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DEMOCRACY…

• Citizen is sovereign • There must a tangible link between:

– Vote Public good – Taxes Services – Authority Accountability

STATE OF AFFAIRS TODAY… Life of a citizen

• Waits endlessly for basic services delivery

• Lack of quality in services

• Runs around government offices

• Citizens have become slaves

WHAT IS DECENTRALIZATION?• Common Understanding

– Hierarchical Approach

UNION GOVT.

STATE GOVT.

LOCAL GOVT.

• The right understanding– Citizen should be the focus

in governance process

Local Governments

State Governments

Union Governments

Citizen

Current Situation-Views on City GovernmentCurrent Situation-Views on City Government

Urban Middle Class

Multi/ Bilateral Agencies

NGO TypeA

Urban Poor City Bureaucrat

State Bureaucrat

ParaStatal Agency

City Politician

State Politician

National Politician

MediaBusiness

Community

Infrast’ure Players

NGO TypeB

Community Based Orgns

Opinion Leaders

Special Interest Groups


Urban Middle Class


NGO TypeA


State Bureaucrat

ParaStatal Agency

City Politician

State Politician

National Politician

MediaBusiness

Community

Infrast’ure Investor

NGO TypeB


Opinion Leaders


•Constant vulnerability•Anchor of city services•Want legal housing•Forced often to seek political patronage

•Minimal authority•High expectations•HR challenges•Too much political interference•Too many agencies•2-year tenure

•Minimal understanding of the system•Made to feel political irrelevant•High level of agitation, no avenues to engage•Poor often seen in adversarial terms•Low opinion of political representatives

•No authority to make decisions•Complex system•Too much interference from higher political players•Move on to next level•Look out for myself


Urban Middle Class


NGO TypeA


State Bureaucrat

ParaStatal Agency

City Politician

State Politician

National Politician

MediaBusiness

Community

Infrast’ure Investor

NGO TypeB


Opinion Leaders


•Aggressive approach to procure rights for marginal communities•Adversarial attitude towards business and development

•Demands for infrastructure•“End justifies the means”•Less patience for long-term reform

•Frustrated by urban management•Decentralisation only to my level•Opportunities for strengthening base

•Too many changes required•Too many legacy institutions•No possibility of dramatic change•Torn about decentralisation


Urban Middle Class


NGO TypeA


State Bureaucrat

ParaStatal Agency

City Politician

State Politician

National Politician

MediaBusiness

Community

Infrast’ure Players

NGO TypeB


Opinion Leaders


•Mixed knowledge of urban challenges•Focus on visible changes e.g. “keep my street clean”•Incomplete solutions for change

•Focus on service options and pricing•Partial ability to influence reforms•Weak grassroot/ public support

•Mixed knowledge of urban issues•Difficulties in maintaining grassroot energies•Challenges to network, scale, sustain

•Issue-based advocacy (environment/ heritage/ disabled etc.)•Often removed from core reform discussions•Mixed approach to other stakeholders

74TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTCreation of Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC)

– Composition as per 243EZ of 74th CAA• 2/3 Elected Reps• 1/3 technical experts, NGOs etc

– Role• Planner/Coordinator/ Moderator/Regulator/ Data Mgr

Empowerment of Urban Local Bodies with respect to– The functions and taxation powers – Arrangements for revenue sharing – Providing adequate representation for the weaker sections– Ensuring regular conduct of elections

Decentralization of powers within Urban Local Bodies– Creation of Ward Committees

74TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT12th Schedule brings the following functions under Urban Local Bodies

1. Urban planning including town planning.2. Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings.3. Planning for economic and social development.4. Roads and bridges.5. Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.6. Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management.7. Fire services.8. Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects.9. Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society,including the handicapped and mentally retarded.10. Slum improvement and upgradation.11. Urban poverty alleviation.12. Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds.13. Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects.14. Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electric crematoriums.15. Cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals.16. Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths.17. Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences.18. Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries.Additional following functions can be assigned to Urban Local Bodies– Land improvement, implementation of land reforms, land consolidation– Small scale industries, including food processing industries– Non-conventional energy sources

CASE FOR COMPREHENSIVE URBAN REFORMS

RURAL LOCAL GOVERNMENTRURAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUMBAIMUMBAI

1 rep for 425 people 1 rep for 66,000 people

CASE FOR COMPREHENSIVE URBAN REFORMS

155 times further away

227 reps 1.5 crores17 lakh reps 72 crores

WHERE ARE OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES?

