City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
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Chapter ñ 12 Final Report: Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
12.9 ACTION PLAN: PRIVATISATION INITIATIVES<br />
The present areas of privatization of the functions of the ULB in Tamil Nadu are<br />
i. Solid waste management- all components.<br />
ii. O&M of street lights.<br />
iii. O&M of water supply distribution.<br />
iv. AMC of public and pay & use toilet facilities.<br />
v. Parks and parking lots Maintenance and user charges collection.<br />
The GoTN states that this list is indicative and ULBs are free to explore more options.<br />
This would not only save the O&M expenses, but also indirectly in pension and<br />
gratuities. The various strategy options are discussed below:<br />
Strategy options<br />
1. Privatisation of Collection mechanism<br />
Providing a computer fitted mobile van with online access to municipal database<br />
for spot billing and collection of all taxes. Performance based incentives can be<br />
given to the private operators at the rate of 5% of total collection .The support of<br />
the Youth / Women SHGs or fan clubs can be sought for the purpose of collection<br />
with adequate sensitization programmes.<br />
2. Improving community participation by organizing Public awareness campaigns<br />
and Training of Tax Inspectors, to improve the ëwillingness to payí of the users. The<br />
aid of SHGs, fan clubs, media could be utilized for the purpose. The following are<br />
the various avenues of revenue, the collection of which could be privatized.<br />
1. Property tax<br />
2. Profession tax<br />
3. Water - Deposits and tariff<br />
4. UGSS- Deposits and tariff<br />
5. Advertisement spaces /rights as a single contract<br />
6. Parking areas<br />
7. Solid waste conservancy fees(Domestic and non-domestic)<br />
3. Privatisation of Operation and Maintenance of the entire Water Supply and<br />
Distribution System.<br />
4. Privatisation of operation and maintenance of the UGSS.<br />
5. Privatisation of Solid waste management (Discussed indetail under Improving<br />
revenue from user charges)<br />
6. Privatisation of O&M of street lights & pumping machinery(detailed out in<br />
Action plan for energy & resource efficiency)<br />
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