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Expenditure Patterns of Municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

Author(s) Dr. Outa Vijayachandrudu
Country India
Abstract The fast pace of urbanization in India has created a massive demand for civic services and infrastructure which is provided by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The size of municipal governments in the country is very small and total expenditure are a mere 1.2 - 1.4 percent of GDP. An analysis of expenditure through averages and provide insights to the nature and quality of municipal expenditure in Andhra Pradesh State for the span 2019-20 to 2023-24. The findings show The average annual expenditure incurred by all the Municipalities worked out to be Rs. 117319 lakhs and Rs. 1431 lakh per Municipality. The expenditure on operation and maintenance accounted for a major share in revenue expenditure ranging from 70 percent to 74 percent during the period 2019-20 and 2022- 23 and drastically declined in the year 2023-24. The expenditure on operation and maintenance as share in revenue expenditure in Municipalities is high in comparison with Municipal Corporations. It is interesting to note that the expenditure on pay and allowances drastically jumped from Rs. 2303 lakhs in 2019-20 to Rs. 34008 lakhs in 2023-24. Its share in total revenue expenditure increased from 3.65 percent to 46.5 percent during the period under review. The share of revenue expenditure in total expenditure declined from 72 percent to 54 percent, while the share of capital expenditure increased from 28 percent to 46 percent during the period under review which is a welcoming feature.
Keywords CAPITAL, EXPENDITURE, MUNICIPALITIES
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-30
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