City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

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functional overlaps and outdated processes and procedures.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