Governance

The state government holds the reins of the city’s budget. But the vision of the 74th amendment is that the third tier of government, which is the BBMP council, should be in charge.

The Authority will prepare a Traffic Management Plan every year that will specify a detailed traffic flow plan for road networks and motorised traffic

Commander PG Bhat, a voter reforms activist, says most of the errors could be corrected if the Election Commission simply rectified their software.

Lists of BLOs, their supervisors, and the EROs published on the website of CEO-Karnataka did not match the latest lists published by the BBMP.

Indira Canteens, started as a scheme of the erstwhile Congress government to provide low-cost, quality meals for the poor, are now mired in politics.

Activists suggest that citizens should familiarise themselves not only with the voter verification process, but also the officers in charge.

Prior to collection of personal data, the purpose for which the data is collected and its planned use need to be disclosed to the people.

The Ward Committee is the only place where citizens can meet all the officials and the Corporator of the ward in person to address local issues.

Bengaluru has 1.4 crore people and even if a thousand citizens work consistently on ward committees, a lot of positive changes will happen locally.

The ORRCA and NASSCOM have presented a proposal to the ITBT Ministry seeking a separate municipal zone with private-public model for urban governance.

ULBs, of which the Mayor is the head, are powerless. The Mayor’s short tenure further prevents him/her from making any meaningful contribution.

The authorities addressed the grievances of IT companies, but largely ignored the plight of the poor settlements, who were the worst affected.