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{{short description|Development authority in West Bengal}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name =
|nativename = Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
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|jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]]
|headquarters = Tenzing Norgey Road, [[Siliguri]]-734003
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'''Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority or SJDA''' was established in the year 1980 and
has been responsible of Planning & Development of [[Siliguri]] - [[Jalpaiguri]] Area. It came in existence under the [[West Bengal]] Town and Country (Planning & Development) Act 1979 (West Bengal Act - XIII of 1979).

It was founded on the 1st day of April 1980 and Sri B C Ghosh was the first Chairman.
<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sjda.org/milestones-1980-1990.php |title = SJDA Milestone| publisher= SJDA|accessdate = 2013-05-24 }}</ref>

==Area Coverage==
The area covers [[Jalpaiguri]] and [[Siliguri]] Police Stations and all the mouzas of [[Phansidewa]] Police Station and Khoribari Block in the district of [[Darjeeling]] excluding the areas declared as reserved or protected Forests.

The area also covers [[Rajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajganj]] Police Station & 14 no. of mouza of [[Maynaguri (community development block)|Maynaguri]] Police Station & Kotwali Police Station in the Sadar Sub division of the district of [[Jalpaiguri]] along with the West bank of the [[River Teesta]] excluding the areas declared as reserved or protected forests.

[[Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mal]] Municipality and entire Malbazar Block under Mal Police Station is also included.

The total area covered by SJDA is 2222.59 km<sup>2</sup>. As per 2011 census the population of SJDA was 2.37 million.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sjda.org/SJDA/Pages/about_profile|title = SJDA Profile|publisher = SJDA|accessdate = 2013-05-24 }}</ref>

==Objective behind SJDA development==
The main object was Planning & Development. Siliguri Jalpaiguri Planning area as declared by Govt. of West Bengal vide notification no - 1877 - T & CP/1R - 6/1980 dtd. 17.3.1980.
SJDA is the nodal agency for planning and development of the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Planning Area (SJPA) and works by Coordinating all departments and agencies.

Main role includes creating infrastructure and real estate development in the region and providing facilities to investors. SJDA's has prepared "Perspective Plan 2025" is a visionary road map for the planned development of the SJPA.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sjda.org/pdf/perspective_plan_summary.pdf |title = Perspective Plan 2025| publisher= SJDA|accessdate = 2013-05-24 }}</ref> It is also proposed to maintain a land bank for investment purposes in and around the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=SJDA land bank |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/sjda-land-bank/cid/1217142 |work=The Telegraph India |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:State urban development authorities of India]]
[[Category:Siliguri]]
[[Category:Jalpaiguri]]
[[Category:State agencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Jalpaiguri district]]
[[Category:Gorkhaland]]

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