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Bengaluru South City Corporation pilots evening waste collection in five wards
Why in News?
Garbage news, governance question: who chairs the Greater Bengaluru Authority under the GBA Act, 2024?
A pilot of evening garbage pick-up begins in five wards of Bengaluru South.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Bengaluru South City Corporation will pilot evening waste collection in five wards.
The corporation is one of the city corporations that function under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), created under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, an authority chaired by the Chief Minister.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- Bengaluru South City Corporation will pilot evening waste collection in five wards.
- Bengaluru South is one of the city corporations functioning under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).
- The GBA was created under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024.
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority is chaired by the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
- Solid waste management is a core function of urban local bodies.
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority, created under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, is chaired by the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
- City corporations such as Bengaluru South function under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
- Solid waste management falls within the functions of urban local bodies, which are listed in the Twelfth Schedule (Article 243W) of the Constitution.
Mains
GS Paper II (local governance) and GS Paper III (environment). Fragmented civic management in a large metropolis led to a two-tier structure, with the GBA coordinating several city corporations that deliver services such as solid waste collection. Pilots like evening pick-up can improve service delivery, but their success depends on funds, functions and functionaries being devolved to the corporations, along with citizen participation and waste segregation at source.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, the Greater Bengaluru Authority is chaired by the:
- Governor of Karnataka
- Mayor of Bengaluru
- Chief Secretary of Karnataka
- Chief Minister of Karnataka
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Answer: D — The correct answer is Chief Minister of Karnataka. The Greater Bengaluru Authority, which oversees the city corporations, is chaired by the Chief Minister.
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