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Financial powers rest with various authorities of the Municipal Corporation. Conditions have been laid down for the authority to exercise the powers and this has been described through
an official noting from the Government year 2005. The CDP report highlights certain issues pertaining to the Deliberative Wing, Executive Wing and key financial autonomy issues. Key
issues are summarized below:
1. Inadequate coordination between Mayor-in-Council, Advisory CommitteesGeneral
Body and Wards Committee. 2.
There have been occasions where there has been no consensus among the General Body and the Mayor-in-Council regarding city-wide development projects aimed at
improving the delivery of civic services. 3.
No adequate administrative and financial powers have been delegated to the Ward Committees. Besides there is inadequate deployment of the staff in zonal offices thus
making it difficult for effective project identification, budget preparation and execution of the tasks.
4. Several key senior posts were lying vacant and they remain to be filled with
appropriate qualifiedexperienced personnel. 5.
Municipal Commissioner has a large span of control on the activities. All departments and section heads report to the Municipal Commissioner thereby hampering effective
supervision and control. 6.
Individuals working in various portfolio of the organization are loaded with functions of varied nature thereby hampering the regular tasks.
7. Decentralization has not been based on a reorganization plan. Piecemeal efforts have
been undertaken without devolving the roles. 8.
Inadequate coordination between various departments of the corporation. 9.
No feedback and monitoring system in regard to capital expenditure proposal that are sanctioned by the competent authorities.
10. Inadequate manpower and infrastructure support to execute decentralized functions.
11. Officers at zonal level don’t possess adequate financial and execution powers.
12. Absence of effective systemplan for communication of transactions between zonal
offices and central office. Officers at Zone level are dispenser of higher-level authority orders.
The CDP report points out key financial autonomy issues. The report highlights that the limitations of IMC is coming more and more to light against the background of inadequacy of
finances for serving the needs of serving urban communities. With the level of revenue and expenditure, even obligatory functions are being inadequately performed. IMC is reluctant or
unable to tax people for the services and poor administrative capacity at the local level account for poor financial situation.