[Urbanstudy] Reminder: BBMP pre-budget meeting - Friday, 22.7.11, Senate Hall, 10.30 AM -1.30PM

[Kathyayini Chamaraj]

 CIVIC Bangalore has great pleasure in inviting you to a public consultation
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*BBMP’s Budget: Expectations of Citizens *



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*Sri  Manjunatha Raju*

*Chairman, Standing Committee, Taxation and Finance, BBMP*

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*will preside*

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Chief Guests
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* Sri Narayana Rao***

*President, Bangalore City Unit, JDS*

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*Sri J. Alexander*

*President, Bangalore City Unit, KPCC *

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*Sri K. Prakash*

*Secretary, Bangalore City Unit, CPI(M)*

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*Sri Ramakanth*

*President, Bangalore City Unit, Loksatta*



*Date:  Friday, 22nd July, 2011*

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*Time:  10.30 AM to 1.30 PM*
   *Venue:  Se**nate Hall, Central College Campus*
*Entrance from Palace Road, Bangalore 560001*

  * A**ll are welcome*

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*Programme schedule***

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*10.00 AM        Tea and Registration*

*10. 30 AM        Welcome & objectives – CIVIC*

*10.40 AM        Budgeting principles under KLFAFR Act and Medium-Term
Fiscal Plan of BBMP- CIVIC *

*11.00 AM        Demands of Urban Poor from the BBMP budget- KKNSS *

*11.20 AM        Presentations by various citizens' groups and open
discussion *

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12.20 PM         Opinions of different Party representatives
1.10 PM          Remarks by Standing Committee Chairman-Mr. Manjunath Raju*

  *1.30 PM          Vote of Thanks          *

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*BBMP’s Budget: Expectations of Citizens *



The first BBMP Budget presented by the current BBMP Council was a gigantic
budget of Rs. 8000 crore. The major expenditure for nearly 58% (Rs. 4,878
crore) was allocated for infrastructure work.  However, it proposed to spend
only Rs. 604 crore on welfare schemes, Rs. 336 crore on health, Rs. 103
crore on education, culture and sports, while it proposed to repay debts of
Rs. 592 crore.   The Budget was criticized as being unrealistic, giving
false assurances to citizens and in violation of the principles set out for
budget-making in the Karnataka Local Fund Authorities’ Fiscal
Responsibilities Act and the accompanying Medium-Term Fiscal Plan released
in 2009-10. This needs to be corrected at least this year.



BBMP’s Medium-Term Fiscal Plan (MTFP) of 2009-10 has acknowledged that there
has been a gap of 20% to 40% in the projected and actual revenue receipts in
BBMP in the last ten years.

It mentions the provision in the Karnataka Local Fund Authorities’ Fiscal
Responsibilities Act, 2003, which requires local bodies to hold at least two
meetings with citizens’ associations in the preparation of the budget.
However, it is evident that no meetings are being conducted by the BBMP
while preparing its budget.  CIVIC is hence organizing this meeting to
provide a platform to citizens’ groups to give their recommendations on
BBMP’s budget.



This meeting envisages:

   -  To bring all groups, namely, Residents’ Welfare Associations, urban
   poor groups, SC/ST groups, the disabled, children’s groups, women’s groups,
   etc. together to get their suggestions on their requirements/demands from
   the BBMP budget in this financial year.
   -  To get the opinions of various political parties on the upcoming
   budget for the financial year 2011-12.

*CIVIC Bangalore *

*(Citizens' Voluntary Initiative for the City of Bangalore)*

*# 6, Kasturi Apartments, 35/23 Langford Road Cross, Shanthinagar, Bengaluru
560025*

*Tel: 22110584/Telefax: 41144126, (M) 97318 17177***

*Web: www.civicspace.in / Email: **info at civicspace.in* <info at civicspace.in>
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-- 
  Kathyayini Chamaraj
Executive Trustee
97318 17177

CIVIC Bangalore
#6 Kasturi Apts.
35/23 Langford Road Cross
Shanthinagar
Bangalore 560025
Tel:  080-22110584
Telefax: 080-41144126
info at civicspace.in
www.civicspace.in








-- 
Kathyayini Chamaraj
Executive Trustee
97318 17177

CIVIC Bangalore
#6 Kasturi Apts.
35/23 Langford Road Cross
Shanthinagar
Bangalore 560025
Tel:  080-22110584
Telefax: 080-41144126
info at civicspace.in
www.civicspace.in






-- 
Kathyayini Chamaraj
Executive Trustee
97318 17177

CIVIC Bangalore
#6 Kasturi Apts.
35/23 Langford Road Cross
Shanthinagar
Bangalore 560025
Tel:  080-22110584
Telefax: 080-41144126
info at civicspace.in
www.civicspace.in






-- 
Kathyayini Chamaraj
Executive Trustee
97318 17177

CIVIC Bangalore
#6 Kasturi Apts.
35/23 Langford Road Cross
Shanthinagar
Bangalore 560025
Tel:  080-22110584
Telefax: 080-41144126
info at civicspace.in
www.civicspace.in






-- 
Kathyayini Chamaraj
Executive Trustee
97318 17177

CIVIC Bangalore
#6 Kasturi Apts.
35/23 Langford Road Cross
Shanthinagar
Bangalore 560025
Tel:  080-22110584
Telefax: 080-41144126
info at civicspace.in
www.civicspace.in
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