• No powers to ensure that municipal projects in their wards are completed on time

• Corporators (Citizens representatives) are mere figureheads compared to the municipal officials (bureaucrats)

• Corporators have very little say in the decisions of the municipal corporation

• Corporators are accountable to the people but have not authority• Municipal officials (bureaucrats) have the executive authority but

are not accountable to the citizens• No correlation between vote and public good, authority and

accountability

HOW CAN WE CHANGE THIS?

MULTIPLE ACTIONS NEEDED FOR URBAN REFORMSMULTIPLE ACTIONS NEEDED FOR URBAN REFORMS

City planning recognizing economic/environmental factors9

Regularly updated and centralized Land Records System15

Periodic regional economic mapping14

Efficient Land Market Assessment process13

Effective Zoning. Land-Conversion and Enforcement Policies12

Guaranteed Land Title System11

GIS for Spatial Information Management10

Uniform demarcation of administrative jurisdictions8

Institutionalized Citizens' participation7

Efficient collaboration between different agencies6

Relevant and rapid infrastructure provisioning 5

Adequate provision of well-located low-income housing4

Defining and monitoring Service Levels3

Efficient Financial Management Systems2

Effective decentralisation of government functions1

FactorNo.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL URBAN RENEWAL MISSION ”JNNURM”

“The aim is to encourage reforms and fast track planned development of identified cities.”

“Focus is to be on efficiency in urban infrastructure and service delivery mechanisms, community participation and accountability of ULBs towards citizens.”

• Across 63 Cities– Total requirement of funds over 7 years: 120536 crores– Annual requirement of funds: 17219.5 crores

REFORMS OF JNNURM Mandatory Reforms at the Level of ULBs

(a) Modern accrual-based double entry system of accounting

(b) System of e-governance

(c) Reform of property tax with GIS

(d) Levy of reasonable user charges by ULBs

(e) Earmarking budgets for basic services to the urban poor

(f) Provision of basic services to the urban poor at affordable prices

REFORMS OF JNNURM Mandatory Reforms at the Level of States

(a) Implementation of 74th Constitutional Amendment

(b) Bring Stamp Duty down to no more than 5 % within next 7 years

(c) Enactment of the Public Disclosure Law

(d) Enactment of Nagar Raj Bill creating Area Sabhas

(e) Associating elected ULBs with “city planning function”

REFORMS OF JNNURMOptional Reforms (common to States and ULBs)

(a) Streamline the approval process for construction

(b) Simplification of procedures to convert land from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes.

(c) Introduction of Property Title Certification System

(d) 20-25 % of developed land in all housing projects for EWS and LIG category.

(e) Computerized process for registration of land and property.

(f ) Make rain-water harvesting mandatory in all buildings

(g) Reuse of recycled water

(h) Administrative and structural reforms

(i) Encouraging public private partnership

(j) Repeal of ULCRA

(k) Reform of Rent Control Laws

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

– RTI Act

– Public Disclosure Bill

– Nagar Raj Bill

– Citizen’s Charters with mechanism for enforcement

MODEL NAGAR RAJ BILLSalient Features

• A Bill to make the governance process citizen centric

• Creation of empowered executive Ward committees at the electoral ward level• Creation of Area Sabha- whose footprint is equal to one/ two polling booths

Union Governments

Citizen

Local Governments

State Governments

WARD COMMITTEE AND AREA SABHA STRUCTURE

Elected Corporator as Chairperson plus

AS reps

Avg pop: 66000

WC

Area Sabha – same as Polling booth

Avg Area Sabha – 35 per WC

Avg Population - 1700

Area Sabha

rep

Area Sabha

rep

Area Sabha

repArea

Sabha rep

Area Sabha

rep

ALM, NGO,

Comm., etc.

WHY DO WE NEED AN AREA SABHA?

One representative /425 people One representative /66000 people!!

