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5. <strong>Urban</strong> governance and management<br />

5.1 Policy oversight and institutional framework – State level<br />

The governance of urban local bodies assumes importance with the adoption of 74th Constitutional<br />

Amendment Act. The Act proposes mandatory elections and greater devolution of functions to the<br />

urban local bodies including Town Corporations. The enactment of the 74th CAA provides an entirely<br />

new framework for the governance of the <strong>Urban</strong> Local Body. The Act provides for mandatory<br />

elections and a substantially larger devolution of functions to the ULBs, including several new areas<br />

hitherto not under their control. The <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> District <strong>Municipal</strong>ities Act (1920) governs the<br />

management of <strong>Municipal</strong>ity and Town Panchayats of <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong>. An amendment to the<br />

<strong>Municipal</strong>ities Act (1920) was made in 2003 to provide impetus for environment improvement<br />

through Rain Water Harvesting.<br />

The <strong>Urban</strong> sector in <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> comes under the oversight of the Department of <strong>Municipal</strong><br />

Administration and Water Supply, Government of <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> (MAWS). The institutional structure<br />

for the urban sector is presented in Exhibit 5.1 below:<br />

Parastatal<br />

agencies<br />

Exhibit 5.1 <strong>Urban</strong> sector - Institutional framework - State Level<br />

Government of <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> (GoTN)<br />

Department of <strong>Municipal</strong> Administration and Water Supply (MAWS)<br />

Directorate of Town<br />

Panchayats (DTP)<br />

• <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> Water and<br />

Drainage Board (TWAD)<br />

• Chennai Metro water Supply<br />

and Sewerage Board<br />

(CMWSSB)<br />

Commissioner of <strong>Municipal</strong><br />

Administration (CMA)<br />

• 5 Corporations and 152<br />

municipalities under CMA<br />

• 561 Town Panchayats<br />

under DTP<br />

Source : Policy Notes, MAWS. Government of <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong>, IMaCS analysis<br />

Chennai<br />

Corporation<br />

Financing<br />

Intermediaries<br />

• TNUIFSL / TNUDF<br />

• <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> <strong>Urban</strong><br />

Finance and <strong>Infrastructure</strong><br />

Development Corporation<br />

(TUFIDCO)<br />

The department of <strong>Municipal</strong> Administration and Water Supply administers <strong>Urban</strong> Local Bodies and<br />

also implements development programs for the <strong>Urban</strong> Local Bodies in the State. The department is<br />

also responsible for planning and implementing water supply and under ground sewerage schemes in<br />

both rural and urban areas in the State.<br />

CCP cum BP - Krishnagiri <strong>Municipal</strong>ity 28

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