In order to not lose the funding from JNNURM, Karnataka government passed community participation bill without any discussion. But it was a watered down bill, giving little power to citizens.
Entrepreneur-investor and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar is convener of the chief minister’s ABIDe task force. ABIDe has not been able to reform the patchwork of agencies and vested interests running Bengaluru today. A Citizen Matters exclusive interview.
After a prolonged legal battle, the Meistripalya kere in the heart of Koramangala will be restored and revitalised by the BDA, much to the relief of residents.
An introduction to the various civic agencies and parastatals responsible for Bengaluru: BBMP, BDA, BMRDA, BIAAPA, LDA, BESCOM, BWSSB and more. Who does what?
Whether it is treating the poor with dignity or reforms that arguably interest the better-off, political hypocrisy exists. So who do our politicians really represent?
It’s a first for Bengaluru. Stung by criticism, local authorities and the traffic police claim they will now coordinate select public works using a simple one-page agreement.
Only the rarest cases of official abuse of power and negligence seem to result in stringent punishment and criminal conviction. In this interview, Lokayukta Santosh Hegde exposes legal truths that Bangalore’s bosses would rather you not know.
