URBAN LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA ARE CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES BUT FUNCTIONING OF THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT MUCH EFFECTIVE.WHICH TYPE OF STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE FUNCTIONING OF THE INSTITUTIONS EFFECTIVE?

. Fixing accountability: Each posts whether of clerk or of an officer can be made accountable and answerable.
2. Solving multiplicity and redundancy: Whether it is a law, regulations or agencies there lies multiplicity , it deters the work, keep officials indulged in blame game making public roaming office to office.
3. Making the mayor post directly elected and giving mayor more executive power, empowering council.
4. Digitally: Putting citizen charter on internet it will help in easing the process for citizen and official both. 
5. Municipal bond: Following practice of high class cities across world, issue bonds will bring funding and helps in creating needed infrastructure.
6. Working on urban poverty: Urban growth rate is around 32% in decade keeping this in mind generating avenues for employment, housing, slums dwellers problems etc. will help in keeping cities healthy.
7. Developing sub-urban areas, work on faster mobility, metros will help in expanding city areas keeping the population density in cites at good mark, less stress on resources.

 CONCLUSION:Government has continuously working in these respect schemes live NULM, smart india, digital india, swach bharat abhiyan, employment schemes, micro credit schemes and other such are in place with more focused and dedicated effort Indian cities will soon match the world’s best cities in governance.

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