Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
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Chapter ñ12 Final Report: <strong>Gudiyattam</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
12 REFORMS AND ACTIION PLAN<br />
A City Corporate cum Business Plan (CCCBP) is essentially a road map to achieve a<br />
set of development objectives within a specific period. This CCCBP has identified<br />
gaps in municipal service delivery and institutional management, ascertained by<br />
expert analysis and stakeholder feedback. The proposed interventions for the<br />
<strong>Municipal</strong>ity are in the form of reforms, action plans and strategies to achieve the<br />
same.<br />
Strategies and Action Plans are the elements which bridge the gap between the<br />
Proposed Reforms and implementation. The following sections detail out the<br />
strategies and Action Plan plans for the proposed Reforms and interventions in the<br />
areas of revenue enhancement, privatization, computerization initiatives, energy<br />
efficiency and municipal service delivery.<br />
12.1 PRESENT SCENARIO IN URBAN REFORMS<br />
ìReforms and change are critical elements in development process; they become<br />
more significant in urban development in the context of growth of towns and<br />
consequent pressure on infrastructure and services, growth of poverty, etc. This is<br />
compounded by institutional constraints like in capacity, fragmented structures,<br />
functional overlaps and outdated processes and procedures. In addition, there has<br />
been a paradigm shift in governance from the traditional top-down model. As a<br />
result governance reforms have become imperative for efficient delivery of services,<br />
provision and maintenance of infrastructure and to provide efficient and responsive<br />
governance to the people. Recognizing the significance of reforms to provide<br />
efficient and effective governance, the State Govt. has initiated and implementing<br />
several urban sector reforms during the last few years. ì<br />
The following are the key reforms implemented by the GoTN :<br />
1. Devolution of funds: 3.5% of Stateís total tax revenue passed on to urban local<br />
bodies.<br />
2. State Finance Commissions: Three consecutive state finance commissions<br />
were setup for recommendations to Government.<br />
3. Setting up of TNUDF: A successful private-public partnership initiative to tap<br />
the capital market.<br />
4. Accrual Based Accounting System: The new accounting system has been<br />
implemented in all the urban local bodies.<br />
5. Computerization and E-governance of select <strong>Municipal</strong> functions have been<br />
successfully implemented in all urban local bodies.<br />
6. Urban indicators: Performance assessment of ULBs initiated by CMA<br />
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