हमारी शहरी सरकारें इतनी कमजोर क्यों है? The state of India’s Municipal Finances

What is the financial health of India’s local municipal bodies? What are the constraints that are affecting their effectiveness in providing good governance? In this episode of Puliyabaazi we discuss the recent report by RBI on Municipal Finance. 

कैसा है हमारी शहरी सरकारों का वित्तीय हाल? क्यों वो हमारी आम ज़रूरत की सुविधाएँ पहुँचाने में नाकाम हो रही है?  इस “एक सवाल, कई जवाब” के अंक में हमने पुलियाबाज़ी की Municipal Finance पर RBI की रिपोर्ट पर। 

For more:
RBI’s Report on Municipal Finance

https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/AnnualPublications.aspx?head=Report%20on%20Municipal%20Finances

The Anatomy of Decentralization, Pranay writes about Decentralisation in his newsletter

https://publicpolicy.substack.com/p/186-of-magnitude-and-littleness#details

#127 सरकार का पैसा आख़िर जाता कहाँ है? Understanding India’s Public Finance ft. Avani Kapur 

https://youtu.be/he2jHU8MsS4

#115 How Much Tax Does the Government Collect? सरकार की टैक्स आमदनी कितनी होनी चाहिए?

https://youtu.be/WxzgjiYXVPs

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