FINANCE COMMISSION 5TH STATE FINANCE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND RELEASE OF GRANTS Each State has to constitute a State Finance Commission once in Five Years to review the financial position of the local bodies as per 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendments and as envisaged in Article 243 I and 243 Y of the Constitution of India… Continue Reading S F C
Provision of Street lighting is one of the important basic functions of every local body. All the 14 Corporations (except Chennai) and 121 Municipalities in the State maintain 7.87 Lakh street lights. The maintenance of Street Lights consumes a sizeable portion of financial resources of the ULBs. Many innovative initiatives like replacement of existing conventional… Continue Reading Street Light
Smart Cities The Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission on 25.06.2015. The objective of the Smart Cities Mission is to promote sustainable and inclusive cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and an application of “Smart Solutions”. The Smart City consists… Continue Reading Smart Cities
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is to ensure the basic infrastructure such as drinking water facilities, waste water and sewage disposal management, storm water drains, non-motorized transport, parks and green spaces. Cities having population more than 1 lakh, towns of religious… Continue Reading AMRUT
Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules 2019 In order to implement the functions of Urban Planning including Town Planning and Regulation of Land use and Building Constructions mentioned in 74th C.A.A, New Combined Building Rules applicable to Corporations/Municipalities/Town Panchayats and Village Panchayats have been prepared and notified as “Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules… Continue Reading Combined Development and Building Rules 2019
Roads form the backbone of the Urban Infrastructure development. This Government endeavors to provide motorable roads that are designed and built for the primary use for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The Corporations (except Chennai) and Municipalities maintain a total length of roads of 23,464.607 km of which 5504.71km are cement concrete roads, 15,975.683 km are… Continue Reading Roads
Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP) Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP) is being implemented at a cost of Rs. 3831.00 crore which is supported by The World Bank. The project includes 3 components such as Urban Governance Component, Urban Sector Technical Assistance Component and Urban Investment Component. Among the above 3 components, the… Continue Reading TNSUDP
The Government accords topmost priority to the creation of quality and efficient infrastructure. Creating and maintaining urban infrastructure is one of the greatest challenges to the ULBs. The Government accords topmost priority to the creation of quality and efficient infrastructure. Infrastructure works in Urban Local Bodies are taken up by accessing financial assistance from… Continue Reading Urban Infrastructure
External funding agencies like World Bank, German Development Bank (KfW), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted TNUIP Under this project, at an estimated cost of 663.68 crores, 9 water Supply improvement Schemes in 9 Urban Local Bodies were taken up. All schemes have been completed and put in to public… Continue Reading External Aided Projects
Rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles have led to the generation of huge generation of garbage and waste in the urban areas over the past few decades, that just handling this Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has assumed the proportion of a major organizational, financial and environmental challenge.The most vital problem faced by any urban local… Continue Reading Solid Waste Management