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Chapter - 9 Final Report: <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />

Table 9-19: O&M Expenses (Street Lights & Others) ñ Growth & % of Total Expt (Rs. in lacs)<br />

S.No<br />

O&M ñ Street Lights &<br />

Others<br />

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07<br />

1 Operative Expenses 11.84 9.23 9.14 14.44 8.10 22.46<br />

2 Repairs&Maintenance 2.28 3.90 8.26 3.62 4.71 4.85<br />

3 Total 14.12 13.13 17.40 18.06 12.81 27.31<br />

3 % of Total Expt 4.05% 4.71% 4.05% 8.00% 6.44% 10.99%<br />

4 % Growth - (7.01%) 32.52% 3.79% (29.07%) 113.19%<br />

The O&M expenses ñ street lights and others constitute around Rs. 20 lacs per annum<br />

and accounts for 7-8% of total expenditure. The same has been growing @ 20% p.a.<br />

9.4.4 Administration & Other Expenses<br />

Besides establishment and O&M expenses, administration expenses form the major<br />

part of revenue expenditure. The summary of administration expenditure over the<br />

last 6 years is given below:<br />

Table 9-20: Administration Expenses ñ Growth & % of Total Expenditure (Rs. in lacs)<br />

Particulars 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07<br />

Administration Expenses 8.86 9.96 29.48 14.96 10.53 10.67<br />

Total 8.86 9.96 29.48 14.96 10.53 10.67<br />

% of Total Expt 2.54% 3.58% 6.86% 6.63% 5.30% 4.30%<br />

% Growth - 12.42% 195.98% (49.25%) (29.61%) 1.33%<br />

The administration expenses comprise around 5% of the total expenditure and on an<br />

average constitute Rs. 12-15 lacs per annum.<br />

9.5 SUMMARY OF FINANCES<br />

We summarise below the finances of <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity for the last 6 years :<br />

Table 9-21: Summary of Finances for last 6 years (Rs. in lacs)<br />

S.No Particulars<br />

Audited<br />

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06<br />

Unaudited<br />

2006-07<br />

1 Income 265.11 262.52 343.63 353.07 428.88 380.02<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

Note :<br />

Expenditure 200.62 238.38 281.85 225.45 198.56 238.88<br />

Surplus before Int<br />

& Depreciation<br />

64.49 24.14 61.78 127.62 230.32 141.14<br />

Finance Charges 76.12 28.14 66.56 0.23 0.21 1.98<br />

Surplus / (Deficit)<br />

before<br />

Depreciation<br />

(11.63) (4.00) (4.78) 127.39 230.11 139.16<br />

Depreciation 71.76 11.99 81.52 0.00 0.00 7.55<br />

Net Surplus /<br />

(Deficit)<br />

-83.39 (15.99) -86.30 127.39 230.11 131.61<br />

The real autonomy of any organisation depends on its financial autonomy. Weak tax<br />

base, inadequate tariff level and poor collection performance have continued to<br />

be the salient features of local bodies in India.<br />

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