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GBA to launch month-long infrastructure campaign from 1 November
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Bengaluru now runs on five corporations, not one BBMP: the GBA structure Karnataka PSC asks about
GBA plans a November infrastructure drive and stricter PG safety norms.
Why it matters: Karnataka-specific
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The Greater Bengaluru Authority will launch a month-long campaign from 1 November in which its corporations will address local infrastructure complaints.
It is also drafting an SOP with stricter safety norms for PG accommodation, including fire safety and structural parameters.
The Authority replaced the BBMP under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act and runs the city through five corporations.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) replaced the BBMP under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act
- The GBA runs the city through five corporations
- A month-long infrastructure campaign starts on 1 November, with corporations addressing local complaints
- An SOP is being drafted with stricter PG accommodation norms covering fire safety and structural parameters
- Urban local bodies get constitutional status through the 74th Constitutional Amendment (Part IXA, Article 243P-243ZG)
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Prelims
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority replaced the BBMP under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act and administers the city through five corporations.
- The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to urban local bodies and added the Twelfth Schedule.
- An SOP for PG accommodation seeks to bring fire safety and structural parameters under stricter norms.
Mains
GS-2 (local governance) and Karnataka-specific urban governance. Issue: a single large civic body struggled to deliver services in a fast-growing metropolis -> the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act created the GBA with five corporations, and the November campaign and PG safety SOP test its delivery -> implication: closer grievance redress, but coordination, finances and accountability across corporations remain open -> way forward: empower corporations with funds and functionaries as per the 74th Amendment, enforce safety norms with transparent inspection and citizen-facing grievance tracking.
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