BENEFITS OF AN AREA SABHA Permanent, institutionalized structure for community participation in

governance making citizen accountable

Right to recall an Area Sabha Representative makes the Area Sabha and consequently Ward Committee accountable to citizens

Meetings of Area Sabha are open to public, thereby bringing transparency in decision making

Convergence opportunities: Voter List, BPL list cleaned up

Heterogeneous composition has positive social implications for community building around good governance in a given area

Area Sabha can initiate developmental projects of their choice under JNNURM – true community empowerment

LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS Ward Committee at Electoral Ward Level

• Functions

– Street lighting – Local school, anganwadis, health posts, ration shops – Road maintenance, garbage clearance, water supply, sewerage and drainage – Identifying projects/services for implementation at ward level – The ward committees are empowered to implement all governmental and

various developmental programmes in the ward– All the local problems should be solved at this level

• Funds

– Local taxes / big portion

– General funds / based on the wards developmental index

• Functionaries

– All the functionaries based on functions will be under the Ward Committee

LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS Ward Committee at Electoral Ward Level

• Benefits

– Empowered local self government

– Executive authority for local self governance

– Area Sabha representation

– Appropriate Funds, Functions and Functionaries

– Closer proximity for citizens to local government

CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

– Lack of capacity to utilize these spaces and participate meaningfully

– Communities Participation Fund (CPF) established to create capacities in communities to effectively engage and contribute in improving their living environment

– Catalyze the process of community participation by creating a ‘Participation Incubator’

– Allowing communities to experience the process of collective decision-making for themselves and taking full accountability for these decisions on themselves

– All projects funded from the Community Participation Fund (CPF) will have community contribution of minimum of 10% of project cost and 5% for projects for poor

• Area Sabhas will get up to Rs.10 lakh per project from this fund, provided the project proposal is endorsed by a minimum of 51 % of voters in the polling station

OVERVIEW OF THE NEW URBAN GOVERNANCE MODEL

AGENDA FOR URBAN REFORMSAGENDA FOR URBAN REFORMS3-tier Structure3-tier Structure

ELECTORAL WARD COMMITTEECorporator as Chairperson

WARD FOOTPRINT

CORPORATOR / COUNCILLOR

EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IN

THE POLLING STATION

AREA SABHA

POLLING STATION FOOTPRINT

Mayor Municipal

Corp.

AREA SABHA REPRESENTATIVE

STRENGTHENING THE HANDS OF OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

• Corporators will be at the center of all the municipal activities in his ward

• Hands of corporators will be strengthened by the support of the citizens

• Local municipal authorities will work in tandem with the public representative and citizens of the ward

• Municipal authorities will be answerable to the public representatives regarding municipal activities in the ward

• Direct correlation between vote and public good, authority and accountability

LOK SATTA MOVEMENT

• Lok Satta Movement is a non-partisan people’s movement for bringing fundamental transformation in Indian governance.

• Completely democratic

• 10-50 citizens in village/area

• Taluka/ sub-district/ ward federated groups

• District chapters

• State Chapter

• National Coordination Group

LOK SATTA MOVEMENTPeople Power

[email protected]

FLOWCHART FOR AREA SABHA REPRESENTATIVE (ASR) ELECTIONS

Decision to conduct elections for Area Sabha Representatives

Form a city wise core group to organize Lok Satta Movement

facilitated ASR’s elections

Identify by name and number the Wards/Divisions where Lok Satta Movement has sizable presence

Identify by name and number the polling booths/stations where Lok Satta Movement has sizable presence

Designate by name and number the wards/divisions where Lok

Satta Movement will facilitate the conduct of ASR’s elections

Designate by name and number the polling booths/stations where Lok Satta Movement will facilitate

the conduct ASR’s elections

Prepare budget for each polling booth/station

Arrange Voters list for each designated polling booth/station

Appoint Election Authority for the city (This authority shall be of credible

people)

Election Authority to prescribe a set of criteria to qualify as ASRs

Election Authority to Prepare a Nomination Form/Application Form for inviting applications

from candidates for ASR elections

Appoint Election Authority for each Assembly Constituency under which the designated

polling booth/stations falls. (This authority shall be of credible people)

