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Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Three, four or five? Karnataka to take final call on smaller corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) could be divided between three or five smaller city corporations and the new urban body for the city–for the time being–will govern the same area as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). A final report on earmarking the GBA area along with the pros and cons of having smaller corporations was submitted to Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday. Speaking to reporters following the meeting, he said, 'For a time period, GBA limits will be the same as those of BBMP. We will include new areas in the future.' The subject will be taken up by the Cabinet soon so that elections for local bodies under the GBA are held as soon as possible, Shivakumar added. With the decision, the government has confined the GBA within the BBMP area of around 700 sq km. The exercise to determine the boundaries of the GBA was necessitated after the government passed the GBA Act in the budget session of the state legislature in March. The Act required the state government to earmark the GBA's borders by August this year. Congress MLC Rizwan Arshad, who headed a joint legislature committee that examined the GBA Bill, said that the government was yet to take a call on whether the number of smaller corporations should be three, four, or five. 'The report presented to the government discussed the pros and cons of all possibilities–from three to five corporations. Following this, the deputy chief minister and the home minister (G Parameshwara) have given some suggestions. A final decision will be taken by next week,' he said. Arshad said that each of the smaller corporations is likely to have 80 to 100 corporators. Though the last BBMP elections were held for 198 wards, a delimitation exercise carried out in 2023 increased the number to 225. However, the delimitation was rendered invalid following the passage of the GBA Act, which will require another round of delimitation exercise before polls are held.
New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Governor okays Greater Bengaluru Bill, BBMP to be split into 3 corpns now
BENGALURU: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Thursday approved the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2025, which allows splitting of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into smaller corporations. The Act provides for the establishment of Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to coordinate and supervise the development of the Greater Bengaluru Area and the newly created corporations. With the consent of the governor, the state government will soon start the process of splitting the BBMP. The Act states, 'As soon as, may be after the date of commencement of this Act not later than 120 days from the said date, the government shall, through a notification, constitute an authority for the Greater Bengaluru Area, called the Greater Bengaluru Authority.'' The chief minister will head the GBA, while the Bengaluru development minister will be its vice-chairperson. The heads of BMTC, BWSSB, BESCOM and other agencies associated with the city will be its members. The Act provides for fixing the term of mayor and deputy mayor to 2.5 years. A no confidence motion can be moved against them only after six months of taking charge. Once a no confidence motion is defeated, another motion cannot be moved for the next six months. The Act proposes to establish not more than seven corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area. But the state government wants three corporations now, said minister Ramalinga Reddy. He said the government wants to create around 100 wards in each corporation. The Act stresses the need for integrating and streamlining accountability of all authorities delivering services in the Greater Bengaluru Area. The newly created corporations will have powers to impose tax on buildings and sites, service charges on properties, entertainment tax, advertisement fees, tax on professions and trade, cess on solid waste management, infrastructure, urban land transport, and others. The GBA Bill, which was passed in the Assembly and Council and sent to the governor for approval, was returned to the government in March, seeking some clarifications.
