FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS

Download or read book FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS written by Dr. Santhi G. Nair & Dr. K. S. Suresh Kumar and published by Ashok Yakkaldevi. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1.1 Introduction Management of public finance is the responsibility of the Central, State and Local Self Governments. This arises in the content of the responsibility of the respective goals to look after the welfare of the people. In discharging the duty of the governments the Local Self Governments have to implement various schemes and programmes involving expenditures of different types. In order to finance these expenditures, governments have to mobilize funds by way of taxes in addition to receiving financial assistance from the central and state governments and other institutions. Mobilization of necessary financial resources and the proper spending of the amounts are the major responsibilities of the governments concerned. The administrative efficiency of a government depends upon the manner in which public finance is successfully managed to the best advantage of the society. This is a difficult task requiring dedication and honesty on the part of the governments at all levels.