10 Mar 2025 - Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG)
- A Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will be constituted. The GBA will be chaired by the Chief Minister, and an Executive Committee will assist it with daily functions.
- The Greater Bengaluru Region will be divided into multiple city corporations, up to seven corporations, each with up to 150 wards.
- The GBA will coordinate the functioning of the city corporations.
- The GBG Bill provides for a three-tier system of urban governance, consisting of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), City Corporations, and Ward Committees.
- Corporations will be divided into wards with a Ward Committee.
- Each city corporation area should have a population of more than 10 lakh, with more than 5,000 inhabitants per sq km, and the revenue generated from the area for the local administration in the last census year must have been more than Rs. 300 crore.
- The government will notify zones within each city corporation.
- Corporations have the authority to collect property taxes.
- The government will determine Property tax rates in consultation with GBA.
- The term for mayors and deputy mayors will be 30 months.
- The Ward Committees will ensure the collection of taxes.
- The state government will appoint a Joint Commissioner for a zone responsible for carrying out civic administration in the zone. The Joint Commissioner will also supervise and coordinate with Ward Committees and perform functions directed by the Commissioner or Mayor.