57. Statutory Planning Commissions and Economic Councils shall be established by the Legislatures of the Federation and Units. The Economic Councils shall be so organised on functional basis as to provide representation to experts and all important groups of economic importance and shall be authorised to divide themselves into sections and work section-wise, as well as to hold general sessions. The Economic Councils shall have the power to advise the Governments and Legislatures on socio-economic and socio-political matters and may investigate, examine, and plan legislative measures and administrative schemes on socio-economic and socio-political matters for the consideration, of the Legislature and the Government. All legislative measures on socio-economic and socio-political matters, which are introduced into the Legislature by the Government or any member, shall be referred to the Economic Council for its consideration and report which shall be duly taken into consideration by the Legislature along with the measures concerned.
