Cities must transform to gain from reform push, finds report
The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems: Shaping India’s Urban Agenda noted that urbanisation in India is outpacing outlays in civic spending | Latest News India
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The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems: Shaping India’s Urban Agenda noted that urbanisation in India is outpacing outlays in civic spending | Latest News India
The ASICS report said development authorities and not city governments were leading devolution process except Mumbai, where the mayor serves in planning committee | Latest News India
The Annual Survey of India's City-System 2023 also states that mayors and councillors only have limited role in key municipal functions. The survey report, released on Tuesday by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri here, says 17 per cent of cities have a mayoral tenure of less than five years, adding that a tenure of less than five years makes the position of the mayor largely "ceremonial and inconsequential".
The Annual Survey of India's City-System 2023 also states that mayors and councillors only have limited role in key municipal functions.
Of 543 seats for elected representatives in the Lok Sabha, 84 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 47 for Scheduled Tribes. | Latest News India