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Designate a coordinator and a few (10) volunteers for each polling booths/stations for

conducting the ASR’s elections

Handover two copies of respective voters list (EP) for the polling booth/station to respective

polling booth/station coordinator

The polling booth coordinator and volunteers to identify buildings/houses as

per the voters list

Identify and Designate Polling Center for group of polling booths/stations. (The

election commission polling centers shall be appropriate)

Designate a coordinator and a few (5) volunteers for each polling center for

supervising and assist the ASR’s elections

Hand over one set of copy of the respective voters list(s) to polling center

coordinator

Arrange orientation program for all polling booth/station coordinators, all polling center

coordinators, volunteers, core group participants, office support volunteer group, election authority group and others who may

be interested from Lok Satta Movement

Identify/designate people from these orientation programs who are capable of addressing public meetings and explaining the Area Sabha/ Ward Committee concept, Lok Satta Movement’s role,

need for ASR’s election

T

Create an orientation module to impart training to designated coordinators and volunteers. (For

their understanding of Ward Committee and Area Sabha elections and for their understanding of

the process as to how to conduct ASR’s elections including Lok Satta Movement’s role)


C

Election Authority for respective assembly constituency shall prepare schedule of

elections

Press release / Press conference for Media to know the reason, process, polling booth/stations, criteria for qualifying as ASRs, location of polling center and schedule where Lok Satta Movement would facilitate the conduct of ASR’s elections

Identify a place for conducting public meeting for each polling booth/station

Prepare a schedule for public meeting in each polling booth/station area. Ideally these meetings

shall be in the evenings OR on Saturdays, Sundays and on Holidays

Prepare a general handbill (one side in local language, one side in English OR Urdu OR Hindi) explaining Area Sabha/Ward Committee concept, Nagar Raj Bill, Lok Satta

Movement’s commitment to ensuring local self government through decentralization, community participation, and empowerment of citizen, devolution, and

transparency/accountability. While Lok Satta Movement is advocating that Nagar Raj Bill shall be soon passed by State govt. but without waiting for that wishes to facilitate formation of Area Sabhas and election of two ASRs (one male/one female) per polling booth/station

and if Movement comes to power in Municipal Corporation will actually empower these elected area sabhas even if State govt has not passed the Nagar Raj Bill

Prepare specific public meetings invite hand bill (one side in local language one side in English OR Urdu OR Hindi) giving date, time and venue to understand Area Sabha/Ward Committee Concept

Polling booth/stations coordinators and volunteers to distribute (ONLY TWO DAYS BEFORE THE PROPOSE MEETINGS)

general handbill along with specific public invite to every house hold in the designated polling booth/station. A personal request

to be made to voters to attend these public meetings

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Press release / Press conference for Media to know the time, date and venue of these public meetings

Oriented and designated = coordinators/core group participants/volunteers to address these meetings and

explain Area Sabha/Ward Committee concepts, Lok Satta Movement’s role, need for ASR’s election

Prepare specific invite handbill (one side in local language one side in English OR Urdu OR Hindi for voters to fill up the Nomination Forms/Application Forms for ASRs election. The

last date for filing may be clearly indicated

Polling booth/station coordinators and volunteers to distribute general handbill along with specific invite handbill and Nomination Form/Application to each

household in their respective polling booth/station area

Polling booth/station coordinator may invite Candidates on phone to be present at a designated place for scrutiny of their

nominations/application forms v/s criteria

Assembly election authority shall scrutinize the nominations/application forms v/s criteria and declare

the result in presence of the candidates

Arrange orientation program for all polling booth/station candidates

Press release / Press conference for Media to know names, qualification and other details (as per the

criteria) of the candidates for each polling booth/station and giving detailed schedule for the

ASRs election including dates/time and venues. The day for voting shall be Sunday OR Holiday

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Prepare specific handbill giving names, qualification and other details (as per the criteria) of the

candidates for each polling booth/station and giving detailed schedule for the ASRs election including

date/time and venue

Candidates and their volunteers to distribute these handbills to every

household in their respective polling booth/station area

Candidates to visit house to house for canvassing in their favour. A week’s time shall be

given for this activity

Prepare ballot boxes

Prepare two set (one for male and one for female) of ballot papers specific to

each of the polling booth/station

Prepare a form for MIS record of counting

Voter to cast two votes one for male and one for female candidate of their choice.

