Q.2 The functional autonomy of civic bodies must be increased and their governance structure strengthened. This could happen by ‘empowering them financially through higher resource availability. In the context of this, examine the challenges faced by the city governments and suggest the way forward. (15 Marks)

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2 responses to “Q.2 The functional autonomy of civic bodies must be increased and their governance structure strengthened. This could happen by ‘empowering them financially through higher resource availability. In the context of this, examine the challenges faced by the city governments and suggest the way forward. (15 Marks)”

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   January 20, 2022

   Likhitha Patil

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      January 25, 2022

      Staff @CD

      Likhitha

      Good attempt.
      Introduction is good.
      Challenges part is also well written, you can also mention heavy dependency on grants for revenue expenditure (as octroi has been subsumed), lack of involvement in planning for disaster management, very less functional autonomy etc
      Suggestions are also good. Some examples such as model of Kerala where 40% of the State’s plan budget was for local bodies can be cited.
      Inclusive planning, disaster risk reduction strategies can be also mentioned.
      Next you can conclude, no need to write ‘way forward’ here, suggestions itself are basically way forward.
      Overall, you have written well, since this is a 15 marker, you have the scope for increasing content.
      Keep practicing. 🙂