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Greater Bengaluru Authority Takes Charge With Five City Corporations, Portal and Tax Rollout

Execution begins with taxes collected, citizen access live, boundary plans announced.

The creation of these corporations is aimed at decentralising administration, but the commissioners will face daunting tasks.
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced the rollout of the GBA, saying the new system will strengthen urban governance

Overview

  • Five IAS officers assumed charge as commissioners for the new corporations: Rajendra Cholan P (Central), Ramesh DS (East), P Sunil Kumar (North), Ramesh KN (South) and Dr Rajendra KV (West).
  • A 'Know Your New Corporation' portal is live for residents to check their corporation and ward, and the corporations began collecting taxes on September 3 for use within their jurisdictions.
  • Officials outlined immediate rollout steps, including border towers to mark corporation limits, foundation stones for new offices on November 1, hiring 300 engineers plus 500 junior engineers and a proposal under review to expand wards from 198 to 500 with ₹300 crore set aside for administration.
  • Local administration is being expanded with zonal offices increased from 27 to 50 and sub-zonal offices from 75 to 150, with provisions of up to 150 wards per corporation and 50% of seats reserved for women.
  • Role definitions drew mixed descriptions, with the deputy chief minister stating corporations would handle major works under GBA oversight, while earlier briefings described large projects as remaining with the GBA.