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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Five new corporations take shape instead of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Bengaluru: In what marks the first formal step taken to end the existence of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the state govt Saturday came up with a draft notification that culminates in the creation of five civic corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA). The new civic bodies are: Bengaluru West City Corporation, Bengaluru South City Corporation, Bengaluru North City Corporation, Bengaluru East City Corporation, and Bengaluru Central City Corporation. While the total extent of the GBA would be the same as that of BBMP, at 712 sqkm, each of the new city corporations covers an area ranging between 78 sqkm and 168 sqkm. Each corporation will comprise 2-10 assembly constituencies. Five constituencies will be split between two city corporations. While Bengaluru South City Corporation will be the largest with nine assembly segments, Bengaluru East Corporation will have only two assembly seats: Mahadevapura (excluding Bellandur area) and KR Pura. In fact, Bellandur in the tech corridor, which is a maximum revenue-generating pocket, has been added to Bengaluru South City Corporation. Localities in Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency have been divided into three corporations. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru The draft notification to form five city corporations follows extensive deliberation by the Brand Bengaluru Expert Committee (BBEC), which carried out multiple simulations and studies based on population, density, infrastructure, property tax revenue, and administrative feasibility. The committee had concluded that five corporations struck the best balance between scalability, administrative manageability, and citizen convenience. Citizen convenience and easy accessibility of all services to the citizens and larger participation was also taken note of before recommending the five corporations. All the new corporations vary in area, population, and revenue. Bengaluru West is projected to have the largest population at 4.5 million, while Bengaluru Central will be the most densely populated, with 32,051 persons per sqkm. Each corporation is expected to be financially viable, with projected property tax collections ranging from Rs 543 crore (North) to Rs 912 crore (East) annually, totalling over Rs 3,400 crore across all five. Among the area, East City Corporation will be the largest spread over 168 sq km and Central Corporation will be the smallest with a 78 sqkm area. Post the final notification, the five new corporations will each have their own commissioner, council, budget, and administrative machinery. Over 15 simulations Confronted with the ground reality of lower population and higher revenue in the eastern parts, higher population and lower revenue in the western parts, the BBEC experts carried out more than 15 simulations to minimise the property tax differences across new corporations. The committee initially tried dividing five corporations with Rs 100 crore differences across all corporations but it had to be dropped as east zone lacked the one-million population mandate. Efforts to carve out corporations considering the arterial roads as boundaries resulted in disturbing the boundaries of assembly constituencies. Any objections? If there are any objections or suggestions pertaining to the draft notification, the urban development department has stated that the samecan be communicated formally within 30 days to the additional chief secretary, urban development department, Room-436, 4th floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr B R Ambekar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560001.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Karnataka's new land regularisation policy to free up thousands of acres for development
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has approved a regulation to legalise properties that lacked fully compliant ownership records or are unregistered in Bengaluru, a decision that is expected to unlock vast land parcels in the city's peripheral move is projected to free up thousands of acres, curtail illegal land sales and ease an acute land supply shortage plaguing India's tech capital, developers and industry bodies said. On other hand, some urban planners and civic activists raised concerns about the possibility of misuse of the policy while also warning that many of these sites are in ecologically sensitive regulation, passed by the state cabinet and notified this week, will allow properties in 110 village areas that were added to the Bengaluru municipal corporation limits to convert to A-Khata, which certifies that a property is fully compliant with all regulations and has clear ownership titles. These properties previously had B-Khatas.B-Khata was being issued by BBMP for irregular plots or properties since 2009. The process of issuing. It was stopped on 30th September 2024.'It is learnt that it has been decided that if this B-Khata was issued on the basis of government circulars, it can be considered as A-Khata. Otherwise, it can be considered as a proper Khata andconsidered as authentic for legal purposes,' mentioned the properties include revenue sites, gram