Govt. to notify GBG Act on May 15, paving the way for restructuring BBMP
The Hindu
BBMP restructuring under GBGA 2024 on May 15, creating new corporations, facing legal challenge by citizen activists.
The stage is set for the restructuring of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), with the State government scheduled to issue a notification enforcing the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act (GBGA), 2024, on May 15.
With the implementation of this Act, the BBMP — currently governed under the BBMP Act, 2021 — will cease to exist in its present legal form. However, a civic body under the same nomenclature will continue to govern the city. A new administrator will be appointed to oversee the further splitting of the BBMP, likely into three or five corporations.
“The GBG Act will be notified on May 15. The notification will contain details as to how the Act will be implemented further,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil told presspersons. When asked how many corporations would be notified, he refused to specify a number. The Act provides for creation of up to seven corporations.
A senior official from the Urban Development Department (UDD) confirmed that the new BBMP will function under the provisions of the new Act, and the current commissioner will remain at the helm of the civic body.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot gave his assent to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, in April. In March, the Governor had returned the Bill, passed by the legislature during the Budget session, seeking clarification. The government sent back the Bill providing clarifications following which it was cleared.
An official said the Greater Bengaluru Authority under the new Act will not exceed the current BBMP area which is 709 sq. km. After the notification, the government will begin the process to split the BBMP. The official said the State is planning to establish between three and five corporations.
Meanwhile, Bengaluru Town Hall, a civic society collective, has decided to challenge the Act in the Supreme Court. The citizen activists argue that the Act violates the 74th amendment of the Constitution.
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