Study on User Charges to Meet Public Expenditure on Services
CBPS analysed the rationale behind user charges, and the issues to be considered in framing user charge policies and practice in three departments: Urban Water Supply, Irrigation and Roads.
Options for Budgeting in a Downturn: Karnataka 2009-10
This essay provides a transcription of a lecture presented by Dr. A. Indira as part of a CBPS lecture series on Karnataka’s budgetary issues. Written against the backdrop of Karnataka’s 2009-10 election year, this lecture looks to observe how Karnataka was faring under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, a parliamentary act which looked […]
Municipal Finances in Karnataka
A study of municipal budgets and issues related to governance.
Budget Analysis of Public Expenditure in Education in Karnataka (1999-2000 to 2012-13)
This study looks into the real and nominal spending in all sectors of education, as well as established trends of wage and non wage expenditure.
Budget Information Systems in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra
The study analysed the budget and budgetary processes of rural and urban local self-governments and capacity building of various stakeholders, including elected representatives.
The Budget of Apna Pradesh
This manual is a practical guide for ordinary citizens, particularly NGO workers and local officers, to understand and use budget data from Indian state governments. It focuses on extracting relevant information from budget documents and applying budget analysis to pursue developmental goals. The manual uses the budget of a fictional state called Apna Pradesh to […]
A Preliminary Study on The Health Budget in Karnataka
The study analysed the expenditures of medical and public health in health-related sectors during 1960–2000.