During a meeting here, Jain said municipal councils should find out new ways to increase their revenue and strengthen their financial position, an official release said.
He said more expenditure than earning is leading to financial constraints and instructed the department to chalk out an action plan to strengthen the financial position of municipal councils, it said.
Jain said executive officers and full time workers should be deputed in councils to ensure their proper functioning.
Referring to sick financial health of Almora municipal council, he ordered to constitute a special investigation team comprising officers of urban development department and Accounts and Audit for assessment of its financial position.
The Investigation Team would assess the past four years works of Almora Nagar Palika and suggest ways to increase its revenue resources.
Jain also directed the urban development department to form a task force to conduct surprise inspection of works undertaken by the councils, the release said.
