Singh, Vaishnavi  <br/><br/>
Fiscal consolidation of local urban bodies  in India: Review and reforms for Institutional resilience  

 - Nagarlok: Quarterly Journal of Urban Affairs   
 - 56(1), Mar, 2024: p.16-25 
<br/><br/> As an essential pillar of the urban institutional infrastructure, municipal corporations are indispensable in providing local public service delivery and organization. Their efficient functioning is imperative in an ear of rapid urbansation and large scale rural to urban migration which pressures the institutional capabilities of metropolitan cities. This paper is an attempt at investigating the<br/>fiscal challenges that plague the functioning of 15th finance commission and national vela indexes such as the municipal performance index 2020. Existing challenges in the Doman of municipal finance, operational efficiency, corporation is Indian to overcome them. The study emphasis the urgent need for financial self-suffice and economic resilience so municipal corporations oft achieve the United Nations sustainable development goals and overcome modern challenges. – Reproduced <br/>