South-South Development Commission (Establishment) Act, 2025.

This Act, divided into six parts, establishes the South-South Development Commission, a body corporate empowered to: formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the South-South states; implement projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the South-South states in the field of transportation including roads, health, education, employment, agriculture, industrialisation, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications; promote the physical development of the South-South states and implement all the measures approved for its achievement; assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the South-South states by solid mineral extracting and mining companies, agricultural processing and any other company including nongovernmental organisations, and ensure that funds released for the projects are properly utilised; address ecological and environmental problem and strengthen prevention and control of environmental pollution; perform all the necessary functions to ensure sustainable development of the South-South States and its people. The Act also provides for financial measures and establishes the funds of the Commission.