Dave Pinal Darshan

UM4000-3

Anand - Municipal Finance

While the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA) gave local governments a lot of functional autonomy, it didn't give them much in the way of financial autonomy. Municipal fiscal health is one such component, as it helps the municipality to sustain itself. While there are many policies and standards for big cities, smaller cities are left behind in this regard. The property tax collection mechanism could be strengthened to enhance fiscal health. The aim should be to adequately utilize the tax and other revenues in an effective manner. The low level of revenue generation in small cities have, thus, precluded them from providing even the basic public services to their citizens. Here, we have tri

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Report Content

City overview.

Introduction to Municipal Finance in the city of Anand.

Sources of income for the Nagarpalika.

Analyzing the Fiscal health of the municipality.

Identifying issues, opportunities and referring to best practices to arrive at possible recommendations.

Possible ways forward for budgetary control and implementation of Property Tax Reforms Toolkit by MoHUA.

Following the NMAM manual for accounting and proposing Zero Based Budgeting.

Proposing steps for the enhancement of the tax collection system.

Step wise implementation plan for property tax collection efficiency.

Short term & Long term benefits of adapting the proposals.