The completed report recommended that a regional planning authority be established for the purpose of implementing a regional planning scheme—a recommendation that was passed into law with the MRTPS Act of 1959. The Act centralised sub-division control, keeping it in the hands of the state government, but delegated many local planning responsibilities to local governments.
A comprehensive report concluded that a regional planning body should be set up to implement a regional planning strategy—a proposal that was adopted into law with the MRTPS Act of 1959. The Act concentrated local subdivision control within state jurisdiction, while transferring numerous local planning duties to local authorities.