State Finance Commission chairman calls for authority, greater fiscal autonomy for local bodies
If we could achieve this decentralisation, we will cease to be a mere Constitutional promise and we will become a lived reality of Indian democracy, says Allaudin
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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