01641nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100002700060245010400087260003300191300003300224520109000257773003301347942000701380952010801387  c533716d533716260612b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGupta, Manish  961218  aStrengthening urban governance: Review of Sixteenth Finance Commission grants to urban local bodies  aEconomic & Political Weekly   a61(19), May 9, 2026: p.51-58  aLike the earlier finance commissions, the Sixteenth Finance Commission also recommended grants for local bodies. It proposed a substantial increase in local body grants, both in absolute and per capita terms over its predecessor. It recommended a grant of ₹7,91,493 crore for its award period 2026–31, which is about 116% higher than that recommended by the Fifteenth Finance Commission. The commission allocated ₹3,56,257 crore for urban local bodies, reflecting an increased urban share of 45% to address rapid urbanisation and rising service delivery costs. The paper examines the local grants, focusing on grants for ULBs, the conditionalities associated with these grants and highlights issues related to some of the recommendations of the commission. It finds that the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission represent a mix of timely and progressive interventions alongside notable gaps that fail to adequately address some critical structural concerns.- Reproduced 

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  aEconomic & Political Weekly   cAR  00102ddc40709408895aIIPAbIIPAd2026-06-12h61(19), May 9, 2026: p.51-58pAR139188r2026-06-12yAR