Audit Reports

Rural (All India = 0.29 ) 0.24 b. Urban (All India = 0.38 ) 0.33 9 7Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) 2016 -17 at current price (in crore) 11,17,334 10 Per capi ta GSDP CAGR (2007 -08 to 2016 -17 ) Karnataka 17.22 General Category States 2 13.20 11 GSDP CAGR (2007 -08 to 2016 -17) Karnataka.........

The release of Performance Grants to Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) commenced from 2016 -17 onwards. There was short release of `2.70 crore under Performance Grants to PRIs. The XIV FC Commission made some other recommendations especially on professions tax,.........

PART - B URBAN LOCAL BODIES CHAPTER III AN OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM AND FINANCIAL REPORTING ISSUES OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES 15.........

Of these , nine ooranies were developed in 2011 -12 under Integrated Urban Development Mission. Out of the remaining 1,907 ooranies, the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) accorded (August 2012) sanction for carrying out comprehensive development of 234 ooranies in 143 TPs in 27 districts at a.........

Report (Local Bodies), Tamil Nadu for the year ended March 2017 92 Appendix 3.1 (Reference: Paragraph 3.3 ; Page 1 6) Devolution of functions to Urban Local Bodies 1. Urban p lanning including town planning . 2. Regulation of land -use and construction of buildings . 3. Roads and bridges . 4..........

Act, 1994 , out of 32 districts in Tamil Nadu, GoTN constituted a District Planning Committee (DPC) in each of the 31 districts (excep t the urban district of Chennai ) in Tamil Nadu. District Panchayat Chairperson is the Chairperson and the District Collector is the Vice Chairperson of.........

chapter s contain an overview of the Functioning, Accountability Mechanism and Financial Reporting issues of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodi es (ULBs) respectively. The second chapter contains two paragraph s based on the audit of financial transactions of the PRIs . The.........

due to non -adherence to tender procedure 2.2.1 11 Audit Report (Local Bodies), Tamil Nadu for the year ended March 2017 ii Paragraph Page PART B - URBAN LOCAL BODIES CHAPTER III - AN OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM AND FINANCIAL REPORTING ISSUES OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES.........

Th e Report contains significant results of the audit of the Panchayat Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies in the State including the departments concerned . The issues noticed in the course of test audit for the period 201 6-17 as well as those issues , which came to notice in earlier.........

The increase during the year was mainly under Energy, Water Supply, Sanitation, Housing & Urban Development , Irrigation & Flood Control , Transport and Health & Family Welfare .  Recoveries of loans and advances during the year in creased by ` 2,864 crore (418.71 per cent ) mainly due to.........

As JNNURM works were related to urban areas, the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) was entrusted to GCC to provide solution for the inundation problems of Chennai city . The DPRs were prepared in 2008 -09 . GoTN accorded (October 2009) administrat ive sanction for improvement to macro.........

management According to National Institute of Disaster Management, flooding occurs due to uneven distribution of rainfall, coupled with unplanned urbanisation, and encroachment of natural drainage channels and urban lakes. The TN Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 and the First and Second.........

(c) One of the important policies in SMP was to use excess flood w ater for augmenting urban water supply through creation of additional storage capacity . We observed that against the target of creating three new reservoirs with a capacity of one TMC each, the achievement was nil as construction.........

Government of India GoTN Government of Tamil Nadu IRC Indian Roads Congress ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Mcft Million Cubic Feet MRTS Mass Rapid Transit System MSL Mean Sea Level NCDS National Committee on Dam Safety NDM National.........

protection works 5.1 63 Micro drainage system 5.2 73 Storm Water Drain network of Greater Chennai Corporation 5.3 77 Storm Water Drain network in sub urban areas 5.4 81 Clogging of storm water drains due to unauthorised entry of sewage 5.5 84 Pre -monsoon preparedness work 5.6 85 Non -adherence to.........

888.22 918.37 Co-operative Societies 2.77 2.60 1.78 2.06 2.08 1.99 District Councils 2.60 5.98 1.60 0.36 262.58 262.58 Municipalities, Meghalaya Urban Development Authority, etc. 10.30 20.19 5.40 4.70 11.42 11.42 Power Sector 174.22 160.09 203.19 102.44 205.11 133.44 Other Institutions 8.........

Chapter IV – Compliance Audit 53 4.1.6.2 Mentoring by providing Capacity Building for Urban Local Bodies personnel in Municipalities The project envisaged to provide technical support (online and mentoring at field level) to GPs for the implementation of e-governance systems and accounting.........

Local Self - Government Institutions constituted in th e rural and urban areas are referred to as Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) respectively. In the three tier 2 Panchayat Raj system in the State, each tier functions independently. The LSGIs prepare detailed.........

Likewise, the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution contains 18 functions (Appendix II) pertaining to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The Government transferred 17 functions mandated under KM Act to ULBs and the function relating to fire service wa s yet to be transferred. Reason s for non -.........

The Report contains significant results of the audit of the Panchayat Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies in the State including the departments concerned . The issues noticed in the course of test audit for the period 2016 - 17 as well as those issues which came to notice in earlier years,.........

However, Grants for centrally sponsored schemes increased by ` 295 crore. This was mainly under ‘Other Urban Development Schemes’ ( `257 crore). Out of `5,250 crore received as ‘Non -plan Grants’ , `3,35 0 crore was ‘Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant’ based on the recommendations.........