Bid to disqualify Balad chairman: Dispute emerges within State Attorney’s Office
Senior officials support disqualifying Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh, while the Deputy State Attorney has reservations and the AG awaits his response.
The Tamil Nadu government's Seventh State Finance Commission (SSFC) Chairman K. Allaudin has called for greater fiscal autonomy and resources for local bodies in order to transition from a mere constitutional promise to a lived reality of Indian democracy. Allaudin emphasized that local governments currently rely heavily on transfers from the Union and State governments, and without adequate and predictable financial resources, meaningful autonomy cannot be exercised.
Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, highlighted the low own sources of revenue (OSR) for rural local bodies at 1% to 8% and compared it to the 1.1% of GDP collected through property and professional taxes in OECD countries. Bedi also called for GIS-based tax collection, user charges, and parking fees to augment revenue.
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