After the polling, on the same day and in front of the candidates and a representative of the election authority, the polling booth/station coordinator shall count the votes and declare the winners. An MIS record form may be filled

and to be signed by every candidate, election authority representative and the polling booth/station coordinator

Press release / Press conference for Media to know names, qualification and other details (as per the criteria) of the winners (one male and one female) for each polling

booth/station

Meeting of all winners as well as losers with leaders of the organization

END


Functions to be performed by Municipalities/ Ward Committees/ Area Sabhas

No Item Municipality Ward Committee

Area Sabha

1 Urban planning including town planning

.. Prepare city plans in coordination with the MPC/DPC of the region

b. Integrate the Ward Plans into the City Plan.. Develop medium-term financial plans consistent with the plans.. Develop annual city budgets consistent with the medium-term financial plans

a.Prepare ward plans in coordination with city & regional plans

b.Integrate Area Sabha needs into Ward Plans

c. Develop Annual Ward Budgets consistent with these plans, and with the city’s financial plans

a. Discuss the Area’s planning needs as part of the Master Plan for the region and the city

b. Submit Area’s planning requirements to the WC

c. Review the Ward Plans and the City plans

d.Ensure that ward budgets and city budgets are consistent with their plans

Note: These are based on the list of functions provided in Schedule XII (article 243W) of the Constitution, as per the 74th Constitutional Amendment

2 Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings.

a.(Large set of regulations on land-use and construction)

a. Provide all administrative support to AS in zoning and land-use mgmt

b.Receive and process all applications for building construction

c.Receive all appeals on land-use change decisions of AS, and resolve them

a.Enforce the zoning and land-use parameters defined in the city and ward plans

b. Receive and resolve applications for change in land use in AS jurisdiction

3 Planning for economic and social development.

a. Work with agencies outside Municipality on collection, and dissemination of economic and social indicators

b. Maintain key economic and social indicators for the municipality on regular basis

c Undertake systematic and organised street numbering, in coordination with external agencies

a. Have a Ward Information and Statistics Committee to track economic activity in the Ward.Undertake systematic and organised street numbering, in coordination with the municipality

a. Provide information support to the WC on collection of necessary economic and social information

b. Undertake systematic and organised street numbering, in coordination with the WC

4 Roads and bridges.

a. Survey, technical feasibility, road alignment, and formulation of road development projects.

b. Approval, allocation and sanction of funds of roads covering more than one block including District roads.

c. Acquiring land, assessment and of grant of compensation.

d. Awarding contracts, procurement of material / equipment for construction of roads and bridges.

e. Monitoring the specifications of road /bridges and supervision of the quality of works.

a. Survey, technical feasibility, approval, allocation and sanction of funds.

b.Annual repairs and maintenance of ward roads, culverts and bridges.

c.Approval, allocation and sanction of funds for improvement and maintenance of Ward roads.

d.Monitoring and supervision of the quality of works and reporting progress.

e.Ward Infrastructure Committee to maintain Ward Infrastructure Index in manner prescribed

f.

g.Monitoring and supervision of quality of works.

h. Assist the WC in the preparation of Ward Infrastructure Index.

5 Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.

A

.Assessing city’s water supply needs on short, medium and long term basis.

b.Formulation of major water supply schemes.

c.Technical appraisal and approval to the schemes proposed by the WCs.

d. Awarding contracts for the execution of major schemes and enforcing Service Level Agreements.

EBudgetary allocations formulae to be based on Ward Infrastructure Index

.. Developing annual water requirements for various ward needs.

f. Providing administrative assistance to AS

g. Procuring and compiling reports on water service levels, complaints and repairs

H

. . Identifying need for water schemes and locations.

i. Reporting progress on water supply schemes.

j. Monitoring water supply service levels, complaints and repairs.

