The Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG) Bill, presented as a modern governance structure for the city, was tabled in the Karnataka legislative assembly on 23 July 2024. However, a closer look at the Bill reveals significant concerns.
We undertook an in-depth comparative analysis of the GBG Bill and the Bill prepared by the Brand Bengaluru Committee based on the City-Systems framework of Janaagraha. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act (BBMP), 2020, which is currently in force, and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (KMC) Act, 1976 have also been considered in the comparative study.
The study evaluates the four Bills/Acts along 33 parameters, scoring them on a scale of 0 to 10. The higher the score, the better the performance of the Bill/Acts.
The GBG Bill scores poorly across all four city-systems components including urban planning and design, urban capacities and resources, empowered and legitimate political representation, and transparency, accountability, and civic participation. Overall, the GBG Bill scored a dismal 3.35 out of 10. The study revealed that the GBG Bill is less than half as effective as the Bill drafted by the Brand Bengaluru Committee.
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