FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY REPORT OF THE FOURTH STATE FINANCE COMMISSION WEST BENGAL PART – III Abhirup Sarkar Professor Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Chairman Dilip Ghosh, IAS (Retd.) Ruma Mukherjie Member Member Swapan Kumar Paul, WBCS (Exe) (Retd.) Member-Secretary FEBRUARY, 2016 BIKASH BHAVAN, SALT LAKE, KOLKATA Table of Contents List of Appendices Page No Appendix-I List of persons and Institutions Consulted by the Commission................. 1 Appendix-II Relevant Provisions of the Constitution of India regarding Local Bodies....... 5 Appendix-III Setting up of the State Finance Commission-Relevant Provisions............... 16 Appendix-IV Constitution and Terms of Reference of the Fourth State Finance Commission...................................................................... 21 Appendix-V Questionnaires for RLBs and ULBs...................................................... 26 Appendix-VI W.B. D.P.C. Act, 1994............................................................................. 55 Appendix-VII ATRs of Earlier SFCs............................................................................. 61 Appendix-VIII G.O. regarding Entertainment Tax and other relevant orders.......... 116 Appendix-IX Summary of Studies Commissioned by the Fourth SFC..................... 156 Appendix-X Summary of Discussions in Meetings with different stakeholders..... 176 Appendix-XI Officers and Staff of the Commission...................................................... 230 Appendix-XII Representation from Panchayats & R.D. Department on requirement of ISGP (2nd phase)................................................................................... 231 Appendix-I List of Persons and Institutions consulted by the Commission Sl.No Date Persons met Purpose Venue 1 12.7.13 Scholars and Researchers from the Listening to ISI, Kolkata Country and abroad their views on Local Bodies 2 13.11.13 Representatives of Panchayats & R.D Reviewing of Commission’s and Municipal Affairs Department activities Office 3 19.11.13 Representatives of Finance Department Reviewing of Commission’s actual fund Office release to RLB and ULB 4 26.11.13 Prodhan, Members and officials of Interactive GP Office Dhulasimla GP of Uluberia-I Block discussion 5 23.12.13 Representatives of ISI, CSSS and IDSK Reviewing of Commission’s Commissioning Office of Study 6 15.1.14 Representatives of Panchayats & R.D. Reviewing of Commission’s and Municipal Affairs Department actual fund Office release to RLB and ULB 7 21.1,22.1 Representatives of Panchayats & R.D. Reviewing of Commission’s & 26.2.14 Department fund flow Office 8 27.2.14 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Madhyamgram Madhyamgram Municipality discussion Municipality Office 9 2,9,16 and Video Conference with RLB Interactive Roop Kala 23.6.14 representatives of the State discussion Kendra, Salt Lake 10 27.6.14 Principal Accountant General, WB, Interactive RTI, CGO Principal Director, RTI, Examiner of discussion Complex, Kolkata Local Accounts and other officers of about Local CAG Govt. Audit 11 14.07.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Howrah ZP Office officials and members of Howrah ZP discussion 12 25.07.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive South 24 Parganas officials and members of South 24 discussion ZP Office Parganas ZP 13 31.7.2014 Scholars and Researchers from the Workshop on ISI, Kolkata Country and abroad Study Commissioned by the 4th SFC 14 04.08.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya and Interactive Hooghly ZP members of Hooghly ZP discussion Office 15 08.08.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya and Interactive 24 Parganas members of 24 Parganas (North) ZP discussion (North) Office 1 Sl.No Date Persons met Purpose Venue 16 11,18 & Representatives of Non-KMA Interactive SUDA Office at 25.08.2014 Municipalities discussion Salt Lake 17 19.08.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Nadia ZP Office Officials and members of Nadia ZP discussion 18 26.08.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Purba Medinipur officials and members of Purba discussion ZP Office Medinipur ZP 19 28.08.2014 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya Interactive Burdwan ZP Officials and members of Burdwan ZP discussion Office 20 28.08.2014 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Memari Memari Municipality discussion Municipality Office 21 04.09.2014 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Kalyani Kalyani Municipality discussion Municipality 22 9.9.14 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Circuit House officials and members of Bankura ZP discussion 23 9.9.14 Sabhapati, Karmadhyakshya, members Interactive Bankura-I PS and officials of Bankura-I PS discussion Office 24 10.9.14 Sabhapati, Karmadhyakshya, members Interactive Hura PS Office and officials of Hura PS discussion 25 10.9.14 