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Hans India
a day ago
- Politics
- Hans India
BBMP, 9 other municipal staff to go on mass leave
Bengaluru: Employees of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) along with staff from nine other municipal corporations across Karnataka have announced that they will go on mass leave on Tuesday, July 8, to press for the fulfilment of various long-pending demands. The employees have decided to gather at Freedom Park in Bengaluru to stage a massive protest. The protesting staff allege that more than 6,000 posts of officers and other employees across various departments in BBMP alone are lying vacant. Due to this, the existing staff are forced to work under tremendous pressure, often managing additional workloads without adequate manpower. In addition, employees have complained that many staff members have been suspended without any prior notice. Several appeals to withdraw such suspensions have gone unanswered, pushing the staff unions to resort to collective action. The protestors have put forth a charter of demands, including the immediate withdrawal of the Logsafe attendance system, which they claim is impractical for non-executive staff like officers, clerks, gardeners, and gangmen. They want BBMP to scrap this system and revert to a simpler attendance process. One of the main demands is the immediate filling up of more than 6,000 vacant posts across BBMP's 225 wards to ease the workload on current have also asked the civic body to stop what they allege are illegal departmental inquiries against BBMP's school principals and headmasters for minor issues under the guise of dereliction of duty. Another demand is that the post of Special Commissioner (Administration) should remain independent and not be attached to any other zone. They want the Special Commissioner (Administration) and Deputy Commissioners (Administration) to strictly follow the powers delegated to them and not dilute the responsibilities of the Chief Commissioner. The employees are also demanding immediate promotions for Assistant Executive Engineers to the post of Executive Engineers and for Executive Engineers to be promoted to Superintending Engineers without delay. Further, they have urged the BBMP to continue its revenue services—such as khata transfers, registrations, bifurcations, and amalgamations—under the e-Aasthi system according to existing norms, without unnecessary changes. The unions want all officers and staff deputed illegally on loan service to be sent back to their parent departments immediately. They have demanded timely promotions for all eligible staff across cadres and extension of state government health schemes and medical benefits to BBMP employees as well. Additionally, the service seniority list of all officers and employees must be finalized and published without delay. The protestors have also raised the issue of health supervisors in BBMP's health department. These 'B' group officers should be given necessary user ID and password access for licensing duties, they say. They have also demanded the immediate scrapping of the posts of marshals appointed illegally within BBMP limits. Apart from BBMP staff in Bengaluru, employees of Hubballi-Dharwad, Tumakuru, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Davanagere, Mysuru and Belagavi municipal corporations have also extended their support and will join the mass leave and protest. Employee unions have warned that if their demands are not met, they will intensify the agitation in the coming days, potentially affecting civic administration in multiple cities across the state.
Time of India
24-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
BCC shifts e-Khata applications to Belagavi One centres following corruption concerns
Belagavi: In a bid to streamline the property registration process and curb irregularities, the Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) has introduced citizen-friendly reforms for e-Aasthi enrolments. Property owners can now apply for e-Khata registrations through designated Belagavi One centres in the city. Previously, applications were accepted manually at three divisional BCC offices. However, after corporators raised concerns over corruption, BCC commissioner Shubha B conducted a surprise inspection. She discovered that files submitted through middlemen were being prioritised, while genuine applications with complete documentation faced unnecessary delays. Taking immediate action, the commissioner suspended manual submission of applications and transferred the process to Belagavi One centres. "Currently, two centres are operational, one at Ashok Nagar and another at Goaves. Due to increasing workload, we have requested two additional centres at the BCC office building and Konwal Galli. We are expecting those to become operational in a week," she told the TOI. You Can Also Check: Hubballi AQI | Weather in Hubballi | Bank Holidays in Hubballi | Public Holidays in Hubballi The commissioner stated that the entire process is now transparent and affordable. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pernas e tornozelos inchados? Descubra o que pode ajudar a drenar agora aartedoherbalismo Undo "Applicants can submit documents directly at the centres by paying a nominal fee of Rs 25. There is no need to approach agents or middlemen," she said, adding that login credentials have been issued to the centres for direct uploading of applications. Commissioner Shubha said BCC successfully cleared a backlog of 3,854 e-Khata applications, some pending for over six months, in just two days recently. However, the pace has slowed due to server issues. "The urban development department informed us that the server would be down for four days; three have already passed. We're hoping for resolution soon," she noted. To raise public awareness, BCC installed a cantilever board at Channamma Circle, listing required documents for obtaining A-Khata and B-Khata certificates. Although a helpline was launched to assist residents with e-Khata queries, it is currently facing challenges. "Most calls are unrelated to e-Khata, making it difficult to resolve actual queries," the commissioner admitted.
New Indian Express
10-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
From July 1, e-Khata must for building plan approval in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Starting July 1, it will be mandatory to enter a property's e-khata/EPID (Electronic Property Identification) number into the online software when applying for building plan approval. While BBMP Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao said the move will enable automated verification of property tax records, property owners are wary about the development as they complain that they are already struggling to get e-khatas. Rao said BBMP currently provides online building plan approval through the EoDB-OBPS software. To streamline processes, efforts are under way to integrate the EoDB-OBPS online software used by the Town Planning department for building plan approvals with the e-Aasthi system used by the Revenue department for issuing e-khatas.
