Overview

• The GBA Act, passed in the March session, empowers the state government to reform Bengaluru’s civic administration by creating up to seven municipal bodies.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the committee’s final report led to the decision to form five corporations under the newly constituted Greater Bengaluru Authority.
• These bodies will initially encompass the current BBMP’s roughly 700 sq km, with provisions to extend jurisdiction to additional areas in the future.
• Each corporation is projected to include 80 to 100 corporators, with boundaries drawn to match assembly constituencies and enhance local representation.
• Critics have raised constitutional concerns under the 74th Amendment, but officials maintain the decentralization will improve service delivery and administrative efficiency.