Central Finance Commissions since Independance

Finance Commission	Year of Establishment	Chairman	Operational Duration
First	1951	K.C.Neyogi	1952-57
Second	1956	K. Santhanam	1957-62
Third	1960	A.K. Chanda	1962-66
Fourth	1964	P.V. Rajamannar	1966-69
Fifth	1968	Mahaveer Tyagi	1969-74
Sixth	1972	K. Brahmananda Reddy	1974-79
Seventh	1977	J.M. Shelat	1979-84
Eighth	1983	Y.B. Chavan	1984-89
Ninth	1987	N.K.P. Salve	1989-95
Tenth	1992	K.C.Panth	1995-20
Eleventh	1998	A.M. Khusro	2000-05
Twelfth	2002	C. Rangarajan	2005-10
Thirteenth	2007	Dr. Vijay L.Kelkar	2010-15
Fourteenth	2013	Dr.Y.V. Reddy	2015-20
Fifteenth	2017	N.K. Singh	2020-26
Sixteenth	2023	Dr. Arvind Panagariya	2026-31

Payment of HRA and CCA while on Leave of all kinds

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

ALLOWANCES – Recommendations of PRC 2010 – Payment of HRA and CCA while on Leave of all kinds in respect of State Government Employees – Orders – Issued.

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FINANCE (FR.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No. 28

Dt. 09-03-2011

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.438, G.A. (Spl.A) Dept., dt. 7-7-2008.
2. G.O.Ms.No.153, Finance (FR.I) Dept., dt. 4-5-2010

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O R D E R:

In the Government Order 1st read above, orders were issued constituting Ninth Pay Revision Commission and government appointed Sri C.S. Rao, IAS, (Retd.), as Pay Revision Commissioner.

2. The Ninth Pay Revision Commission submitted its report to the Government on 5-122009 and recommended, inter alia that, “as in the case of regulation of D.A. while on leave, the payment of H.R.A. & C.C.A. may also be allowed to State Govt. employees as applicable to the employees of Govt. of India. The Commission therefore recommends the payment of H.R.A./C.C.A. upto 180 days during leave of all kinds in the normal course.

3. In the Government order 2nd read above, it was ordered that the maximum earned leave that may be granted at a time to a government servant in superior service is enhanced from 120 days to 180 days on par with the employees of the Govt. of India.

4. After careful examination of the report, Government decided to accept the recommendations of the Pay revision Commissioner and hereby order that, the payment of HRA and CCA shall be allowed to State Govt. employees upto 180 days during leave of all kinds.

5. These orders will come into force with immediate effect.

6. This G.O. is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address http://www.ap.gov.in/goir and http://www.apfinance.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

L.V. SUBRAHMANYAM

PRL. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)

To
All Departments of Secretariat (10 copies each)
The accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad (20 copies)
The accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad (by name) The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad The Secretary to Governor, A.P., Hyderabad.
All Secretaries to Government.
The Private secretary to the chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all Ministers.
All the Heads of Departments (including Collectors and District Judges0 The registrar, High court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (with covering letters) All the District Treasury officers.
The secretary, A.P. GENCO/TRANSCO.
The General Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad (with covering letter) All District Educational Officers.
All district Panchayat Officers.
All secretaries of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas through the Director of Public Libraries, Hyderabad.
All Secretaries of Agricultural Market Committees through Director of Marketing, A.P., Hyderabad.
All Commissioners/Special Officers of Municipalities.
All Recognized Service Associations.
The Director, Government Central Press, A.P., Hyderabad for publication in the a.P. gazette.
Copy to the General administration (Cabinet) Department.
Copy to the General administration (SW) Dept.
Copy to SF/SCs.

// Forwarded :: By Order //

SECTION OFFICER.

The Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules 2002 – Amendment

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Panchayats – The Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules 2002 – Amendment - Orders – Issued.

PANCHAYAT RAJ &RURAL DEVELOPMENT (PTS.III) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 26

Dated: 12-04-2018

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.67, PR&RD(Pts.IV) Dept., dt.26.02.2002.
2. From the Director of Town and Country Planning, Guntur, Lr.Roc.No.3625/2017/R2,Dated:7.9.2017.
3. From the Commissioner, PR&RD, Lr.6278/CPR&R/D1/2017, dt.6.11.2017.