panchayat-approved layouts and properties with incomplete documentation, many of which have existed in legal limbo for over two insiders said the regulation will unlock a substantial stock of urban land that was previously unutilised due to legal uncertainty, potentially easing the pressure on Bengaluru's real estate market. It will also curb the rampant sale of unapproved small plots and unauthorised subdivisions, which have long undermined urban planning on the city's outskirts, they said. Land prices have doubled in the city in the last four years due to a shortage of properties with clear the new framework, property owners can apply for regularisation through a self-declaration scheme by paying a one-time penalty and complying with basic conditions. Crucially, once regularised, these properties will be eligible for A-Khata certificates, making them legally recognised and fit for sale, construction and civic to experts, with more than 1.5 million properties estimated to fall under this scheme, the municipal corporation, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), is expected to receive a major boost in property tax revenue , estimated to be by Rs 1,200-1,500 crore annually.'This is a win-win. The government earns revenue, the owners get legal recognition, and the city gets a chance to plan better,' said Madhusudhan G, chairman and managing director at real estate developer Sumadhura Group. 'It also brings a sense of confidence for institutional investors and banks that were earlier wary of land in peripheral areas.'The decision comes at a time when Bengaluru is grappling with a shortage of legally clean land parcels for residential and industrial to developers, many large players had stayed away from B-Khata zones due to lack of title clarity, resulting in reduced supply and surging prices in approved layouts.'This will partially solve the land crunch we are facing in the market. With title risk removed, the city will see a wider canvas for development,' said Mallanna Sasalu, chief executive – South at real estate firm Puravankara . 'We will also see greater compliance going forward. This will stop indiscriminate cutting and selling of plots before the infrastructure catches up,' he estimate that land prices in regularised areas could rise by 15–25% in the next 12 months, as demand picks up and formal financing becomes accessible to both developers and end new law also seeks to plug the loopholes that enabled unregulated growth in building the regularisation window closes, no new property in the BBMP limits can be sold without a proper Khata or layout approval. Officials said this would discourage fragmented land sales, prevent violations near lakes and drains, and pave the way for stricter planning planners and civic activists said the policy must be carefully implemented to avoid its misuse.'There are valid fears about over-regularisation. Many of these sites are located in ecologically sensitive areas. If regularised blindly, it could lead to environmental degradation,' said an urban governance experts said the state is now acknowledging the de facto urbanisation that has already happened and offering a formal pathway forward. If implemented transparently and tied to robust zoning enforcement, the reform could become a model for other fast-growing Indian cities battling unregulated sprawl.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Proposal to split BBMP into five corporations sent to Governor for approval
The proposal to split Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into five corporations was sent to the Governor for his approval on Friday. The draft of the proposed boundaries of five corporations was discussed in the Cabinet meeting on Thursday and it was decided to send it for the Governor's approval, sources said. Facing multiple legal challenges to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 in the High Court of Karnataka, the State government is being cautious moving ahead, sources said. As the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) area was notified with the Governor's approval, it was felt that it was better to notify the draft of the proposed five corporations also after his approval, sources added. The BBMP will notify the boundaries of the proposed five corporations shortly after the Governor approves it and will call for public objections, sources said. The Brand Bengaluru Committee had recently given a report proposing that the city's civic limits be split into five corporations — Central, North, East, West and South. The proposed boundaries have been drawn up with balance in revenue generation and taking care to cut the least number of Assembly constituencies into multiple corporations as the guiding principle. Sources said the five corporations have been drawn up in such a manner that the maximum difference between the estimated revenue between these corporations is not more than ₹100 Crore. A maximum of five Assembly constituencies are cut up into different corporations. However, this has meant that the corporations have a large variance in their size and population.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
BBMP notifies new rules on number, size of outdoor ads under 2024 Bengaluru Governance Act
