List of Acronyms and Glossary- XIII Introduction ..- XVII Section: 1 Improved Financial Management- . 1-02 Resource Mobilization- . 1-04 oPerformance of Municipal Corporations 1-04 o Financial Performance of Municipalities 1-07 Leading Practices 1. Sustained Financial Reforms, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation .. 1-09 2. Property Tax Reforms - Initiative of Upleta municipality. 1-16 3. Gujarat Municipal Accounting Reform Project. 1-17 4. Sustained Tax Collection by Kodinar Municipality 1-18 Financial Self Sufficiency- 1-19 oPerformance of Municipal Corporations 1-19 Leading Practices 1. Municipal Debt Management by Vadodara Municipal Corporation .. 1-20 Section: 2 Improved Services Delivery ..- 2-02 Water Supply..- . 2-03 o Performance of Municipal Corporations 2-03 oPerformance of Municipalities..- .. 2-05 Sewerage, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management.. 2-06 oPerformance of Municipal Corporations 2-06 oPerformance of Municipalities . 2-08 Roads and Street Lighting- 2-10 Leading Practices 1. Improved Water Service Delivery and Lake Revitalization by Navsari Municipality..- . 2-11 2. Policy Initiative for Improved SWM in Urban Gujarat-by Gujarat Urban Development Company (GUDC) 2-14 3. Civic Engagement in Solid Waste Management-Vyara Municipality 2-16 4. Managing Urban Growth using the Town Planning Scheme Mechanism Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority.. 2-17 5. Street Lighting -Energy Efficient Street Lighting System in Vadodara Municipal Corporation.. 2-21 6. Energy Efficiency Cell of Surat Municipal Corporation.. 2-27 7. Urban Reforms through E-Governance, Vejalpur Municipality 2-30 Improved Quality of Life- 3-02 Leading Practices 1. Slum Networking Project of Ahmedabad Municipa l Corporation.. 3-03 2. Changing the Face of Vastrapur-lnitiative of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority.. 3-09 3.Heritage Management and Awareness - Initiative by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation .. 3-11 4. Sustained Livelihood Intitiatives for the Urban Poor under Swarna Jayanti Shaheri RozgarYozana, Undertaken by- Patan Municipality.. 3-17 5.Sustained Livelihood Initiatives for the Urban Poor-lntitiatives of Urban Community Development Project of Surat Municipal Corporation 3-18 6.Reclaiming Public Space with Public Participation, Intitiative of Junagadh Municipal Corporation 3-20 7. Main Streaming HIV/AIDS Response by Ahmedabad AIDS Control Society, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. 3-21 8.Main Streaming HIV/AIDS response in Urban Governance:Initiatives of Surat Municipal Corporation 3-26 9. Bus Rapid Transit System-A Sustainable Public Transport Initiative of The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 3-30 10. Sabarmati Riverfront Development Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 3-35 11. Urban Forestry Programs Undertaken by Municipalities 3-40 12. Provision of Quality Housing for the Urban Poor- Initiative of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority.. 3-41 13. Inspiring Reform - Oriented Initiative Dhrangadhra Municipality.. 3-43 Section : 4 Partnership Initiatives Partnership Initiatives.. 4-02 Leading Practices 1. Successful Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development-Construction of Sardar Patel Ring Road by Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority 4-03 2. Civic Engagement in Municipal Governance-Case of Vyara Municipality- 4-09 3. Effective Local Government Response -Surat Municipal Corporation .. 4-11 4. Integrated Waste Processing Plant, Rajkot Municipal Corporation.. 4-16 5. Post Earthquake Reconstruction of Bhuj Town- an Initiative of the Gujarat Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project 4-20 6. Privatization of Urban Transport- Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation 4-31 Institutional and Policy Reforms 5-02 Leading Practices 1. Formation of Gujarat Urban Development Mission (GUDM) to Draw the Urban Reforms Agenda .. 5-03 2. Integrated Development of Tribal Towns-a Study in Progress. 5-05 3. Enabling Private Sector Participation in Land Management (Through a Township Policy Formulation). 5-06