6 Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management

a. Planning through the health committees

b.To coordinate communicable diseases Programme (Eg.TB, Leprosy) with the State

c. To coordinate, construction and maintenance and supervision of Primary Health Centres (PHCs)

d. Periodic conduction of Epidemiological surveys e. To construct and manage drainage and sewerage systems in the city

f. To set aside budgets for street and public spaces

g. Prepare city SWM plans, including adequate provision for safe disposal of SWM

h. Prepare long-term SWM strategy for the city, in coordination with MPC and DPC

i. Review city SWM contracts and provide support to WC in contract formulation, execution and monitoring

j. Policy documents for construction of public toilets

a. Assist in supervision / maintenance of sub-centres and deployment of field staff b. To Organize health family welfare camps and conduct demonstration / exhibition on health, family welfare and sanitation.

c. Assist inspection/ Assessment of quality of health inputs and services.

d.To prepare Ward SWM Plans, consultation with AS

e.To award SWM contracts

f.To monitor and review SWM contracts

g Prepare budgets for street cleaning and public spaces in consultation with AS

h. To award contracts for street cleaning

i. Prepare plans for sufficient public toilets in the ward in consultation with AS

j.Award contracts for construction and maintenance of public toilets, in consultation with municipality

a. Upkeep of sanitation (cleaning of roads, drainage etc.) in the Area

b. Mobilising & organizing people for health, family planning & immunization camps.

c. Chlorination tanks & spraying of etc

d. Reporting of out-break of epidemics.

e. To assist I coordinate emergence (floods etc.)

Medical Relief Servicesf. Support local community-based SWM composting solutions, in collaboration with Municipal SWM dept

g.Supervise SWM contracts street cleaning contracts

h. Identify locations for public toilets and submit AS plans to WC . .Supervise maintenance of public toilets

7 Fire services

a. To extinguish fire and protect life and property when fires occur

b. To ensure sufficient levels of Fire Service infrastructure in the city

8 Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects

a. Reclamation of waste lands, promotion of social forestry and maintenance of open spaces

b. Establishment and maintenance of nurseries for plants, vegetables and trees and promotion of greenery c. Organization of flower-shows and promotion of flower-growing as a civic culture

d. Promotion of measures for abatement of all forms of pollution;

a. Compile a list of all urban forestry and environmental assets in the Ward

b. Prepare detailed plans to conserve and protect environmental assets,in consultation with AS

c. Work with the municipality to integrate these plans into the municipal budget

d. Prevent hazardous impact on environmental assets

e. Promote of measures for abatement of all forms of pollution

a. Prepare a list of all urban forestry and environmental assets in the Area

b. Identify their environmental health

c. Suggest measures for the conservation and protection of such assets

d. Monitor hazardous impact on environmental assets, and report to WC

9 Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the handicapped and mentally retarded

a.Provide all support to the WC for identification of weaker sections

b.Coordinate with all concerned to procure relief for weaker sections

c. Set aside appropriate funds in municipality budget

d. Preparation of lists of Identification of disabled persons/ street children/ unassisted aged/ beggars/ juveniles and coordination with the municipality to procure assistance for their rehabilitation.

e. Identification

of disabled

persons/ street

children/

unassisted aged/

beggars/

juveniles and

coordination

with the WC for

their

rehabilitation.

10 Slum improvement and upgradation.

A Compile city-wide slum information, including service levels

b. Prepare medium-term plans to complete slum upgradation

c. Prepare action plans for provision of sufficient stock of legitimate low-income housing in the city

d.Coordinate with various agencies involved in slum identification, upgradation and services

E Prepare a list of all slums in the Ward

f. Establish the legal veracity of each slum for provision of public services

g. Compile slum upgradation plans in coordination with AS

h.Prepare Ward Budgets to include allocations for slum upgradation

i. Release contracts for slum upgradation work

j. Make payments based on AS monitoring

k. Prepare a list of all slums in the AS

l. Prepare slum upgradation plans for each slum, with community members in the concerned slums

m.Work with WC to ensure budgetary allocation for slum upgradation works

n. Monitor quality of slum upgradation works

11 Urban poverty alleviation

PPreparation of plan for poverty alleviation programmes at municipality level.SScrutiny and consolidation of WC plans for Poverty Alleviation Programmes RRelease of funds to Banks for subsidy adjustment.CCoordination with other departments / agencies DDevelopment of training infrastructure PProcurement and supply of quality assets / machinery / equipments for beneficiary schemes. AAssist in extending technical assistance for planning at WC level.

h. Supervision and review of implementation of different Poverty Alleviation Programmes.

i. Monitoring and supervision of the progress of the programmes.

a. Assist the AS in providing technical and managerial assistance for implementation of schemes.

