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Report of The Local Finance Enquiry Committee

1951

In view of the complexity of tee problem' of local financ3 the Canference recommends that the Central Government should appoint a committee to enquire into the question of the finances of local bodies and to make recommendations for the iniprovement of local finance." 3. Appointment of the Committee.—In pursuance of the above resolution the Government of India in the Ministry of Health were ple [...] 2. The terms of reference of the Committee are as follows :— To enquire into the question of the finances of local bodies and to make recommendations for the improvement of local finance and for that purpose (1) to examine whether the existing resources are adequate for the performance of the functions assigned to the local bodies and to consider Whether and if so what further sources of reven [...] The Committee allowed a period of two months for the submission of replies te.„ the questionnaire but the number of replies received at the end of this period i.ffir br*the end of August 1949 ' was so small and the material at the diposal of the Committee for the pursuit of its 'enquiry so scanty that workhad to be held up and special reminders issued to expedite replies. [...] of incidence without the sanction of the provincial government as in Madras or of the Commissioner of the Division as was usually the case in Bombay. [...] Gopal Kishna Gokhale in the following terms:— - That this Council recommends to the Governor General in Council that a Committee of officials and noofficials may be appointed to enquire into the adequacy or otherwise of the resources at the disposal of local bodies in the different provinces for the efficient peformance of the duties which have beeentrusted to them and to suggest if nec
government politics public policy
Pages
631
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.141188
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Frontmatter
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Chapter I Appointment and Terms of Reference of the Committee
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Chapter II History of Local Finance
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Chapter III Junctions and Financial Resources of Local Bodies
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Chapter IV Power of Taxation
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Chapter V Property Tax (General)
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Chapter VI Property Taxes—Service Taxes
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Chapter—VII Local Fund Cess
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Chapter VIII Octroi and Terminal Taxes
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Chapter IX Profession Tax
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Chapter X Licence Fees
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Chapter XI Taxation of Railways
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Chapter XII Taxation of Government Property
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Chapter XII Taxation of Port Trust Properties
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Chapter XIV Taxation of Floating Population
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Chapter XV Taxation of Mines
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Chapter XVI Collection of Taxes
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Chapter XVII Grants-in-Aid and Assignment of Revenue
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Chapter XVIII Education
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Chapter XIX Medical and Public Health
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Chapter XX Communications
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Chapter XXI Finances of Improvement Trusts Development Boards
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Chapter XXII Finances of Village Panchayats
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Chapter XXIII Finances of City Corporations
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Chapter XXIV Public Utility Undertakings
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Chapter XXV Borrowings
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Chapter XXVI Audit
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Chapter XXVII Budgets
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Minutes of Dissent
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Summary of Recommendations
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Appendices
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Statistical Appendices
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