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Swachh Surveshan impact: Pan-India study to cover 15 cities including Prayagraj
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the government of India launched Swachh Survekshan, the world’s largest annual urban sanitation survey.

Haryana Right to Service Act: Game changer auto appeal system has empowered people: Gupta
Gupta, along with the core team of the HRTSC, reviewed the findings of an exhaustive study “Comparative evaluation of implementation of Haryana Right to Service Act 2014” conducted by Chandigarh-based Institute for Development and Communication (IDC)

Only 15 percent of BMC budget allocated for wards, finds Praja-TISS report
Only 15% of the budgetary provision for 2023-24 has been allocated at the ward level in Mumbai, with the remaining 85% retained for major works. Wards in the island city have received more funding for civic amenities compared to suburban areas, according to a report by Praja Foundation and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The report suggests introducing participatory budgeting at the ward level and allocating a proportion of the BMC revenue expenditure to each administrative ward based on economic, geographic, and population data.

Cities must transform to gain from reform push, finds report
The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems: Shaping India’s Urban Agenda noted that urbanisation in India is outpacing outlays in civic spending

India is urbanising faster than the cities can catch up: Janaagraha ASICS report
The ASICS report said development authorities and not city governments were leading devolution process except Mumbai, where the mayor serves in planning committee
