Audit Reports

HDI Value Uttarakhand (UK HDR 2019) 0.72 HDI Rank Uttarakhand NA 9. Gini Coefficient**2009-10 (URP) a. Rural (All India = 0.29) 0.26 b. Urban (All India = 0.38) 0.36 10. Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) 2018-19 at cu rrent prices 2,45,895 11. Per capita GSDP CAGR (2011-12 to 2018-19).........

Similarly, departments against which significant sa vings over the allotments were noticed during the year 2018-19, were Water Supply, Housing and Urban Development ( ` 660.85 crore), Revenue and General Administration ( ` 645.11 crore), Finance, Tax, Planning, Secretariat & Miscellaneous ( `.........

All the UCs, which were pending related to the Panc hayati Raj Institutions/Urban Local Bodies. In the absence of UCs, it could not be ascertained whether the recipients had utilised the grants for the intended purpose for which these wer e sanctioned. Pendency of UCs was fraught with.........

Rural (All India = 0.29) 0.24 b. Urban (All India =0.38 ) 0.33 9 6Human Development Index 2 (All India = 0.647) (2018) 0.611 (2012) 10 7Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) 2018-19 at current price (in crore) 14,08,112 11 Per capita GSDP (2018-19) (Rupee) Karnataka 2,30,460 All India Average.........

under object heads of account The budget/expenditure suffered on account of operation of incorrect budget lines for release and accounting of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) grants at the object level of classification. Such misclassification amounted to `35.93 crore under Pensio n and Other Ret.........

Component Sub Plan 82 SDRF State Disaster Response Fund 83 SLAO Special Land Acquisition Officer 84 SPVs Special Purpose Vehicles 85 SUTF State Urban Transport Fund 86 TBs Treasury Bills 87 TE Total Expenditure 88 TFC Twelfth Finance Commission 89 TP Taluk Pancha yat 90 TSP Tribal Sub Plan.........

Chief Secretary to Government, UDD Secretary to Government, UDD Director, Municipal Administartion Director, Town Planning Director, Urban Land TransportCommissioner, BBMP Report No.2 of the year 2020 62 Implementation of 74 th Constitutional Amendment Act Appendix 1.2 (Reference:.........

1,586.38 23.19 3,909.58 41 Total 11,380.72 6,670.37 54.32 18,105.41 37 Source: Information furnished by DMA for 271 ULBs 5.1.1 Fiscal transfers to urban local bodies Funds were devolved to ULBs through transfer by the Central and State Government in the form of grants. As can be seen from the.........

An appeal against any order of ULB imposing penalty or any officer or employee rests with the State Government. 6 Chapter VI Human Resources of Urban local bodies Report No.2 of the year 2020 46 Implementation of 74 th Constitutional Amendment Act Devolution of functionaries was, thus, rendered.........

o n t e n t s Paragraph Number Contents Page Number Preface iii Highlights v Chapter I Introduction 1.1 74 th Constitutional Amendment 1 1.2 Trend of urbanisation in Karnataka 1 1.3 Profile of Urban Local Bodies 1 1.4 Organisation Structure of Urban Governance in Karnataka 2 Chapter II Audit.........

The Act provided a constitutional status to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Article 243W of the CAA authorised the State Legislatures to enact laws to endow local bodies wi th powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self -government and make provisions.........

Corporations Act, 1976 (KMC Act); ✓ Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (KM Act); ✓ Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act, 1961; ✓ Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1983; ✓ Model Municipal Law, 2003 ✓ The Karnataka Municipalities Accounting and B udgeting Rules, 2006; ✓.........

which sought to create an institutional framework for ushering in democracy at the grass root level through self - governing local bodies in urban areas of the country. The 74 th Constitutional Amendment came into effect on 1 June 1993 and empowe red Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to perform.........

This was a setback to the process of strengthening ULBs. Conclusion 57 Implementation of 74 th Constitutional Amendment Act District Urban Development Cell – The action plans of ULBs for development works to be taken up under municipal funds were being approved by DUDC after ap proval by.........

The lower growth rate of revenue expenditure was mainly due to less expenditure on services like Water Supply, Sanitati on, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture and Allied Activities, Ene rgy etc. Recommendation : The Government should ensure optimum utilisation of budgetary provisions.........

A significant part of these UCs were outstand ing against five departments, viz., Urban Development Department (6, 931 UCs aggregating ` 12,232.71 crore), Human Resource Department (3,120 UCs aggregating ` 11,781.58 crore), Health and Family Welfare Departm ent (301 UCs aggregating `.........

Health and Fami ly Welfare 1021.13 1527.59 2548.72 19141.92 State’s share of Union Taxes 21143.63 4103.9 Water supply, Sanitation, Housing and Urban Development 346.5 4337.27 4683.77 1875.29 Non -plan Grants Finance Commission Grants 1583.03 132.1 Information and Broadcasting 96.89 88.77.........

, Animal Husbandry Department (2,312 UCs aggregating ` 8,3 36.50 crore), Urban Development Department (6,237 UCs aggregating ` 8,318.73 crore), Agriculture Department (7 ,744 UCs aggregating ` 1,842.67 crore) , Welfare Department ( 89 UCs aggregating ` 1,622.14 crore) and Industry.........