Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024 passed in Assembly amidst Oppn ….

Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024 passed in Assembly amidst Oppn walkout. Bill provides for the formulation of up to 7 corporations in Bengaluru city. Each corporation must have at least 10 lakh population and have a revenue collection of at least Rs 300 crore. All corporations will be named after Bengaluru with second names indicating specific regions. The tenure of the corporation has been fixed at 5 years and the Mayor and Deputy Chief Minister’s tenure has been increased to two and a half years. The Bill also provides for. the government to help out financially weaker local bodies,” he said. The Greater Bengaluru Authority includes the CEOs, commissioners and MDs of police, BWSSB, BMTC, BMRTC, disaster management authority, Fire department, traffic police, slum development board, BESCOM, BMLTA, BDA among others. It was also done keeping in mind Bengaluru Urban and Rural and Ramanagara Rural and Bengaluru Rural. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is being divided with the intention of improving governance. The decision on the number of corporations would be taken in consultation with the MLAs.

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