Policy Advocacy
CWAS is involved in carrying out research and assessments of Water and Sanitation finance and municipal finance. CWAS has developed policy briefs, research papers and analysis on sanitation finance. It has provided comments on recommendations of the Finance Commission. It has also explored various innovative financing options for sanitation.
Performance Based Grants for State Finance Commission
Governments of Gujarat and Maharashtra have set up the respective State Finance Commissions (SFCs) in 2013. These reports were prepared...
Monitoring Systems for Municipal Finance and Service Delivery in Urban Local Bodies - Suggestions for the Fourteenth Central Finance Commission
A presentation of PAS system was made to the Fourteenth Central Finance Commission, along a note to advocate inclusion of...
COVID Bonds to Join the Cause
Government of India can explore the possibility of raising funds through tax-free ‘COVID BONDS'. Recognising that government budgets are stretched...
15th Finance Commission: Covid-19 Warrants Rethink of Local Government Allocations
Government of India can explore the possibility of raising funds through tax-free ‘COVID BONDS. Recognising that government budgets are stretched...
Recommendation to 15th Finance Commission
The 15th Finance Commission has made significant departures from the previous Central Finance Commissions in its recommendations for urban local...
Financing Water and Sanitation - Bangalore World Water Summit
This presentation was delivered at the Bangalore World Water Summit in February 2012 (to know more, visit http://www.bangalorewatersummit.com/). The presentation...