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O R D E R:

In the reference 2nd read above, Director, Town and Country Planning, A.P. in his letter has stated that Sri Guttu Mukkala Venkata Subba Raju R/o China Amiram GP, Bhimavaram (M) West Godavari, in his representation has requested to grant permission for construction of apartment with Stilt+ Ground+ 4 Upper floors in R.S.No.111 of China Amiram Village and GP, Bhimavaram (M), West Godavari in an extent of 3132.88 Sq. Mts since DTCP has rejected the proposal on the ground that it is not having access through the minimum with of 40’-00” wide road as required under Rule 18 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules, 2002 and present site under reference is abutting to 30’.0” wide road only and requested to consider the proposal and to issue necessary orders on par with permissibility in urban areas and master plan areas.

2. In the reference 3rd read above, the Commissioner, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, has reported that the Building Rules in Urban Areas were revised in the year 2007, 2012 and 2017 respectively by the Municipal Administration &Urban Development Department. In the said rules, the minimum wide of the road required for Group Housing/Apartment building up to height 18 Mtrs is only 30 feet i.e 9.00 mtrs. Accordingly, he has requested to consider the following amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules 2002:

Existing provision in Rule 18 (3) of G.O Ms.No.67, dt: 26.2.2002.	Proposed amendment to Rule 18 (3) of G.O Ms.No.67 ,dt.26.2.2002
Minimum approach road/ Means of Access requirement for residential complexes / all non residential buildings shall be 12 meters.	Minimum approach road/ means of access requirement for residential complexes/all non- residential buildings up to height of 18 meters shall be 9.00 meters.

3. Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby decide to suitable amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules 2002, issued in G.O.Ms.No.67, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Pts.IV) Department, dated 26.02.2002.

4. Accordingly, the following Notification will be published in an Extraordinary Issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated:18.04.2018

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) read with clause (xvii) of sub section (2) of section 268 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. (A.P. Act No.13 of 1994), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules, 2002 issued in G.OMs.No.67,PR&RD (Pts.IV) Department, dated:26.2.2002 and as subsequently amended from time to time.

AMENDMENT

In the said rules, in rule 18, for sub-rule (3), the following shall be substitute, namely –

“Minimum approach road/means of access requirement for residential complexes/all non-residential buildings up to height of 18 meters shall be 9.00 meters”.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

Dr.K.S.JAWAHAR REDDY,

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Commissioner, Printing Stationery and Stores Purchase,
AP, with a request to issue the notification and furnish (15) copies of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette to Government. Copy to :
The Director, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development at Vijayawada, Krishna District.
The Director,
Town and Country Planning, Gorantla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
The P.S. to Secretary to CM The P.S. to Minister (PR& RD) All the District Collectors.
All the District Panchayat Officers.
The Law (F) Department.
The P.S. to Prl. Secretary to Govt., PR& RD.
SF/SC.

//FORWARDED BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER

Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth Finance Commission.

Cabinet approves Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth Finance Commission Posted On: 29 NOV 2023 2:27PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth Finance Commission.

The Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth Finance Commission will be notified in due course of time. The 16th Finance Commission’s recommendations, upon the acceptance by the government, would cover the period of five (5) years commencing April 1, 2026.

Article 280(1) of the Constitutions lays down that the modalities for setting up of a Finance Commission to make recommendation on the distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States, allocation between the States of respective shares of such proceeds; grants- in-aid and the revenues of the States and measures needed to supplement the resources of the Panchayats during the award period.

The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted on November 27, 2017. It made recommendations covering the period of six years commencing on 1st April, 2020 through its Interim and Final Reports. The recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission are valid upto the financial year 2025-26.

Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth Finance Commission:

The Finance Commission shall make recommendations as to the following matters, namely:

The distribution between the Union and the States of the net proceeds of taxes which are to be, or may be, divided between them under Chapter I, Part XII of the Constitution and the allocation between the States of the respective shares of such proceeds; The principles which should govern the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India and the sums to be paid to the States by way of grants-in-aid of their revenues under article 275 of the Constitution for the purposes other than those specified in the provisos to clause (1) of that article; and

The measures needed to augment the Consolidated Fund of a State to supplement the resources of the Panchayats and Municipalities in the State on the basis of the recommendations made by the Finance Commission of the State.

