City Development Plan - Municipal

Chapter ñ9 Final Report: Thiruvathipuram Municipality
The O&M Expenses ñ water supply constitutes around Rs. 15 lacs per annum and the
main component of the same is power charges. The O&M water supply has grown
on an average by 25% over the years.
9.4.3 O&M EXPENSES ñ STREET LIGHTS & OTHERS
The O&M expenses on account of street lights and others comprises power &
maintenance charges on street lights & buildings, sanitary & conservancy expenses,
vehicle maintenance, repairs & maintenance ñ buildings, roads and others. The
expenses on account of street lights & others for the last 6 years is as below :
Table 9-19: O&M Expenses (Street Lights & Others) ñ Growth & % of Total Expt (Rs. in lacs)
S.No O&M ñ Street Lights & Others 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
1 Operative Expenses 14.83 16.14 18.07 15.67 16.52
2 Repairs & Maintenance 4.04 4.21 6.37 5.66 11.25
Total 18.87 20.35 24.44 21.33 27.77
3 % of Total Expt 10.33% 9.63% 12.06% 9.56% 14.43%
4 % Growth - 7.84% 20.10% (12.73%) 30.19%
The O&M expenses ñ street lights and others constitute around Rs. 25 lacs per annum
and accounts for 12% of total expenditure. The same has been growing @ 11% p.a.
9.4.4 ADMINISTRATION & OTHER EXPENSES
Besides establishment and O&M expenses, administration expenses form the major
part of revenue expenditure. The summary of administration expenditure over the
last 6 years is given below :
Table 9-20: Administration Expenses ñ Growth & % of Total Expenditure (Rs. in lacs)
S.No Particulars 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
1 Administration Expenses 4.60 12.43 9.06 31.38 11.24
Total 4.60 12.43 9.06 31.38 11.24
2 % of Total Expt 2.52% 5.88% 4.47% 14.06% 5.84%
3 % Growth - 170.22% (27.11%) 246.36% (64.18%)
The administration expenses comprise around 5-6% of the total expenditure and on
an average constitute Rs. 10-12 lacs per annum.
9.5 SUMMARY OF FINANCES
We summarise below the finances of Thiruvathipuram Municipality for the last 6 years
Table 9-21: Summary of Finances for last 6 years
S.No Particulars
Audited (Rs. in lacs)
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
1 Income 155.93 205.89 225.45 193.24 170.66
2 Expenditure 112.44 141.70 134.67 150.84 124.70
3 Surplus before Int & Depreciation 43.49 64.19 90.78 42.40 45.96
4 Finance Charges 25.62 32.87 30.74 33.76 9.08
5
Surplus /
Depreciation
(Deficit) before
17.87 31.32 60.04 8.64 36.88
6 Depreciation 44.60 36.71 37.18 38.51 58.63
7 Net Surplus / (Deficit) -26.73 (5.39) 22.86 (29.87) (21.75)
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