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Greater Bengaluru Authority clears nine new fire stations
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Nine new fire stations for Bengaluru: which 2024 Act created the Authority behind them? KPSC asks
GBA approves nine new fire stations for Bengaluru.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Greater Bengaluru Authority cleared a proposal to set up nine new fire stations in Bengaluru.
The Authority operates under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) cleared a proposal for nine new fire stations in Bengaluru
- GBA operates under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024
- The Act provides for the Authority and a multi-corporation structure for the city
- Fire services are an Urban Local Body function listed in the Twelfth Schedule (Article 243W)
- Bengaluru's civic governance is distinct from the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, the general city corporation law
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority was constituted under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, which provides for a multi-corporation structure for the city.
- The Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 is the general law for city corporations in the State, while the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 governs land-use planning.
- Fire services find a place in the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution, inserted by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, relating to urban local bodies.
Mains
GS-II (Local governance) and Karnataka-specific GS: Bengaluru's rapid, congested growth strained a single civic body, leading to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 and the Authority with multiple corporations. Approving fire stations shows the Authority taking up emergency services, a Twelfth Schedule function; the way forward lies in clear funds, functions and functionaries for each corporation, coordination with the Fire and Emergency Services, and 74th Amendment-compliant empowerment of local bodies.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Bengaluru's Greater Bengaluru Authority recently cleared a proposal for nine new fire stations. The Authority was constituted under which law?
- Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024
- Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
- Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961
- Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993
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Answer: A — Correct: Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 — The Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 provides for the Authority and its multi-corporation structure. • Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 — wrong: The 1976 Municipal Corporations Act is the general law for city corporations, not the source of the Authority. • Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 — wrong: The 1961 Town and Country Planning Act governs land-use planning, not civic governance. • Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 — wrong: The 1993 Panchayat Raj Act governs rural local bodies, not Bengaluru.
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