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The State Government and your MLA do not disappear—they stop micromanaging street trenches and focus on State Highways, Grids & State Laws, while 1 Directly Elected Mayor commands all 5 city utilities:
See why the British built this upward-reporting system in 1860 for central extraction, how Japan (1947), South Korea (1995), London (1999) & Brazil (1988) dismantled it, and what happened to their streets.
Today: Hoards ≈₹38/₹100 and controls all 5 city utilities. Your 1 MLA (1 of 224) begs ministers for ward road grants.
Rewired: State & MLA stay in place with ₹25/₹100—focused on State Highways, Power Grids, Courts & State Laws.
Today: Roads, Water, Power, Zoning & Traffic Police answer upward to 5 State silos. Mayor is ceremonial (or suspended).
Rewired: 1 Directly Elected 5-Yr Mayor directs all 5 utility chiefs at 1 table on 1 shared Dig-Once GIS calendar.
Today: 0/5 bosses on your ballot, only /₹100 stays local, and contractors get 100% upfront before monsoon.
Rewired: Direct vote over all 5 utilities, ₹35/₹100 automatic local share, and 25% locked in an 8-monsoon escrow.
Slide to estimate what your household pays monthly in Income Tax + GST on groceries, fuel, rent & bills—and see how little reaches today vs. the 35% Constitutional Fix (with ₹0 tax hike):
Every year, of your own taxes that would stay local in Tokyo, London, or São Paulo is siphoned away from —while 0 of 5 street agencies answer to your vote.
See RBI Municipal Finance Audit (Doc 02) →