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Finance Commission meets Representatives of ULBs of Telangana

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....inance Commission meets Representatives of ULBs of Telangana <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 18-2-2019<br><BR>The 15th Finance Commission today met the representatives of the Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) of Telangana. The meeting discussed issues like the impact of implementation of GST on ULBs due to issues like subsuming of entertainment tax and compensation to ULBs by State Government, the is....

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....sue of supply of free water across the state, the functioning of the SPVs set up by the State Government for various projects. The meeting also focused on the issue of the State Finance Commission (SFC-I) - constituted on March 16, 2015 - which is yet to submit its report. &#8203;Basic Information on Telangana ULBs as provided by State: &#8203;i)&#8203; Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965, Telang....

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....ana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 & Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1965 are the Acts providing for self-governance of ULBs. &#8203;ii) 17 functions out of 18 envisaged in the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution devolved to ULBs. &#8203;iii) Accounts are maintained upto 2017-18 & audited upto 2016-17. &#8203;iv) SFC-I of Telangana constituted on 16.03.2015 is expected to submit ....

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....its report by 02-01-2020. State has been releasing funds currently as per the recommendations of SFC-III (appointed by erstwhile AP). &#8203;v) Number of local bodies (as on January, 2019) at each level of ULBs is as below: ULBs Number of Local Bodies Municipal Corporations 6 Municipalities 136 Total 142 23 Nagar Panchayats in the State have been upgraded to Municipalities in 2018. &....

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....#8203;Revenue Sources of ULB's as provided by the State: i) Main source of revenue of ULBs are own taxrevenue (OTR) and non-tax revenue (NTR). ii) In 2016-17 & 2017-18, own revenues of Municipal Corporations hovered around 65% of total revenue.From 2016-17 to 2017-18, own revenues (to total revenues) of Municipalities jumped from 52% to 65%, and that of Nagar Panchayats from 52% to 68%. iii) In....

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.... 2017-18, the share of immovable property tax in total revenue was 38%, 26%, & 29% for Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, & Nagar Panchayat. &#8203;According to the Report of CAG on Local Bodies, 2016-17: i) The findings of performance audit on Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is as under: a) GHMC could not ensure compliance with regard to implementation of Building Rules iss....

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....ued by Government. This resulted in proliferation of unauthorised constructions. b) Establishment of waste to energy plants had not materialized. c) GHMC failed in protecting water bodies. 17 lakes were not traceable while 9 lakes were fully encroached. ii) Social Audit yet to be instituted for programmes implemented by Urban Development Department. Devolution by FC-XIV to ULBs Grants Telan....

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....gana (Rs. crore) All States (Rs. crore) Grants to Telangana as a % of Total Grants Basic Grant 2711.12 69715.04 3.89% Performance Grant 677.78 17428.76 3.89%<BR> News - Press release - PIB....