Overview
- Top administrators from the GBA and the five new city corporations held their first coordination meeting, ordering phased fixes, daily oversight and visible improvements across roads, streetlighting and solid waste systems.
- Five IAS officers assumed charge as commissioners for Bengaluru Central, East, North, South and West, with corporations handling local services and revenues while the GBA oversees citywide infrastructure.
- Property tax collection under the new corporations began on September 3, with the government stating funds will be spent within each corporation’s jurisdiction.
- The government launched a KnowYourNewCorporation webpage on bbmp.gov.in so residents can look up their new corporation and ward.
- Plans include installing boundary markers to delineate corporation limits, laying foundation stones for new offices on November 1, adding engineering staff and considering an increase in the total number of wards.