DEMAND No. 34
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
(2007-2008)
Preamble The department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply administers urban local bodies and also implements development programmes for the Urban Local Bodies in the State. The department is also responsible for planning and implementing water supply and under ground sewerage schemes in both rural and urban areas in the State.
The Government has a very focused vision to make its cities clean, livable and to provide a good quality of life to its citizens. The Government conducted the local body elections in October 2006 and the newly elected people’s representatives have assumed office. The Government adopted the indirect method of election for the office of Mayors and Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies, in order to ensure smooth functioning of Urban Local Bodies. The Government has also constituted a high level committee under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration to make recommendations on devolution of powers to local bodies and on changes to be implemented in the existing system of administration in Urban and Rural Local bodies. The report of the high level committee will be examined and suitable orders will be issued by the Government on devolution of powers to the Local bodies. The Third State Finance Commission has submitted its report to the Government. Based on the report, the share of local bodies in the State’s Own Tax Revenue has been increased from the present level of 8% to 9% from 2007-08. The other recommendations of the Commission are under examination.
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
There are 6 Municipal Corporations, namely, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tirunelveli in the State of Tamilnadu. Five Corporations (except Chennai) and 152 Municipalities including 49 Third Grade Municipalities are under the administrative control of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration.
1 The classification of Municipalities is as follows:-
Sl.No Grade Annual income No.of (Rs.in crore ) Municipali ties 1 Special Grade Above 5.00 13 2 Selection 2.00-5.00 28 Grade 3 First Grade 1.00-2.00 36 4 Second Grade Below 1.00 26 5 Third Grade Exceeding 30000 49 population 152 Total
The decision of the Government to upgrade Tiruppur Municipality into Tiruppur Municipal Corporation will be given effect to after the process of delimitation of the Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies is completed by the Delimitation commission. Perambalur third grade municipality was upgraded to second grade, with effect from 15.11.2006.
1. Human Development Report For Urban Local Bodies
The real growth of an Urban Local Body is reflected through the well-being of the people living in the area. The traditional indicators of the economy do not reveal the actual state of human well-being in the area. Hence the preparation of the Human Development Index in the spheres of urban basic amenities such as water supply, sanitation, health, education, poverty alleviation and employment generation, nutrition, gender equality and access to basic needs is necessary to identify the appropriate parameters to enable each Urban Local Body to evolve specific scheme to promote human development. It is therfore proposed to prepare Human Development Reports for every Urban Local Body in a phased manner. During this year, Human Development Reports will be prepared for all the Corporations and District Head Quarters Municipalities.
2. City Development Plan (CDP) for All Urban Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu
A City Development Plan is a perspective and vision for the future development of towns and cities. Under TNUDP III, City Development Plans for Coimbatore, Madurai, Tirunelveli Corporations and adjoining municipalities, and Cuddalore, Namakkal, Tiruchengode, Kodaikanal, Nagerkoil, Sivakasi, Rajapalayam, Kovilpatti, Karaikudi, Alandur, Pallavaram, Tambaram Municipalities have been prepared.
2 For 31 other municipal towns, CDP will be prepared during the year. Further, City Development Plans (CDPs) for all the First and Second Grade Municipalities will be prepared through the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd.
II. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
a) Water Supply
The aim of the Government is to ensure daily water supply, in all the Corporations and Municipalities in the short run and to reach the goal of 24X7 water supply ultimately.
The following Combined Water Supply Schemes were implemented by TWAD Board during the year.