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The survey report, released on Tuesday by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri here, says 17 per cent of cities have a mayoral tenure of less than five years, adding that a tenure of less than five years makes the position of the mayor largely "ceremonial and inconsequential".AgenciesAfter releasing the report, Union minister Puri said the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban has brought about a pan-India behavioural shift towards cleanliness...
At least 39 per cent of India's capital cities do not have an active master plan, according to a survey conducted by Bengaluru-based think tank Janaagraha..
The Annual Survey of India's City-System 2023 also states that mayors and councillors only have limited role in key municipal functions...
As per the report, mayors and councillors in India remain disempowered due to highly restricted devolution of functions and powers over funds and functionaries, short tenures in office and a policy of rotational reservations mandated by 74th Constitutional Amendment Act according to which reserved seats are allotted by rotation to different wards in the city...
However, there is an absence of formal platforms for citizen participation in planning for our cities," it states.. s.. Solid waste processing has gone up from 17 per cent in 2014 to 76% today, he said and expressed confidence of achieving 100 per cent waste processing in coming years...
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