Planning

Innovative strategies of resource mobilization in India : India has implemented several innovative strategies for resource mobilization to fund its development initiatives. Here are some examples: 1. Internal Resource Mobilisation: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is one of the largest municipal […]

There are many different types of budgets, including personal budgets, household budgets, business budgets, and government budgets. The basic steps to creating a budget include identifying your income sources, estimating your expenses, categorizing your expenses, prioritizing your spending, and tracking […]

The key elements of effective Capital Investment Plan are: Capital Investment Planning typically include: • Consultation with stakeholders and definition of strategic goals; • Ongoing review of service levels and performance standards; • Planning for future infrastructure requirements and reviewing […]

Municipal tax administration can be streamlined through various ways, including: Property tax administration The property tax is difficult to administer because of a shortage of skilled staff and mismanagement of records of land ownership and property transfers There is constraints […]

Rationalization of user charges in urban water supply refers to the process of adjusting the charges levied on users for the provision of water supply services in a city or town, in a manner that is fair, reasonable and sustainable. […]

Unit Area System or UAS: The Unit Area Value is based on the expected returns from the property depending on the location and usage of the property. Since the unit of calculation is based on per square foot per month (UNIT) […]

One of the important components of non tax revenue is user charge . User charges are still a recent phenomenon and there are not too many enabling provisions in the municipal laws.  User charges act as signals of the scarcity […]

Tax increment financing (TIF) is a flexible instrument for financing urban development, expansion or renewal to stimulate local economic development (LED). It aims at escrowing anticipated revenues from such projects, including tax increments due to their execution to service the […]

Funds from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have emerged as a major source of funds in infrastructural projects in India – for instance Japan’s (Japan Bank of International Cooperation) FDI support in developing the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). Under FDI […]