Local Governance, Management and Finance

Subject Code: MURP 304 Subject Name: Local Governance, Management and Finance Teaching Marks for Marks for external Total Credits Duration of Schedule Sessional work Examiner Marks Examination Lecture|Studio 2 25 75 100 2 3hours Paper Setting Total Eight Questions: Q.No. 1 MCQ which is compulsory, Each unit shall have one question, total ofquestionstobe attempted five Objective:

The intent of this course is that students know the hierarchy of governance and the methods of organizing funds by local government used for development.

Content:

Module 1 Urban Governance- Definition, concepts and components; hierarchy and structure, form of governance; Institutional and organizational framework for urban management; significance of organizational framework; Difference between institutions and organizations; distribution of responsibilities special purpose vehicles (SPV's) in the urban sector Module 2 Salient Features of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992; Constitution, Powers and Functions of Municipal Governments and PRIs (Village Panchayat and Zila Parishad), City development authorities: organizations, scope of their power and functions, resources, and their working; local governance- type, organization, Scope, power , duties, resource, supervision control; improvement trust- organizations, scope of their powers and functions and their working:; administrative reforms in local governance; Organisational Restructuring of Local Governments.

Stakeholder participation- roles and responsibilities, access to governments; Citizen Participation in urban development and management, Ward/Wards Committee; Inter-organisational relations and coordination at local level; Nagar Raj Act: Constitution, Powers and Functions of Area Sabhas.

Module3 Development Finance- approaches, components, process, credits rating; Role of Development Authorities, Improvement Trusts, SEZs and Special Purpose Vehicles(SPV) in Urban finance Management.

Approvals BOS:2 21/01/2021,31/03/2021 Sub Academic Council:

Academic Council: 9/11/2020 BOM:

Signature Qi5 University School of Architecture and Planning Masterof Planning (Urban and Regional Planning) Central Finance Commission (CFC) and State Finance Commission (SFC)- Constitution, Powers and Functions; Consolidated Fund (Central and State); Centrally Sponsored Schemes; Municipal Finance- Categorisation of Municipal Sources of Revenue, Internal Vs. External Revenue, Capital Vs. Revenue Receipt; Municipal Finance Assessment Framework; Reforms in Municipal Finance- Unit Area Method in Property Tax Calculation.

Module 4 PPP Concept , need, conditions for Partnerships; Advantages, Methods of Promoting Participation, Regulations and Administrative Procedures; ; Principles of PPP- Contractual Framework, Selection of Service Provider, Payment Mechanism, Monitoring and Evaluation, Risk and Revenue Sharing; Role of Government as Partner, Regulator and Enforcer; Regulatory Authority for PPP; Model Contract Agreement.

Finance generation-Monetary Exaction- , Development Tax, Betterment Levy, Impact Fee, External Development Charges and Vacant Land; Land Exactions- TDR, Town Planning Scheme , Monetisation of Under utilised Public Assets; External Finance- Municipal Bond, Pooled Finance, Debt Financing, PPP, Financial Intermediaries.