The Commission may review the present arrangements on financing Disaster Management initiatives, with reference to the funds constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of 2005), and make appropriate recommendations thereon.

The Commission shall make its report available by 31st day of October, 2025 covering a period of five years commencing on the 1st day of April, 2026.

Background:

The Fifteenth Finance Commission (the 15th FC) was constituted on 27.11.2017 for making recommendations for a five-year period of 2020-21 to 2024-25. On 29.11.2019, the ToR of the 15th FC was amended requiring the Commission to submit two reports, namely a first report for financial year 2020-21 and a final report for an extended period of 2021-22 to 2025-26. As a result, the 15th FC made its recommendations for a six-year period from 2020-21 to 2025-26.

The Finance Commission normally takes about two years to make their recommendations. As per the clause (1) of article 280 of the Constitution, the Finance Commission is to be constituted every fifth year or earlier. However, as the recommendations of the 15th FC cover the six-year period up to 31st March 2026, the 16th FC is proposed to be constituted now. This will enable the Finance Commission to consider and appraise the finances of the Union and the States for the period immediately, preceding the period of its recommendations. In this context, it is pertinent to mention that there are precedents where the Eleventh Finance Commission was constituted six years after the Tenth Finance Commission. Similarly, the Fourteenth Finance Commission was constituted five years and two months after the Thirteenth Finance Commission.

The Advance Cell of the 16th FC was formed in Ministry of Finance on 21.11.2022, to oversee preliminary work, pending formal constitution of the Commission.

Thereafter, a Working Group headed by Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) and comprising of Secretary (Economic Affairs), Secretary (Revenue), Secretary (Financial Services), Chief Economic Adviser, Adviser, NITI Aayog and Additional Secretary (Budget) was set up to assist in formulation of the Terms of Reference (ToRs). As part of the consultative process, views and suggestions were sought from the State Governments and the Union Territories (with legislature) on the ToRs, and were duly deliberated by the Group.

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Action Taken Report on the Recommendations of the First State Finance Commission

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department –Action Taken Report on the Recommendations of the First State Finance Commission – Orders Issued.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (UBS) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.13

Dated: 06.02.2024.

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.9, PR&RD (Mandal) Department, Dt.12.09.2014.
2. G.O.Ms.No.31, PR&RD (Pts.III) Department, Dt.16.03.2015.
3. G.O.Ms.No,1, PR&RD (Pts.III) Department Dt.03.01.2018.
4. G.O.Ms.No.2, PR&RD (GP.Fin) Department, Dt.09.01.2020
5. G.O.Ms.No.299, PR&RD (GP.Fin) Department, Dt.11.07.2023

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ORDER:

In consonance with the Constitutional provisions of the 73rd Amendment Act,1992, and the powers conferred under Article 243-I of the Constitution of India read with sub-section (1) of Section 235 of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, as adapted in Telangana State vide GO.Ms.No.9, PR&RD (Mandal) Dept., Dt:12-09-2014, the Governor of Telangana constituted the First State Finance Commission for the State of Telangana vide GO.Ms.No.31, PR&RD (Pts.III) Deptt., Dt:16-03-2015.

2. Further, as per Article 243Y of Constitution of India the Finance Commission constituted under article 243-I of the Constitution of India read with clause (30) of Section 2 & sub-section (1) of Section 113A of the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 shall also review the financial position of the Municipalities and make recommendations to the Governor.

3. Accordingly, the First State Finance Commission has submitted its report with(37) recommendations, out of which (8) recommendations pertains to Financial and (29)recommendations pertains to Non-Financial.

4. Government Vide G.O.Rt.No.299, PR&RD (GPF) Dept., Dt.11.07.2023 have constituted a Committee under the Chairperson of Chief Secretary and 3 Members to examine the recommendations of the First State Finance Commission and to submit the draft Action Taken Report.

5. The Committ ee meeting was held on 08.09.2023 in the chambers of Chief Secretary. During the meeting, recommendations were discussed and accordingly Draft Action Taken Report was prepared.

6. The Draft Action Taken Report on the recommendations of First State Finance Commission have been placed before the Council of Ministers on 04.02.2024 for its approval before placing the same before the State Legislature. The Council of Ministers have approved the Action taken report as in Annexure-I & II.

