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Greater Bengaluru Authority collects new 'software charge'
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Bengaluru property owners now pay a 'software charge' — count the five corporations behind it
The Greater Bengaluru Authority has begun levying a new software charge on Bengaluru property owners.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Greater Bengaluru Authority, which oversees Bengaluru's civic administration through five city corporations formed after the reorganisation of the city's municipal governance, has begun collecting a software charge from property owners along with the annual property tax, prompting objections from residents.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has begun levying a new 'software charge' on Bengaluru property owners
- The charge is collected along with the annual property tax
- GBA oversees Bengaluru's civic administration through five city corporations
- The five corporations were formed after reorganisation of Bengaluru's municipal governance
- The new charge has prompted objections from residents
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) oversees Bengaluru's civic administration through five city corporations.
- These five city corporations were formed after the reorganisation of Bengaluru's municipal governance.
- The GBA has begun collecting a 'software charge' from property owners along with the annual property tax.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper II - Local Self-Government & Urban Governance (Karnataka): the shift from a single municipal corporation to the GBA's five-corporation structure raises questions of coordination, transparency and accountability in urban local bodies. Ad hoc levies like the 'software charge', introduced without clear public disclosure, highlight the need for statutory clarity and single-window, transparent billing in reorganised civic bodies.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಆಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಲೀಕರಿಂದ 'ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ವೇರ್ ಶುಲ್ಕ' ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿರುವ ಗ್ರೇಟರ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (GBA), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ನಾಗರಿಕ ಆಡಳಿತವನ್ನು ಇವುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ:
- ಒಂದೇ ಏಕೀಕೃತ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ
- ಮೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ ವಲಯಗಳು
- ಏಳು ನಗರ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು
- ಐದು ನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಗಳು
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