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The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BBMP Restructuring Committee members among 53 persons to receive Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award
A total of 53 individuals, including members of the BBMP Restructuring Committee, who gave the first draft of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 proposing a new governance structure for the city, have been awarded Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award for 2025. The awards will be conferred at an event in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) headquarters on June 27 evening. Apart from members of the BBMP Restructuring Committee, former Chief Secretary B. S. Patil, retired IAS officer Siddaiah, and V. Ravichandar, former bureaucrats Jayakar Jerome and S. R. Umashankar will be getting the award this year. Other awardees include B. S. Satish Kumar, Deputy Chief of Bureau, The Hindu, Karnataka. Civic activists R. K. Mishra and Padmashree Balaram, tennis player Mahesh Bhupati, singer Sangeeta Katti, advocate M. S. Shyamsundar, and cable operator V. S. Patrick Raju also figure in the list of awardees.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Brand Bengaluru Committee to propose creating multiple municipal corporations under GBA
The Brand Bengaluru Committee, earlier known as the Bengaluru Restructuring Committee, is gearing up to present three detailed proposals to the State government regarding the creation of multiple municipal corporations under the newly formed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). This move follows the official notification of the Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG) Act, 2024. The committee, chaired by B.S. Patil, held its first formal meeting on Saturday since the Act's notification and began working on restructuring plans. The State government has formally mandated the committee to submit its recommendations concerning the formation of corporations, boundary delimitation, and associated governance structures. The panel is expected to reconvene later this week to continue its deliberations and refine its proposals. The GBG Act was recently notified after receiving the assent of Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot. As per the notification, the GBA will govern a jurisdiction of 709 square kilometers, matching the existing juridiction of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). However, despite the formation of the GBA, the BBMP will continue to function under the BBMP Act, 2020, until the civic body is officially restructured into multiple smaller corporations. Sources familiar with the ongoing discussions revealed that the committee is considering three governance models: splitting the BBMP into three, four, or five corporations. These options are based on the current population distribution across the city. Although senior bureaucrats had previously prepared a draft for a three-corporation model, the presence of several inaccuracies prompted the State government to seek more accurate and detailed recommendations from the committee. The panel possesses a wealth of demographic and urban data accumulated over years of research on city governance. This data will form the basis for its proposals. Committee members emphasised that their work will be independent, guided solely by empirical evidence and urban planning principles, and free from political or bureaucratic influence. Additionally, the committee will factor in the city's inevitable growth and future expansion as a core part of its planning and recommendations.
