India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments
The objective of this study is to review panchayat finances, identify issues and make recommendations to improve the fiscal decentralization system. Using Kamataka and Kerala as case studies, this report describes the context for rural decentraliza...
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DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY BUDGET ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS POLICY MAKING PROCESSES LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION HEALTH SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING FISCAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL AUTONOMY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES AUTHORITY BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION SYSTEM DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EQUALIZATION EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FISCAL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL INFORMATION FISCAL PRESSURES FISCAL PROBLEMS FISCAL SITUATION FISCAL YEAR FISCAL ~~~~~ DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAM GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GRANT DESIGN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS JUDICIARY LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL BODIES LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT LOCAL TAXES MANDATES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES OWN SOURCE REVENUE PANCHAYATS POLITICIANS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAX BASE PROPERTY TAXES PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE MOBILIZATION ROADS STATE EMPLOYEES STATE FINANCE STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX LAWS TAX RATE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURES URBAN GOVERNMENTS USER CHARGES VOTERS VOTING WATER SUPPLY |
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DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY BUDGET ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS POLICY MAKING PROCESSES LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION HEALTH SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING FISCAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL AUTONOMY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES AUTHORITY BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION SYSTEM DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EQUALIZATION EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FISCAL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL INFORMATION FISCAL PRESSURES FISCAL PROBLEMS FISCAL SITUATION FISCAL YEAR FISCAL ~~~~~ DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAM GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GRANT DESIGN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS JUDICIARY LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL BODIES LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT LOCAL TAXES MANDATES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES OWN SOURCE REVENUE PANCHAYATS POLITICIANS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAX BASE PROPERTY TAXES PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE MOBILIZATION ROADS STATE EMPLOYEES STATE FINANCE STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX LAWS TAX RATE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURES URBAN GOVERNMENTS USER CHARGES VOTERS VOTING WATER SUPPLY World Bank India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
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The objective of this study is to review
panchayat finances, identify issues and make recommendations
to improve the fiscal decentralization system. Using
Kamataka and Kerala as case studies, this report describes
the context for rural decentralization in India, summarizes
the current fiscal situation of district, block and village
panchayats, identifies the main problems arising from the
current practice, and outlines a set of reform options that
might better satisfy the objectives of the central and state
governments. Kamataka and Kerala were examined because these
two states are generally thought to be more advanced than
others in implementing rural fiscal decentralization and are
therefore relevant for drawing lessons for the rest of
India. There is a hierarchical arrangement of
center-state-local governance. The 73rd Amendment to the
Constitution made India one of the most politically
decentralized countries in the developing world. By the
Constitution and in practice, local government has an urban
and a rural stream. Rural local governments are divided into
three levels: district (zilla), block (taluk), and village
(gram) panchayats. The design and implementation of the
decentralization program are a state government
responsibility. However implementation of key aspects of the
program is lagging. Districts and blocks have no taxing
powers and little expenditure autonomy. Both in Karnataka
and Kerala, they more or less function as spending agents of
higher-level governments. Gram panchayats are closest to the
people, have some independent taxing power, and some
discretion in expenditure decisions. Hence they are the
primary subjects of this study. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
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India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
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India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
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India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
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India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments |
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india : fiscal decentralization to rural governments |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/2874424/india-fiscal-decentralization-rural-governments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14674 |
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okr-10986-146742021-04-23T14:03:17Z India : Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments World Bank DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY BUDGET ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS POLICY MAKING PROCESSES LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION HEALTH SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING FISCAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL AUTONOMY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES AUTHORITY BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION SYSTEM DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EQUALIZATION EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FISCAL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL INFORMATION FISCAL PRESSURES FISCAL PROBLEMS FISCAL SITUATION FISCAL YEAR FISCAL ~~~~~ DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAM GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GRANT DESIGN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS JUDICIARY LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL BODIES LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT LOCAL TAXES MANDATES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES OWN SOURCE REVENUE PANCHAYATS POLITICIANS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAX BASE PROPERTY TAXES PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE MOBILIZATION ROADS STATE EMPLOYEES STATE FINANCE STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX LAWS TAX RATE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURES URBAN GOVERNMENTS USER CHARGES VOTERS VOTING WATER SUPPLY The objective of this study is to review panchayat finances, identify issues and make recommendations to improve the fiscal decentralization system. Using Kamataka and Kerala as case studies, this report describes the context for rural decentralization in India, summarizes the current fiscal situation of district, block and village panchayats, identifies the main problems arising from the current practice, and outlines a set of reform options that might better satisfy the objectives of the central and state governments. Kamataka and Kerala were examined because these two states are generally thought to be more advanced than others in implementing rural fiscal decentralization and are therefore relevant for drawing lessons for the rest of India. There is a hierarchical arrangement of center-state-local governance. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution made India one of the most politically decentralized countries in the developing world. By the Constitution and in practice, local government has an urban and a rural stream. Rural local governments are divided into three levels: district (zilla), block (taluk), and village (gram) panchayats. The design and implementation of the decentralization program are a state government responsibility. However implementation of key aspects of the program is lagging. Districts and blocks have no taxing powers and little expenditure autonomy. Both in Karnataka and Kerala, they more or less function as spending agents of higher-level governments. Gram panchayats are closest to the people, have some independent taxing power, and some discretion in expenditure decisions. Hence they are the primary subjects of this study. 2013-07-30T21:41:40Z 2013-07-30T21:41:40Z 2004-01-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/2874424/india-fiscal-decentralization-rural-governments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14674 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia India |