Greater Bengaluru Authority Replaces BBMP As City's Primary Civic Body
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Greater Bengaluru Authority has now officially replaced Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike as the city's civic body after the Governor gave assent to the legislation.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was officially replaced by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) as the city's primary civic body, as the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 came into effect.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made the announcement on Thursday about the implementation of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, which replaces the BBMP with the GBA. The Governor's assent to the act effected its implementation.
'From today, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is coming into effect. The BBMP will no longer exist. The bill was passed in both houses and signed by the Governor. Henceforth, it will be known as Greater Bengaluru. I will be the Chairman of it," Siddaramaiah said yesterday.
What Is Greater Bengaluru Governance Act?
The new Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, allows the city to be governed by at least three separate municipal corporations instead of just one, like the BBMP, the government said in a statement.
Each municipal corporation will be headed by an elected mayor who will be in charge of a specific zone. All such corporations will operate under a central body called the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). This centralised body will be responsible for overseeing city-wide planning and coordinating infrastructure efforts across Bengaluru.
The GBA was passed by the Karnataka Legislature in February last year. It was brought in to address calls pending for long for better governance in the city which has been facing increasingly rapid population growth, infrastructure problems and environmental concerns.
The government had initially planned to expand the city's limits to over 1,000 square kilometres – unlike now under BBMP which covers 709 square kilometres – by including nearby villages; however, according to reports, the plan has been put on hold, maintaining the current BBMP boundaries.
The villages around the city limits will continue to be run by gram panchayats. Officials have said that any future expansion of Bengaluru's limits will be done in a planned manner, only after the rules and regulations of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) are fully established.
The GBA adopts several provisions from the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority to strengthen transport planning and coordination. It brings together key agencies like BMTC, BMRCL, and BDA, and has the authority to issue binding directives to align municipal and transport functions.
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May 16, 2025, 23:14 IST
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