Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
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Chapter ñ 9 Final Report: <strong>Gudiyattam</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
The regular grants include the SFC grants and others include aid grants, grants for<br />
services like roads, buildings, maternity and child welfare, public health,<br />
contributions for elementary and secondary schools and etc. Grants which are for<br />
specific purposes are adhoc in nature.<br />
This income varies from year to year. The items under this category accounted for<br />
nearly 35% of the total municipal revenue. The assigned revenue for the last 6 years<br />
is as below:<br />
Table 9-8: Devolution Fund ñ Growth & % of Total Income (Rs. in lacs)<br />
S.No Particulars 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07<br />
1 Devolution Fund 76.60 152.97 201.29 166.16 268.67 100.83<br />
Total 76.60 152.97 201.29 166.16 268.67 100.83<br />
2 % of Total Income 26.86% 35.06% 42.29% 40.05% 51.76% 20.41%<br />
3 % Growth - 49.92% 24.01% (21.14%) 38.15% (166%)<br />
9.3.5 Water Charges<br />
The water charges and deposits collected by the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity are as below :<br />
Table 9-9: Water Tariff & Deposit<br />
S.No Category Tariff Deposits<br />
1 Domestic Rs. 40/- p.m. Rs. 2000/-<br />
2 Commercial Rs. 150/- p.m. Rs. 3000/-<br />
3 Industrial Rs. 100/- p.m. Rs. 4000/-<br />
The total number of house service connections (HSC) is 6172 Nos., the breakup of<br />
which is as below :<br />
Table 9-10: No. of House Service Connections<br />
S.No Particulars Nos.<br />
1 Domestic 6095<br />
2 Commercial 73<br />
3 Industrial 4<br />
Total 6172<br />
The percentage of water supply connections to property tax assessments is only<br />
around 43%. The <strong>Municipal</strong>ity should take steps to increase it to at least 70-75%. This is<br />
possible because of adequate water supply in the town.<br />
The water charges for the past 6 years is as below :<br />
Table 9-11: Water Charges ñ Growth & % of Total Income (Rs. in lacs)<br />
S.No Particulars<br />
2001-<br />
02<br />
2002-<br />
03<br />
2003-<br />
04<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-<br />
06<br />
2006-07<br />
1 Water Charges 22.19 23.78 31.92 29.73 31.20 39.20<br />
Total 22.19 23.78 31.92 29.73 31.20 39.20<br />
2 % of Total Income 7.78% 5.45% 6.71% 7.17% 6.01% 7.94%<br />
3 % Growth - 6.69% 25.5% (7.37%) 4.71% 20.41%<br />
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