b. Implement schemes at WC level

c. Collection and distribution of data regarding development and management at the WC level.

d. Assist in the evaluation of schemes.

e. Preparation of plans at the WC level

f. Review the plans prepared by the AS and accord technical approval and assistance

g.Integrate other Poverty Alleviation programmes

a.Identification of beneficiaries for various government schemes

b. Implementation of employment generation programmes

c.Inform the WC and municipality about any misuse of assets, grant and loan by the beneficiaries.

d.To assist IP for the distribution of identity cards

e. To ensure proper utilization of any funds allocated for poverty programmes from the municipality or external sources

12 Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens playgrounds

a.Assist the WC in the discharge of their responsibility

b.Compile city-wide urban amenities information

c Prepare medium-term plans for urban amenities in consultation with WCs, MPC and DPC

d.Provide budgetary support for urban amenities

e. Assist to AS in the discharge of their responsibility.

f. Prepare ward budgets based on AS inputs or urban amenities

a.Submit AS plans for upgradation and maintenance of urban amenities

b. Keep all common property of local nature in good condition.

c. Ensure they are not encroached upon or converted to uses not in the Interest of the community.

13 Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects

a. Promotion of civic education, adult education, social education and non-formal education. Promotion of cultural activities including music, physical education, sports and theatres and infrastructure AAdvancement of science and technology in urban lifePPublication of municipal journals, periodicals and souvenirs.Organization, establishment and maintenance of art galleries and botanical or zoological collectionsCConservation and maintenance of monuments and places of historical, artistic and other importance Construction. EEstablishment, maintenance or contribution to the maintenance of public libraries, museums, reading rooms etc.

14 Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electrical crematoriums

a. Constructing and maintaining burial grounds and cremation grounds

b.Acquiring, maintaining, changing and regulating places for the disposal of the dead

a.Assist the municipality in the discharge of their responsibility.

a.Inform the WC and municipality of deaths in the AS

15 Cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals.

a.Establish and maintain cattle ponds

b. Ensure the prevention of cruelty to animals

c.Undertake appropriate measures to limit stray animals

a. Assist to AS in the discharge of their responsibility.

b.Monitor stray animals in AS

c. Work with appropriate agencies to treat stray dogs on a regular basis

16 Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths.

a. Register all births and deaths in the municipality

b. Maintain key economic and social indicators for the municipality on regular basisc.

a. Register all births and deaths in the Ward

b.Ward Information and Statistics Committee to compile information on Ward

a. Support the WC in registering births and deaths

17 Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences

a Communication systems beyond construction and maintenance of roads: footpaths, pedestrian pathways, transportation terminals, both for passengers and goods, bridges, over-bridges, subways, ferries, and inland water transport system;

b. Provide transport system accessories including traffic engineering schemes, street furniture, parking areas, and bus stops;

a. Compile list of street lighting, parking lots, street furniture, bus stops and public conveniences in the ward, with the assistance of the AS

b.Prepare plans for creation and maintenance of such amenities

c Coordinate with the municipality for the provision of such amenities

d. Coordinate with the AS for the monitoring and maintenance of such amenities

e. Prepare list of street lights, parking lots, street furniture, bus stops and public conveniences in the Area

f. Provide assistance to the WC in developing plans for creation and maintenance of such amenities

g.Monitor contracts to maintain such amenities

18 Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries

a.Regulate the functioning of slaughter houses and tanneries

b.Prepare a list of all slaughter houses and tanneries in the ward

c. Assist the AS in its activities

d. Report any violations to the municipality

e. Monitor slaughter houses and tanneries for environmental impact and ethical practicesf.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT FUNCTIONS FROM 243GNOTE: The items listed below are included in the list of items to be devolved to Rural Local Governments as per Schedule XI (Art 243G), but are not included in the list for urban decentralization as per Schedule XII (Art 243W). However, they merit serious discussion and possible inclusion into a Municipalities’ Act. Once a decision is taken on whether they are devolved to the municipality, appropriate functional distribution could be identified, across the 3 tiers of Municipality/ Ward Committee/ Area Sabha

Land improvement, implementation of land reforms, land consolidation

Small scale industries, including food processing industries

Non-conventional energy sources

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