Principal Secretary, MA&UD, S. Suresh Kumar.
The Ministry of Housing and City Affairs (MoHUA) has authorised Andhra Pradesh’s proposal for establishing Municipal Shared Service Centres (MSSCs), recommending a grant of ₹50 crore below the fifteenth Finance Fee.
The primary instalment of ₹25 crore had been launched, the State authorities introduced on Thursday.
The initiative, pushed by the Municipal Administration & City Growth (MA&UD) Division, goals to remodel service supply throughout 123 City Native Our bodies (ULBs) by pooling sources, leveraging know-how, and enhancing monetary sustainability.
Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar described the mission as a “blueprint for contemporary municipal governance,” aligned with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Swarna Andhra-2047 imaginative and prescient.
The MSSC mannequin will centralise finance, payroll, procurement, and authorized providers, whereas digitising property tax, certificates, and utility administration via GIS mapping, drone surveys, and a singular ‘One Family–One QR Code’ system. It’s going to additionally streamline citizen providers via Ward Seva Kendras, doorstep supply, WhatsApp-based grievance redress, and multilingual AI help.
Key targets
Key targets embrace boosting property tax revenues, unlocking municipal land potential through PPP fashions, guaranteeing wastewater reuse, and driving power effectivity in streetlighting, water provide, and infrastructure.
He stated the mission would improve transparency, enhance municipal revenues, and supply quicker, citizen-centric providers, setting a nationwide benchmark for inclusive, technology-driven city governance.
Printed – September 25, 2025 08:50 pm IST
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