b.pac Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

B.PAC Endorses 28 Candidates for Assembly Elections 2018

May 7, 2018 Sharath SR

Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) today released a list of 28 endorsed candidates from 18 Assembly constituencies for upcoming assembly elections, 2018. “A country like ours has a diverse polity and you need multiple skillsets

Aussie politicians, Bengaluru MLAs discuss citizen participation

July 4, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

Elected officials from Bengaluru and their Australian counterparts discussed how to foster civic engagement and improve voter turnout among the youth at a B.PAC organised panel.

B.CLIP participant helps convert a garbage dump yard to a playground

May 4, 2016 Sharath SR

Many a time, empty, unmaintained plots become spaces for dumping garbage. Here’s how a citizen ensured that one such plot didn’t go that way, and became the children’s playground it was supposed to be.

Governance

B.PAC says there is no case for BESCOM to increase power tariff

March 1, 2016 Sharath SR

B.PAC presented its objections to BESCOM’s proposal to increase tariff for FY ’17 at the public hearing conducted by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission on February 26th.

How an RWA teamed up with a corporate to make foothpaths safer

February 1, 2016 Sharath SR

On January 30th, Hasiru Mithra teamed up with B.PAC and Syngene to make the footpaths on 27th Main road in HSR Layout pedestrian-friendly.

KERC directs BESCOM to tie up loose wires

January 29, 2016 Sharath SR

Last November, B.PAC filed a petition against BESCOM’s unsafe electrical installations across Bengaluru. Now, KERC has directed BESCOM to rectify these hazardous installations on priority.

Palace Guttahalli government school to become ‘Green and Safe’

January 25, 2016 Sharath SR

B.PAC, in association with Shell MRPL Aviation launched the Safe and Green School project. The project aims to create a clean and safe environment in government schools that is conducive for learning.

Workshop on women leaders inpires women corporators in BBMP Council

December 22, 2015 Sharath SR

B.PAC in association with BBMP organised a workshop for the women corporators to celebrate the historic representation of women leaders in the Council.

23 candidates endorsed by B.PAC get elected to the city council in the BBMP elections 2015

August 26, 2015 Sharath SR

B.PAC had endorsed 50 candidates across parties for the BBMP Elections. 23 of them have been elected as corporators. A participant from the B.CLIP program was elected too.

Safer workplaces for the women of Bengaluru with the Billion Eyes program

March 17, 2015 Sharath SR

B.PAC’s newly launched A Billion Eyes program calls for organisations to focus on creating safe workplaces for the women of Bengaluru.

B.PAC and AAP object to increase in electricity tariff

February 9, 2015 News Desk

B.PAC and AAP objected to BESCOM’s proposal to increase electricity tariff at the KERC Public Hearing on February 6th.