City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

Chapter ñ 12 Final Report: Ambur Municipality
7. Revision of Property tax : With effect from April 1.2008, subject to a maximum
of 1.25 times the existing tax structure.
8. Debt monitoring cell: It has been established with office of CMA with the
objective of collecting financial information on individual ULBs, assisting them
in making realistic financial projections and facilitating the Urban Local
Bodies to access the Capital Markets by information dissemination from CMA
office.
9. GIS for 5 urban local bodies: Consultancy for Preparation of Property
mapping and Utility Mapping for Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli
Corporations and Rajapalayam & Gobichettipalayam Municipalities has
been initiated as a pilot project by the office of CMA.
10. ESCO Studies: TNUIFSL initiative for the Implementation of energy efficiency in
Water pumping and Street lighting systems under performance contract.
11. Right to Information Act, GoI : An Act to provide for setting out the practical
regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information
under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and
accountability in the working of every public authority.
12. Preparation of Human Development report for 5 Municipal Corporations
under TNUDP-III, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration- to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of each urban local body on the appropriate
parameters. This would enable them to propose and implement schemes to
overcome the shortcomings and improve the quality of life of their residents.
12.2 PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AT STATE LEVEL
a. Property Tax
Implement a framework law for disputed properties, so that the assessees pay the
tax first and then carry out necessary litigation as in Central Govt. Depts.
b. Community participation law
Enacting the ìCommunity Participation Lawî that will make it mandatory for the
government and its agencies to get the view of citizens, mainly residentsí welfare
associations and other citizensí groups, before starting any project.
c. Initiatives in Private Participation
Frame work law for PPP as in Gujarat, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh ñ An enabling
and regulatory framework for private sector participation . TNUIFSL may initiate
capacity building in public institutions and private sectors for handling PPP projects.
Setting up a PPP cell and creating database at the State level listing projects in
various sectors of developmental activities for PPP participation.
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