7. The Departments in Secretariat/HODs noted in the address entries are requested to issue necessary follow up orders or instructions for implementation of these recommendations.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

M.DANA KISHORE

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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To
The MA&UD / PR&RD, RWS/ TR&B/Revenue (Excise)/ Industries & Commerce Departments.
The Commissioner of Printing Stationary and Store Purchase, Hyderabad
The Commissioner &Director of Municipal Administration, Hyderabad.
[P.T.O.]
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The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner, Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Hyd.
The Commissioner, TSIRD, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner & Inspector General, Registration and Stamps, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Transport, Hyderabad.
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health, Hyderabad
All the District Collectors in the State.
All the Additional Collectors Local Bodies in the State
All the Municipal Commissioners of Municipalities in the State
Copy to:
The Principal Accountant General (A&E/Audit-I & II), Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Finance and Planning (FW. EXPR. PR.) Department, Telangana Secretariat,Hyderabad.
The Director, Local Fund Audit , Hyderabad.
All Audit Officers in the State.
The Director General, National Institute of Urban Management, Hyderabad
The Director General, MCRHRDI, Hyderabad
The Director, Regional Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, Hyderabad
The G.A.(Cabinet) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.
All the Concerned Sections in MA&UD Department.
SF/SC.

// FORWARADED:: BY ORDER//

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

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Annexures to G.O. Ms. No. 13, MA&UD (UBS) Department, dated 06-02-2024
Annexure- I

Financial Recommendations of the First State Finance Commission (Urban)

1. Commission recommends to transfer 11% of State Own Net Revenue based on respective Revised Estimates for last financial year, every financial year during the 5 years period commencing from financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25. Here, State Own Net Revenue means Revenue from all Taxes, Duties, Tolls and Fees and including GST compensation if any received from Government of India but minus cost of collecting these revenues which is taken as 1%. Out of this devolution, 61% will be earmarked for Rural Local Bodies (Percentage of Rural population as per Census 2011) and 39% to Urban local bodies.

   Decision of the Government:Accepted.

2. Commission recommends continuation of existing Assigned Revenue of Profession Tax, Seigniorage Fee and Transfer Duty (Entertainment Tax already subsumed in GST) and transfer 95% of each of Assigned revenues to local bodies.

   Decision of the Government:Not accepted.

3. Commission recommends for incurring required expenditure additionally from consolidated fund of the State for Construction of offices for newly created ZPPs,MPPs, GPs and ULBs, over a period of next three years.

   Decision of the Government: Accepted.

4. To ensure equity and take care of local bodies which have very little or no scope in assigned revenues, it is recommended to put all assigned revenues in a divisible pool and divide the revenue among all local bodies based on the formula for division of share in State Own Net Revenue

Decision of the Government:Accepted as this provision is made in the TMA, 2019.

9.5. Formula for Distribution of Revenue among Local Bodie

Decision of the Government: Will be examined.

9.6. Transfer of Funds in 10 Equal Monthly Installments:

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

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9.8. Revolving Innovation Project Funds for Rural and Urban Local Bodies (referred in para 9.5 (9) and (11):

Five percent (5%) of funds earmarked for devolution to rural and urban local bodies respectively every year shall be transferred to respective Revolving Funds (non-lapsable fund) at the beginning of each financial year. These two funds will be operated by Commissioner Panchayat Raj and Commissioner and Director Municipal Administration respectively. Respective local bodies can apply upto a maximum of 50% of estimated project cost as interest free loan repayable over5 years. The projects which directly brings in Cost Reduction or Enhancement of Revenue Generation will only qualify for such loan. In rare case when repayment is delayed, the respective HoD can deduct the installment at source while releasing SFC grant. The respective HoDs may frame appropriate guidelines for operating the fund.

