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Zila Panchayat is the highest institution of local self-government in India. In this book, we will discuss the financial structure and ecology of Zila Panchayat in the state of Uttarakhand. The Zila Panchayats must be financially self-reliant to function effectively as the third tier of government.
Financial Structure and Ecology of Zila Panchayats in Uttarakhand discusses constitutional and legal aspects related to Zila Panchayats in detail along with a discussion on Central and State Finance Commissions and important recommendations of finance commissions. The book also discusses each of the Zila panchayat of Uttarakhand in detail, including the bye-laws they framed, their sources of revenue, external sources of finance, devolution grants from the centre and the state governments, their assets and properties and their annual income and the revenue expenditure of each Zila Panchayat and the trends in all these indicators. The book finally proposes specific recommendations and measures to improve financial health, including the structure and ecology of Zila panchayats in the state.
Himanshu Kafaltia and Gunjan Sharma Kafaltia
Himanshu Kafaltia is a Uttarakhand State Provincial Civil Services (PCS) topper (Rank 1) of the 2016 batch. A Post Graduate in Human Rights and Public Administration, he also cleared the Uttarkhand PCS- 2012 and got into service of State Government as an Executive Officer in Panchayati Raj Department, State Government of Uttarakhand.
Gunjan Sharma Kafaltia is an Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Officer of the 2016 batch and is currently working as assistant commissioner of income tax at Dehradun. She qualified for the Civil Services Examination in 2016, which were conducted by UPSC, and achieved an All India Rank (216). A Post Graduate in Floriculture and a Graduate in Agriculture from GBPUAT Pantnagar, she also holds vast experience in the finance industry, where she served as an assistant administrative officer in LIC of India.
