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Engines of growth: Cities 25 years after 74th amendment

For 20-odd cities, compiled data from Janaagraha shows the share of own-tax revenue in the entire revenue is slowly and steadily rising

Status of rural bodies 25 years after the 73rd constitutional amendment
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While the 73rd amendment to the Constitution was meant to empower rural local bodies with decision-making abilities, revenue generation, and independence in expenditure, the 74th amendment, passed in consonance with

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First Published: Apr 27 2018 | 2:42 AM IST

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