Urban Local Bodies
Coverage of Urban Local Bodies in the Nexus archive.
- Urban Local Bodies asked to step up tax collection, improve waste management
Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah announced ₹200 crore for Bidar's development, urging Urban Local Bodies to enhance tax collection and improve waste management. The directive emphasizes better sanitation and expedited civic works.
- Pooled municipal bonds to finance priority urban infrastructure projects in ULBs
The state government has approved ₹1,010 crore through pooled municipal bonds to fund urban infrastructure projects in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). A high-level Screening Committee will oversee bid evaluation, merchant banker selection, and program implementation.
- A.P. govt. notifies vending zones in 51 Urban Local Bodies
The A.P. government has notified vending zones in 51 Urban Local Bodies, categorizing areas into vending, regulated vending, and no-vending zones to provide clarity and prevent arbitrary displacement of vendors, according to the MA&UD Minister.
- Andhra Pradesh approves treated wastewater reuse policy for all 123 urban bodies to boost water security
Andhra Pradesh has approved a treated wastewater reuse policy to meet 20% of urban water demand through treated water by 2030, covering all 123 urban local bodies.
- State urged to improve revenue buoyancy and quality of expenditure
The article highlights a call for improving revenue buoyancy and expenditure quality in the state. A colloquium focused on Kerala's finances and urban waste management was organized by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Indian Council of Social Science Research.
- Andhra Pradesh to fast-track smart street lighting project across urban local bodies
Andhra Pradesh's government, in partnership with EESL, is accelerating a smart street lighting project to modernize urban infrastructure and reduce energy consumption across urban local bodies (ULBs) within six months.