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Rajasthan has become the 5^thState in the country to successfully undertake Urban Local Bodies (ULB) reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance and has thus become eligible for additional reform linked borrowing. 

Highlights

• Rajasthan has joined four other States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and Telangana, who have completed ULB reforms.
• On completion of this set of reforms, these five States have been granted a total additional borrowing permission of Rs.10,212 crore

The four citizen centric areas identified for reforms are

• Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System
• Ease of doing business reform
• Urban Local body/ utility reforms
• Power Sector reforms.

Urban local bodies

• (ULBs)are small local bodies that administers or governs a city or a town of specified population. Urban Local Bodies are vested with a long list of functions delegated to them by the state governments. 
• These functions broadly relate to public health, welfare, regulatory functions, public safety, public infrastructure works, and development activities.
• There are several types of Urban Local bodies in India such as Municipal Corporation,
• Municipality, Notified Area Committee, Town Area Committee, Special Purpose Agency, Township, Port Trust, Cantonment Board etc.