PAISA for Municipalities: A Study of Fund Flows and Public Expenditure in the Geographic Jurisdiction of Tumakuru City Municipal Corporation, Tumakuru District, Karnataka

In 2009, 36 per cent of Karnataka’s population was urban, and 32.7 per cent was poor- higher than the all-India level.This study aims to understand the nature and compute the size of the local public sector in the Smart City of Tumakuru, in Karnataka State through:-¦ An analysis of functions devolved to the Municipal Corporation.¦ Study of Tumakuru Corporation revenues and expenditures in financial years (FY) 2014-15 and FY2015-16.¦ Provide methodologies to attribute expenditure to specific wards, and; ¦ Analyse ward-wise expenditure trends in FY 2014-15 and FY 2015-16 across all 35 wards of Tumakuru Corporation.