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| Document Date:
| 2004/01/07 |
| Document Type:
| Other Rural Study |
| Report Number:
| 26654 |
| Volume No:
| 1 of 1 |
| Country:
| India ; |
| Doc Name:
| India - Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
| Keywords:
| Decentralization in government; Rural communities; Expenditure assignments; Local government capacity; Budget administration; Information systems; Policy making processes; Local organizations; Fiscal decentralization; Drinking water consumption; Primary education; Secondary education; Health services; Capacity building; Fiscal framework; Local autonomy. accountability,accounting,administrative arrangements,administrative autonomy,assignment of expenditures,Authority,Budgetary Autonomy,central government,cities,Constitution,Constitutional Amendments,decentralization process,decentralization system,decision makers,decision-making,decision-making power,devolution,Districts,Employment,employment generation,equalization,execution,Expenditure,Expenditure Assignments,expenditure responsibilities,externalities,financial management,financial management systems,Fiscal,Fiscal Decentralization,fiscal information,fiscal pressures,fiscal problems,fiscal situation,FISCAL YEAR,fiscal ~~~~~ decentralization,government finance,government level,government officials,government program,government responsibility,government revenue,government spending,governmental Organization,grant design,gross domestic product,income,institutional framework,intergovernmental fiscal system,intergovernmental system,Intergovernmental transfers,judiciary,legislation,local autonomy,local bodies,local finance,Local Government,local government employees,local government finance,local government officials,local government revenue,local government sector,local government spending,local governments,local level,local officials,local revenue,local self-government,local taxes,mandates,Ministry of Finance,municipalities,natural resources,own source revenue,Panchayats,politicians,productivity,property tax base,property taxes,provisions,public expenditures,public services,revenue mobilization,roads,state employees,State Finance,state government,state governments,tax,tax administration,tax laws,tax rate,tax revenues,tax system,Taxation,total expenditures,urban governments,user charges,voters,voting,water supply Show More |
| Language:
| English |
| Major Sector:
| Public Administration, Law, and Justice |
| Rel. Proj ID:
| IN-Fiscal Decentralization For India -- P075003 ; |
| Region:
| South Asia ; |
| Rep Title:
| India - Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
| Sector:
| Central government administration ; Sub-national government administration |
| Topics:
| Finance and Financial Sector Development |
| SubTopics:
| Urban Governance and Management ; National Governance ; Banks & Banking Reform ; Municipal Financial Management ; Public Sector Economics |
| TF No/Name:
| TF028982-UK - DFID AND WORLD BANK PARTNERSHIP FOR INDIA ; TF051479-UK-DFID AND WORLD BANK PARTNERSHIP FOR INDIA - SASRD |
| Unit Owning:
| Agriculture & Rural Development (SASDA) |
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Abstract
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| The objective of this study is to review panchayat finances, identify issues and make recommendations to improve the fiscal decentralization system. Using Kamataka and Kerala as case studies, this report describes the context for rural decentralization in India, summarizes the current fiscal situation of district, block and village panchayats, identifies the main problems arising from the current practice, and outlines a set of reform options that might better satisfy the objectives of the central and state governments. Kamataka and Kerala were examined because these two states are generally thought to be more advanced than others in implementing rural fiscal decentralization and are therefore relevant for drawing lessons for the rest of India. There is a hierarchical arrangement of center-state-local governance. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution made India one of the most politically decentralized countries in the developing world. By the Constitution and in practice, local government has an urban and a rural stream. Rural local governments are divided into three levels: district (zilla), block (taluk), and village (gram) panchayats. The design and implementation of the decentralization program are a state government responsibility. However implementation of key aspects of the program is lagging. Districts and blocks have no taxing powers and little expenditure autonomy. Both in Karnataka and Kerala, they more or less function as spending agents of higher-level governments. Gram panchayats are closest to the people, have some independent taxing power, and some discretion in expenditure decisions. Hence they are the primary subjects of this study. |
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