Proposal of the Department: Accepted

M. DANA KISHORE

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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Annexure – II

Non-Financial Recommendations of the First State Finance Commission (Urban)

9.9.2.  State Finance Commission subject under Finance Department: Presently SFC subject is under PR Department. SFC’s main role is to recommend on financial devolution to PR local bodieslike ZPPs, MPPs and GPs which comes under Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department; andUrban LocalBodies which comes under Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Hence it will be better if SFC subject is brought under Finance Department

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.3.   Timely constitution of SFC every fifth year: Recommended that SFC must be constituted with its Chairman and Members at least two years prior to end of current SFC award period so that new award is ready as soon as current award period ends. SFC must be asked to give its recommendation within two-year time frame allotted to it and Government must thereafter issue necessary orders on the recommendations of SFC, as accepted by Government, within 3 months of the submission of SFC report. It will help local bodies to get their due share from prevailing States’ Own Tax Revenues.

Proposal of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.4.  Monitoring of implementation of SFC recommendations on regular basis: Recommended that Government should create an independent Section in Finance Department for monitoring transfer of Funds to Local bodies and furnish quarterly report to Chief Secretary. C&AG may also be requested to give its observation on implementation of SFC recommendations in its annual report to Legislature. This section in Finance Department will also provide necessary administrative memory for next SFC. Such arrangement will help in ensuring that local bodies get their due share of resources in time so as to function as centres of Self Governance.

Proposal of the Department: Accepted

9.9.5.  Tax administration and Revision of Taxes, Fees and Water charges bylocal bodies on annual basis: Recommended that Taxes, Fee and Water charges etc should be reviewed every year as part of annual budget exercise and revision if any made, should be made applicable from 1st of April of that financial year. To ensure that annual exercise is taken up every year as part of budget exercise, it is also recommended that Local body shall not increase taxes, Fees and Water charges etc by more than 10%, cumulative, in any one financial year. Existing Property Tax Board may be renamed as Local Body Regulatory Board and activated for suggesting annual revision as part of Budget exercise, in Property tax, Building Permission Fee, Other taxes, Other Fees and Water Charges etc in addition to its other functions.

Decision of the Department: Not accepted. However, the proposed change in nomenclature for the Property Tax Board is accepted

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9.9.6.  Simplification and transparency in levy of Property Taxes: Local Bodies should explore levy of Property Tax based on Plinth area multiplied by Standard Property Tax Rate per Sft. for that Road/Area notified by Local Body every year on the recommendation of Property Tax Board. Such a system will bring certainty in tax levy and reduce scope for subjectivity in tax levy.

Decision of the Department: Section 93(1) of the New Municipalities Act, 2019 and rules made thereunder facilitates capital value based property tax assessment. Hence, the provisions of the Act will be followed, instead of the recommendations.

9.9.7.  Resurvey of all Tax Incident points: In order to capture all points where Tax is to be levied, local body must do comprehensive survey of all tax incident points, new and existing, every five years like revision of electoral rolls. 5% of Survey work should be super checked by senior team for its correctness and fairness. New electricity connections issued list be obtained from local DISCOM on monthly basis and cross checked with Property Tax Register for detecting un-assessed properties on continuous basis. DISCOM may be asked to put online report on new connections released on their website so that such information can be accessed by local bodies without any human intervention.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.10. Local Bodies to obtain list of Profession Tax Payers from Commercial Tax Department on annual basis and make annual field survey for detecting un-assessed cases to bring to the knowledge of Commercial Tax Department.

Decision of the Department: Not accepted.

9.9.11. Rental on Local Bodies Properties: Recommended that Local Body enter into lease agreement with Lessee for a period not exceeding five years with absolutely no provisions for its extension. New agreement should be entered on expiry of lease period based on current rental values prevailing in the area. Although lease period may be up to five years but lease agreement must have provision for enhancing rent on 1st April of every year by 5% on rent paid in previous month i.e. in March month. It will give buoyancy in rental income.

Decision of the Department: Accepted as it is already under implementation.

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9.9.12. Revenue from Parking Fee: Recommended that Local body should follow Tender cum Auction method with minimum amount for awarding Parking Contract. Auction should be conducted among Highest three bidders only. Contract period should not exceed 12 months and no provision for its extension on any ground. This exercise should be done every year in the month of January/February so that new contract is made effective from 1st April.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.13. Revenue from renting out space for Advertisement: Same procedure as that for Parking area could be followed.

