About the Book: State of Municipal Finance in India
This book brings out a critical analysis of the present majorsources of income
of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation of thestate capital in two sub-periods
pre-octroi i.e.,(1982-2000) andthe post-octroi period i.e.,(2010-2011).
Bhubaneswar is a fastgrowing city with 8.83 lac population which on March 2011
had thepotential to develop as a world class city. Parallel study of
itsexpenditure pattern for pre-octroi abolition and post -octroiperiod has been
done to show the rising challenges of the city tomeet varied demands. A detailed
appraisal has been carried out onrole of property tax as a source of its own
income and recentefforts for