provide municipal services within the NIRMAN Kshetra; (ff) to plan, develop, operate, maintain, manage and regulate the periphery in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (gg) to provide urban transport facility for the NIRMAN Kshetra; (hh) to levy and collect such fees, development charges, or user charges as may be ascertained and fixed by the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority. The NIRMAN Board or NIRMAN Kshetra Committee may from time to time suggest changes, recommendations on said fees, user charges; (ii) to appoint such officers and staff subordinate to the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority as it may consider necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions, on such conditions of appointment and service and with such powers, functions and duties as it may determined by the provisions of the Act and the regulations thereunder; and (jj) to exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be necessary or expedient to carry out provisions of this Act and such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Government or the Board. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant Acts, rules or any existing instructions of the State Government, the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may frame its own general development regulations and the same shall prevail for developments in the NIRMAN Kshetra; (3) For the purpose of this section and with any other requirement for proper planning, management and development of the NIRMAN Kshetra, the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may issue such direction or instruction as it may consider necessary to any person, unit, entity, developer or any other stakeholder in the NIRMAN Kshetra and the person, unit, entity, developer or the stakeholder, as the case may be, shall be bound by such directions or instructions.
<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>11. (1) The powers and the functions of the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority shall be as follows <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (a) to secure planned development of the NIRMAN Kshetra and take steps for its effective regulation and efficient management;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (b) to grant permission and approval, with or without modification, for any economic activity to be established in the NIRMAN Kshetra and its periphery including integrated development in large area in the NIRMAN Kshetra;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (c) to acquire, procure and hold land within the NIRMAN Kshetra by purchase, land pooling, lease, exchange, agreement or any other legal means as required to expediate the process;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (d) to procure land for the NIRMAN Kshetra in accordance with Chapter IX;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (e) to give directions to any Government agency or persons functioning in the NIRMAN Kshetra or the periphery thereof in matters pertaining to plans and schemes prepared;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (f) to promote private sector participation in development and implementation of Development Schemes;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (g) to raise finance from market including financial and multilateral institutions;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (h) to allot land or to withdraw/ cancel allotment of land;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (i) to modify or cancel permission to develop subject to the provisions of the Act and rules;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (j) to regulate the development activities in the NIRMAN Kshetra in accordance with the plans and schemes prepared and the building regulations made by the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority in this behalf;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(k) to enter upon any land or building to carry out surveys, make enquiry, inspection, examination, or measurement, with due process as prescribed in the rules;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (l) to make arrangements for observance and promotion of safety, order, health and environmental safeguards, disaster management for the NIRMAN Kshetra;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (m) to engage consultants or persons having special knowledge or skill to assist it in performance of its functions;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (n) to negotiate and enter into any contract including by way of public private partnership;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (o) to administer its funds;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (p) to constitute committees for proper regulation of traffic, environment, building, land uses and any other purposes to achieve the objects of this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (q) to subscribe for shares in a company with the prior approval of the "NIRMAN Kshetra Committee"and enter into joint venture agreement with any person or body upon such terms and conditions as may be approved by the State Government;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (r) to enter into concession agreements with the approval of the State Government;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (s) to accept grants and donations;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (t) to carry out surveys and prepare and execute plans and schemes prepared for development of the NIRMAN Kshetra<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (u) to classify, earmark, demarcate and develop the NIRMAN Kshetra and the periphery for purposes and usages, inter alia, for any economic activity, infrastructure facility including housing and industrial areas and public and civic facility and to encourage and promote aesthetics, efficiency and generate revenues in the process of development;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (v) to ensure provision of sufficient infrastructure facility and public and civic facility and to make sustainable arrangements for adequate maintenance thereof; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(w) to conduct, prepare and assess the techno-commercial, economic and environmental feasibility studies relating to infrastructure projects;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (x) to regulate, grant, suspend, withdraw or cancel approvals and permissions for economic activity in accordance with the provisions of this Act.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (y) to remove encroachments and constructions not duly authorized or which are made in violation of this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (z) to update NIRMAN Kshetra Board and/ or NIRMAN Kshetra Committee on planning, development, operation, maintenance, management and regulation of the NIRMAN Kshetra and its projects and implement the directions, policies, guidelines and parameters issued by the State Government and the Board on matters relating thereto;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (aa) to draft rules under such Acts which shall be applicable to the NIRMAN Kshetras and their periphery only, using powers given to the State Government under the respective State and Central Acts, rules, regulations, notifications, as the case may be and submit to State Government for approval<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (bb) to draft the regulations on matters specified in section 49;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (cc) to globally market the NIRMAN Kshetra and its projects<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (dd) to provide public and civic facilities within the NIRMAN Kshetra; (ee) to provide municipal services within the NIRMAN Kshetra;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (ff) to plan, develop, operate, maintain, manage and regulate the periphery in accordance with the provisions of this Act; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(gg) to provide urban transport facility for the NIRMAN Kshetra;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (hh) to levy and collect such fees, development charges, or user charges as may be ascertained and fixed by the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority. The NIRMAN Board or NIRMAN Kshetra Committee may from time to time suggest changes, recommendations on said fees, user charges;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (ii) to appoint such officers and staff subordinate to the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority as it may consider necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions, on such conditions of appointment and service and with such powers, functions and duties as it may determined by the provisions of the Act and the regulations thereunder; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (jj) to exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be necessary or expedient to carry out provisions of this Act and such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Government or the Board.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant Acts, rules or any existing instructions of the State Government, the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may frame its own general development regulations and the same shall prevail for developments in the NIRMAN Kshetra;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (3) For the purpose of this section and with any other requirement for proper planning, management and development of the NIRMAN Kshetra, the NIRMAN Kshetra Authority may issue such direction or instruction as it may consider necessary to any person, unit, entity, developer or any other stakeholder in the NIRMAN Kshetra and the person, unit, entity, developer or the stakeholder, as the case may be, shall be bound by such directions or instructions. <br>