BENGALURU: The BBMP has issued a gazette notification on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Advertisement) Bye-Laws, 2024, applicable to Greater Bengaluru Area under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024. The new rules specify the size and number of outdoor advertisements across the city. According to the rules, the amount of ad space allowed will now depend on how wide the road is. For every 200-metre stretch, BBMP has fixed maximum limits. The bye-laws also introduce a city-wide rule that no two hoardings can be placed closer than 175 metres to each other. This distance is calculated from the nearest edge of one hoarding to the nearest edge of the next. However, the BBMP Chief Commissioner has the authority to modify these limits. In areas declared as 'Business Centers' or 'Business Roads', the limits mentioned above will apply not for every 200 metres, but for every 100 metres, allowing more advertisements in high-density zones. The Commissioner can also increase the minimum spacing between hoardings or reduce the overall ad area allowed on any stretch, if needed. BBMP will also divide the city into specific zones through notifications. Only these notified areas will be eligible for commercial advertising. Advertising rights for these zones will be given out through open tenders or auctions conducted via the Karnataka government's e-procurement portal. Only licensed advertising agencies will be allowed to participate. 'Winning an advertising right does not give an agency the automatic right to place hoardings on buildings or land. BBMP has made it mandatory for advertisers to enter into agreements with the owners of properties where the advertisements are to be displayed. No ads can be placed without written permission from the property owner. This rule applies even if the land belongs to BBMP or a government agency,' the notification stated.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Ad hoardings to make a comeback, BBMP expects to earn nearly ₹500 crore additional revenue this year
hoardings are all set to make a comeback in the city after it was banned in 2018. The civic body hopes to rake in an additional revenue of nearly ₹500 crore through advertisement fee that ranges between ₹50 and ₹90 a sq. ft of the hoarding, depending on the guidance value of land in the area. Hoardings will not be allowed around Vidhana Soudha. The State government on Thursday issued the final notification of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Advertisement) Bylaws - 2024, a new ad policy pending for years. The Draft of the bylaws was issued in July 2024, and a final notification has been issued with a few changes, incorporating objections that came for the draft. For instance, the draft bylaws listed road widths in feet, while the final notification lists it in metres. The draft said no advertisement, apart from self-advertisement, will be allowed on a road less than 60 ft wide. The advertisement fee was in the range of ₹40 and ₹110, which has now been revised to in the range of ₹50 and ₹90. The total horizontal length of hoardings at a circle has been revised from 60 ft to 120 ft, and the maximum height of a hoarding from the ground has been raised from 75 ft to 30 metres (over 98 ft). With the new ad policy coming into force, the stage is now set for the civic body to give out rights to put up advertisements in the city through an open auction/tender. Before that, the BBMP should divide the whole city into suitable stretches of roads, circles, and areas, where paid advertisements shall be permissible through a notification. Chief Civic Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao said the civic body estimates to mop up additional revenue of about ₹400 to ₹500 crore through outdoor advertisement. The civic budget for 2025-26 estimates ₹750 crore revenue from the advertisement fee (as per new policy). However, the notification of road stretches, circles where advertisements will be allowed, and auction for advertising rights of the same will take time and this year, the revenue from this source will likely be lesser than what was estimated in the budget, sources said. The new advertisement bylaws for the first time allows advertising on private lands, lands owned by other agencies like Indian Railways, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) or bus stands of the KSRTC, and the BMTC, and public sector units. The revenue will be shared with the BBMP, the sources said. While the BBMP will auction advertising rights on road stretches, advertisers need to broker deals with individual property owners, including government agencies, to put up hoardings on them, and these property owners will have to pay additional property tax over the same. Restrictions The bylaws imposes several restrictions on outdoor advertising. For instance, it bans video advertising, imposes restrictions on neon lights, bans any advertising on trees, streetlights, electricity poles, on footpaths, abutting public roads, 50 ft from a traffic signal on all arms of the signal, 50 metres from any place of worship, etc. The bylaws also constitute an Advertisement Regulatory Committee headed by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Urban Development Department. The bylaws brings in several reforms, including making the entire process online. Each outdoor advertisement will have to carry a QR code which when scanned should provide all details of the advertisement and any violation will make it liable to be removed.