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Hutmura GP Members of Hutmura GP discussion Office 26 10.9.14 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Purulia ZP Office officials and members of Purulia ZP discussion 27 11.9.14 Mayor, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Durgapur Durgapur Municipal Corporation discussion Municipal Corporation Office 28 11.9.14 Chairman, CEO and Officials of Interactive Asansol Durgapur Asansol Durgapur Development discussion Development Authority Authority Office 29 18 & Representatives of KMA Municipalities Interactive SUDA office at 19.9.14 discussion Saltlake 30 13.10.14 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Bankibandh GP Members of Bankibandh GP discussion Office 31 13.10.14 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Paschim officials and members of Paschim discussion Medinipur ZP Medinipur ZP Office 32 13.10.14 Sabhapati, Karmadhyakshya, members Interactive Debra PS Office and officials of Debra PS discussion 33 27.10.14 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, officials Interactive Murshidabad ZP and members of Murshidabad ZP discussion Office 34 27.10.14 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Berhampore Berhampore Municipality discussion Municipality Office 35 28.10.14 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Mahula-I GP Members of Mahula-I GP discussion Office 2 Sl.No Date Persons met Purpose Venue 36 28.10.14 Sabhapati, Karmadhyakshya, members Interactive Beldanga-I PS and officials of Beldanga-I PS discussion Office 37 26.11.14 Representatives of ISGP Gram Interactive Meeting Hall of Panchayats discussion P&RD Deptt. at Jessop Building, Kolkata 38 27.11.14 Representatives of selected non ISGP Interactive Meeting Hall of Gram Panchayats discussion P&RD Deptt. at Jessop Building, Kolkata 39 16.12.14 Representatives of Municipal Affairs Reviewing of SUDA Office Department activities 40 23.12.14 Representatives of the West Bengal Interactive Office of WBVB Valuation Board discussion at Salt lake 41 15.1.15 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Boaldar GP Members of Boaldar GP, Dakshin discussion Office Dinajpur 42 15.1.15 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Dakshin Dinajpur officials and members of Dakshin discussion ZP Office Dinajpur ZP 43 15.1.15 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Balurghat Balurghat Municipality discussion Municipality Office 44 16.1.15 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Raiganj Raiganj Municipality discussion Municipality Office 45 16.1.15 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, officials Interactive Uttar Dinajpur and members of Uttar Dinajpur ZP discussion ZP Office 46 16.1.15 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Itahar GP Office Members of Itahar GP, Uttar Dinajpur discussion 47 17.1.15 Prodhan, Sanchalak, Officials and Interactive Mahadipur GP Members of Mahadipur GP, Malda discussion Office 48 17.1.15 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Malda ZP Office officials and members of Malda ZP discussion 49 17.1.15 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Old Malda Old Malda Municipality discussion Municipality Office 50 22.1.15 CEO and Officers of KMDA Interactive Unnayan Bhavan, discussion Salt Lake, Kolkata 51 5.2.15 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, officials Interactive Coochbehar ZP and members of Coochbehar ZP discussion Office 52 6.2.15 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Madhupur GP Members of Madhupur GP, Coochbehar discussion Office 53 6.2.15 Sabhapati, Karmadhyakshya, members Interactive Maynaguri PS and officials of Maynaguri PS discussion Office 54 6.2.15 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Jalpaiguri ZP officials and members of Jalpaiguri & discussion in Office 3 Sl.No Date Persons met Purpose Venue Alipurduar ZP joint meeting 55 7.2.15 Prodhan, Members and officials of Interactive Fulbari-II GP Fulbari-II GP under Rajganj Block discussion Office 56 7.2.15 Officials of Siliguri Mahakuma Interactive Mahakuma Parishad discussion Parishad Office 57 7.2.15 Officials of Siliguri Municipal Interactive MC Office Corporation discussion 58 25.2.15 Officials of PHE Department Reviewing of PHE Department the Activities at New Secretariat Building 59 27.3.15 Sabhadhipati, Karmadhyakshya, Interactive Birbhum ZP officials and members of Birbhum ZP discussion Office 60 27.3.15 Sabhapati,Karmadhyakshya,members Interactive Suri-I PS Office and officials of Suri-I PS discussion 61 28.3.15 Prodhan, Sanchalak, officials and Interactive Bolpur-Sriniketan Members of Ruppur GP under Bolpur- discussion Block GP Office Sriniketan Block 62 28.3.15 Chairman, Councillors and Officials of Interactive Bolpur Bolpur Municipality discussion Municipality Office 63 28.3.15 Officials of Sriniketan-Santiniketan Reviewing of SSDA office at Development Authority the Activities