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Greater Bengaluru Authority launches phase 2 of Ward One; city corporations hold e-khata camps
Why in News?
BBMP is gone: how many corporations does the Greater Bengaluru Authority run? The local governance answer for KPSC
GBA began phase 2 of Ward One while the North City Corporation ran e-khata camps.
Why it matters: GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) launched the second phase of its 'Ward One' initiative.
Separately, the Bengaluru North City Corporation held e-khata camps under the 'My e-Khata, My Right' campaign.
The GBA replaced the BBMP under the Greater Bengaluru Governance framework and works through five city corporations.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
Remember these
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) replaced the BBMP under the Greater Bengaluru Governance framework
- The GBA works through five city corporations: Central, North, South, East and West
- GBA has launched phase 2 of its 'Ward One' initiative
- Bengaluru North City Corporation held e-khata camps under the 'My e-Khata, My Right' campaign
- An e-khata is a digital property record used for municipal property tax and transactions
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority replaced the BBMP as the governing body for Bengaluru under the Greater Bengaluru Governance framework.
- The GBA functions through five city corporations rather than a single municipal corporation.
- Urban local bodies are municipalities and municipal corporations under Part IX-A of the Constitution (74th Amendment Act, 1992).
Mains
GS Paper 2 (Polity, local governance, Karnataka). Issue: one large civic body struggled to deliver services across a sprawling metropolis. Policy: the GBA and five city corporations decentralise administration, with ward-level initiatives such as Ward One and digital property records like e-khata improving access and transparency. Implication and way forward: real devolution of funds, functions and functionaries, empowered ward committees and elected councils, and clear coordination between the GBA and the corporations.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Under the Greater Bengaluru governance framework, the BBMP was replaced by the Greater Bengaluru Authority operating through how many city corporations?
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Seven
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Answer: C — Correct: Five — The GBA works through five city corporations (Central, North, South, East and West). • Three — wrong: The framework created more than three corporations; there are five. • Four — wrong: There are five corporations, not four. • Seven — wrong: There are five, not seven.
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