Decision of the Department: Accepted

9.9.14. Maintenance of Public Conveniences and Facilities on Contract basis: It is suggested that Local Bodies to explore maintenance of Public Toilets and other public facilities on Annual Maintenance Contract basis. There should be formal arrangement for daily inspection of these facilities by appropriate level of staff of Local Body with endorsement in inspection register and reduction in payment if facility is not maintained properly. Mobile App for taking feedback from citizens and reduction in payment to agency based on negative Feedback from Citizens.

Decision of the Department: Accepted

9.9.15. Mechanism for Monitoring and Comparison of Expenditure and Revenue across Local Bodies:

Decision of the Department: Accepted

9.9.16.  Computerisation of Accounts of all Local bodies:

Decision of the Department: It is already under implementation. Accepted.

9.9.17. Computerisation of all Taxes and Fees related activities so that citizen can make payment of all Taxes and Fees, etc., online.

Decision of the Department: Both assessment and collection of all taxes and fees in ULBs in the State is already computerized. The recommendation is accepted

9.9.18. Transparency in Collection and Utilisation of Resources:

Decision of the Department: Both assessment and collection of all taxes and fees in ULBs in the State is already computerized. Hence, the recommendation is accepted.

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9.9.20. Use of Solar Power: All local bodies must install Grid Connected solar power plants within 3 years to meet at least 80% of their power requirements from Solar power. It will help in reducing their expenditure on Electricity and also protect environment against climate change due to global warming. They must also move to LED lighting and BLDC fans to conserve power.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.21. Water Meters for all Connections including Public Taps: To ensure efficient use of scarce drinking water resource, it is recommended that all water connections must have Water Meters installed even if Local body plans to provide Free Water to citizens. Water Meter must also be installed for Public Taps to account for every liter of scarce resource like drinking water.

Decision of the Department: Partially accepted with the decision to install meters for all non-domestic connections.

9.9.22. Safe Piped drinking water for all: It is the first primary duty of any Municipality and Gram Panchayat to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens at their door steps. Hence All local bodies must prepare plan for supplying adequate safe piped drinking water to all citizens at their door steps within next 2 years.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.23. Solid Waste Management: Municipalities and GPs must strive to achieve in next 5 years 100% Solid Waste Collection from house to house and disposal as suggested above. Wet Waste composting machines can also be encouraged at Bulk Waste generator level/Resident Welfare Association (RWA) level by offering incentives or subsidy or reduction in Property Tax. Local Bodies should also explore engaging the services of reputed third party on contract basis for collection of segregated waste every day from each house and from bulk waste generators.

Decision of the Department: All these activities are being practiced in all ULBs across the State and the statedobjective of 100% achievement in next five years is accepted.

9.9.24. Power generation from Waste: To generate power from waste even if it is to be subsidised by local body in the interest of environment and quality of life for its citizens.

Decision of the Department: It is under implementation in GHMC area. For other ULBs a cluster based approach will be taken up. Hence accepted.

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9.9.25. Sewerage Line coverage and Recycling of Sewerage water for industrial and non-drinking water use: Municipalities and GPs must prepare plan for treating and recycling at least 75% of its sewerage waste water in next 5 years and 100% in next 10 years.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.26. Public Road maintenance: Provision of good roads is what citizen expects from local body. Urban Local Bodies and GPs must have plan in place to re-carpet all main roads every year and all other roads once in two years.

Decision of the Department: Not accepted.

9.9.27. Make your city Green: To combat climate change which is looking very real now and to protect environment from pollution, all local bodies should plan to increase green cover in their jurisdiction.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

9.9.28. Accountability in spending Public Funds / Annual Audit of Local Bodies: State Government must prepare Calendar for annual audit of all Local bodies such that all physical visits for annual audits of previous financial year are completed by end of October month of current financial year and audit reports are communicated to all local bodies before close of current financial year. To put in place formal system for regular monitoring of rectification of defects pointed out in audit. It will require focused and continuous efforts to take up this challenge to ensure effective and efficient utilization of public resources. Common observations of audit should also be used as feedback for planning for training the staff in domain knowledge in that specific area.

Decision of the Department: Already under implementation. Accepted.

9.9.29. Capacity building of Local Body staff: Service of TSIRD and MCR HRD Institute, Hyderabad may be utilised to train them extensively on regular basis. Based on Feedback from Audit reports, special training programme may also be structured for identified weak areas.

Decision of the Department: Accepted.

M. DANA KISHORE

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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