Credit rating of civic bodies takes off
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Credit rating of civic bodies takes off

In a bid to make cities get their act together and become active in the bond market so that local municipal bodies can mobilise resources, a first-of-its-kind credit rating has been launched. To begin with, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have been rated as A--.
 
In all, 85 cities would be given credit rating by March next year, a statement from the Urban Development Ministry said. Pune and Ahmedabad are in the advanced stage of going for municipal bonds. Municipal bond, a term commonly used in the US, is meant to finance public projects such as roads, schools, airports and infrastructure.
 
Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Urban Development, has reportedly directed officials to follow-up with states on a regular basis to ensure that all urban local bodies get credit rating at the earliest, which is necessary to float municipal bonds for mobilising resources.
 
As per reports, the ministry wants cities to be active in the bond market as it is necessary to mobilise resources. This, in a way, forces the local bodies to get their act together and raises a spirit of competition. Further, under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the ministry wants 500 cities to get their ratings done. Under the initiative for credit rating of urban local bodies, 85 cities have launched the process.
 
Credit ratings can be carried out by any of the identified private agencies, according to reports. As a part of handholding, the states and ULBs (urban local bodies) for speedy execution of projects under new initiatives, the UD (urban development) ministry has identified substantial source of resources from various domestic and multi-lateral lending agencies. As reported, according to the ministry, in addition to 68 projects that were launched in 14 smart cities in June this year, another 134 projects have been identified, of which 114 projects are under bidding. 
 
 

In a bid to make cities get their act together and become active in the bond market so that local municipal bodies can mobilise resources, a first-of-its-kind credit rating has been launched. To begin with, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have been rated as A--.   In all, 85 cities would be given credit rating by March next year, a statement from the Urban Development Ministry said. Pune and Ahmedabad are in the advanced stage of going for municipal bonds. Municipal bond, a term commonly used in the US, is meant to finance public projects such as roads, schools, airports and infrastructure.   Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Urban Development, has reportedly directed officials to follow-up with states on a regular basis to ensure that all urban local bodies get credit rating at the earliest, which is necessary to float municipal bonds for mobilising resources.   As per reports, the ministry wants cities to be active in the bond market as it is necessary to mobilise resources. This, in a way, forces the local bodies to get their act together and raises a spirit of competition. Further, under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the ministry wants 500 cities to get their ratings done. Under the initiative for credit rating of urban local bodies, 85 cities have launched the process.   Credit ratings can be carried out by any of the identified private agencies, according to reports. As a part of handholding, the states and ULBs (urban local bodies) for speedy execution of projects under new initiatives, the UD (urban development) ministry has identified substantial source of resources from various domestic and multi-lateral lending agencies. As reported, according to the ministry, in addition to 68 projects that were launched in 14 smart cities in June this year, another 134 projects have been identified, of which 114 projects are under bidding.     

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