Municipal Administration in Haryana : A Case Study of Performance of Municipal Council Panchkula (MCP)

ABOUT THE BOOK:- The Urban Local Government in India is a primary agency providing basic services to the citizen. After 74th constitutional amendment it drew the attention of citizen in the arena of civic services with quality. The various researches in this area indicate that their performance of the Local Government is not satisfactory due to reasons like scarcity of funds improper management of finances and administrative incapability. In this book an attempt have been made to understand the organizational financial physical and personnel problems related to the Urban Local Bodies. The effort have been made to understand the possible bottlenecks for the effective performance of the Urban Local Bodies specially for Municipal Council Panchkula. Other core issues plauging the sector i.e. comparing the service delivery with the standards of services specially sanitation roads streetlight parks and fire services have also been taken care of. The objective of the book is to identify the parameters of the efficient financial administration and what administrative measures may be required for improvement of financial resources of Urban Local Bodies. Besides a conceptual explanation of Urban Local Bodies it is also an in-depth study to identify the defects within the system and possible remedial measures to correct the same. In this book recommendations of All India Mayors Conference Chandigarh-2007 All India Mayor Conference at Bathinda-2012 Second ARC (Sixth Report) Local Governance have also been highlighted as well as report of 13th Finance Commission & 14th Finance Commission are taken into consideration specially which has given in the context of the Local Self Governance particularly for Urban Settlement. Issues & Challenges of Urban Governance in India and Particularly in Haryana and its implication for Municipal Council Panchkula is also the significant part of this book.