Main Body
Thin tax base - heavy reliance on property taxes
How share of Non-tax Revenues
Institutionally Weak
reluctance of State Govts to devolve functions & functionaries
Lack of Capacity Building among elected representatives
Weak position of Mayor
Interference by Bureaucracy
Tied nature of Funds → Lack of autonomy
Way Forward
Full & timely devolution of SFs
Innovative financing - Bonds Pooled debt
2/ of GST to ULBs/PPLs - Kelkar
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ADITYA PATHAK
AIR 1892025
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Devolution to Local Levels
Urban Local Bodies
Challenges and Way Forward for ULBs
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