Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal
Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal
Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal
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<strong>City</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for Vellakoil <strong>Municipal</strong>ity SMEC India Pvt Ltd<br />
Final Report TNUDP III<br />
REFORMS AND ACTION PLAN FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION<br />
A <strong>City</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> (CDP) is essentially a road map to achieve a set of development<br />
objectives within a specific period. This CDP has identified gaps in municipal service delivery<br />
and institutional management, ascertained by analysis and stakeholder feedback. The proposed<br />
interventions for the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity are in the form of reforms, action plans and strategies to<br />
achieve the same.<br />
Strategies and Action <strong>Plan</strong>s are the elements which bridge the gap between the Proposed<br />
Reforms and implementation. The following sections detail out the strategies and Action <strong>Plan</strong><br />
plans for the proposed Reforms and interventions in the areas of revenue enhancement,<br />
privatization, computerization initiatives, energy efficiency and municipal service delivery.<br />
6.1 PRESENT SCENARIO IN URBAN REFORMS<br />
“Reforms and change are critical elements in development process; they become more<br />
significant in urban development in the context of growth of towns and consequent pressure on<br />
infrastructure and services, growth of poverty, etc. This is compounded by institutional<br />
constraints like in capacity, fragmented structures, functional overlaps and outdated processes<br />
and procedures. In addition, there has been a paradigm shift in governance from the traditional<br />
top-down model. As a result governance reforms have become imperative for efficient delivery<br />
of services, provision and maintenance of infrastructure and to provide efficient and responsive<br />
governance to the people. Recognizing the significance of reforms to provide efficient and<br />
effective governance, the State Govt. has initiated and implementing several urban sector<br />
reforms during the last few years. “<br />
The following are the key reforms implemented by the GoTN and GoI :<br />
1. Devolution of funds: 3.5% of State’s total tax revenue passed on to urban local bodies.<br />
2. State Finance Commissions: Three consecutive state finance commissions were<br />
setup for recommendations to Government.<br />
3. Setting up of TNUDF: A successful private-public partnership initiative to tap the capital<br />
market.<br />
4. Accrual Based Accounting System: The new accounting system has been<br />
implemented in all the urban local bodies.<br />
5. Computerization and E-governance of select <strong>Municipal</strong> functions have been<br />
successfully implemented in all urban local bodies.<br />
6. Urban indicators: Performance assessment of ULBs initiated by the CMA, Government<br />
of Tamil Nadu.<br />
7. Revision of Property tax : With effect from April 1.2008, subject to a maximum of 1.25<br />
times the existing tax structure.<br />
8. Debt monitoring cell: It has been established with office of CMA with the objective of<br />
collecting financial information on individual ULBs, assisting them in making realistic<br />
financial projections and facilitating the Urban Local Bodies to access the Capital<br />
Markets by information dissemination from CMA office.<br />
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