(1) A District planning Co-ordinating Unit established under the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) shall be responsible for-

(a) advising and providing a secretariat for the District Planning Authority in its planning, programming, monitoring, evaluating and co-ordinating functions;

(b) co-ordinating the planning activities of sectoral departments in the district responsible for economic production, social services, technical infrastructure, environmental management and other appropriate agencies connected with the planning process;

(c) synthesizing the strategies related to the development, of the district into a comprehensive and cohesive framework;

(d) formulating and updating the components of a district development plan; and

           (e) providing such data and information as may be required by the Commission.