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It outlines the approach, including how devolution should strengthen the quality of infrastructure and services while improving the quality of citizenship. The document explains Janaagraha’s role in urban policy and governance reforms and details extensive collaboration with councillors, citizens, governments, and multiple finance and audit institutions across states. 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It defines quality of life as comprising quality of infrastructure and services, and quality of citizenship. To achieve its mission, Janaagraha works with councillors and citizens to catalyse active citizenship in city neighbourhoods, and with governments to institute reforms to city-systems. Janaagraha has worked extensively on urban policy and governance reforms for over two decades including on JnNURM, and with the XIII, XIV, and XV Finance Commissions, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, NITIAayog/Planning Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), as well asthe state governments of Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Assam. [Find out more at www j. anaagraha.org](Find out more at www j. anaagraha.org).  \nAuthors  \nThis report has been prepared for the XVI Finance Commission by Janaagraha’s Public Finance Management team, comprising Merin Sunny, Public Finance Fellow; Apula Singh, Senior Manager; Annika Jaiswal, Associate; Manisha Marulasiddappa, Senior Manager; and Prabhat Kumar, Director.  \nThe team has worked under the guidance of Srikanth Viswanathan, CEO, Janaagraha, and Kesavan Srinivasan, Senior Adviser, Janaagraha and retired Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General.  \nAttribution  \nPlease cite this report with the acknowledgment “Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. (2025) . A Blueprint for Urban Fiscal Devolution: Recommendations to XVI Finance Commission”  \nII  \nAcknowledgements  \nWe extend our deepest gratitude to the numerous stakeholders and individuals whose contributions have made the A Blueprint for Urban Fiscal Devolution: Recommendations to XVI Finance Commission report possible.  \nFirst and foremost, we extend our sincere gratitude to the XVI Finance Commission (FC) and its Secretariat for commissioning this study, engaging with us throughout the process, and supporting us with access to critical data, feedback on ideas, and guidance in evolving the recommendations presented in this report. Their collaboration and insights have shaped our analysis and proposals.  \nWe are thankful to the more than 50 mayors and chairpersons from ULGs across the country who participated in the National Conference of Mayors and Chairpersons on Strengthening Urban Local Governments in India, organised by the XVI FC on November 26, 2024, in New Delhi, and candidly shared their diverse first-mile experiences and insights on fiscal sustainability, design of grants, project planning, and more. We are also grateful to the elected representatives and municipal officers of local governments (listed in Annexure 1. 1) across Assam, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha. They graciously welcomed us to their cities and provided invaluable on-the-ground perspectives that have enriched this report.  \nWe deeply appreciate the officers from state urban development departments and municipal administrations across the country who supported this effort in various capacities. We owe special thanks to officers at the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Telangana; Directorate of Municipal Administration, Tamil Nadu; Directorate of Urban Administration and Development, Madhya Pradesh; and the Urban Development Department, Himachal Pradesh, for facilitating our visit to their states and sharing their understanding of municipal finances in their state as well as their experience of XV FC grants.  \nWe would like to thank all our colleagues at Janaagraha whose efforts brought this report to fruition: Shobana Subbu and Hariprasad V Nair for their sustained data support from CityFinance; Guru Ratnam, Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Zuhaib for sharing their understanding of XV FC grant administration; and Shreshtha Saraswat, Shalu Sapnan","cbCaiqrreUVdXzdd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqrreUVdXzdd","pdf",14942826,253,"English","# About Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy\n# Authors\n# Attribution\n# Acknowledgements\n## Commissioning and stakeholder support\n## Mayors, chairpersons, and local government representatives\n## State urban development departments and municipal administrations","[{\"question\":\"Who prepared the report for the XVI Finance Commission?\",\"answer\":\"The report was prepared by Janaagraha’s Public Finance Management team, supported under the guidance of Janaagraha’s CEO and senior advisers.\"},{\"question\":\"Which institutions and government bodies did Janaagraha reference as having worked with previously?\",\"answer\":\"The document cites extensive work with urban policy and governance reform partners including JnNURM, the XIII–XV Finance Commissions, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, NITI Aayog/Planning Commission, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, along with several state governments.\"},{\"question\":\"Who contributed to shaping the report’s grant architecture and recommendations?\",\"answer\":\"Acknowledgements credit Janaagraha colleagues involved in outcome-based grant architecture, external partners providing expertise on rural local governance and performance reporting, and multiple state and local government officers who shared insights on municipal finances and grant administration.\"}]","Devolution to Urban Local Governments - Design Principles | PDF",638]