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KMIC handbook for ward councillors of Ahmedabad seeks to assist the councillors in understanding their roles, responsibilities and duties. It also attempts to provide a glimpse of the administrative network that the councillors are a part of.
- The handbook is complementary to other documents governing the functioning of the Municipal Corporation.
- The current documents are dense, bulky and are designed in a form and language that is inaccessible to many councillors.
What all does the handbook have?
What all does the handbook have?
History, Governing documents and administrative framework of AMC
Qualifications, legislative powers, duties and responsibilities of ward councillor
Committees and meetings of the Corporation and the devices available to the councillors for raising their concerns and questions
Timeline and procedure for municipal budget and the provisions regarding councillors’ personal budget
At present, a councillor is given these documents
At present, a councillor is given these documents
- AMC Diary, consisting of the names and the contact details of important officials of various departments
- The Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (Bombay Act No. LIX of 1949)
- Budget Manual that includes details on estimates and plans for spending in the ensuing financial year, and details on expenditure of previous financial year
- A diary with the annual calendar and contact details of the fellow councillors
While these documents are instrumental in facilitating municipal governance, they are not exhaustive. This handbook could be useful in bringing the above documents together. It attempts to fill some of the gaps of these documents. It will acquaint the councillors with the procedural functioning of the corporation and thus could be practically useful in tasks such as prioritising the projects in personal budgets or suggesting expenditure in annual budget, among other activities.
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