Legislature panel recommends splitting BBMP into 7 corporations Bengaluru

The committee envisages that each city corporation has a Mayor, a Commissioner, a Joint Commissioner, standing committees, and ward committees.

The Karnataka legislature joint review committee, headed by Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad, on the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, has recommended splitting the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into seven corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area.

The report proposes that each city corporation should cover not less than 10 lakh population. The density should be 5,000 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Mr Arshad, who tabled the report in the legislative Assembly on March 5, said that the revenue generated from the area for the local administration in the year of the last preceding census should not be less than ₹300 crore per year.

The newly-formed city corporation should have 50% employment in non-agricultural activities.

The committee envisages that each city corporation should have a Mayor, a Commissioner, a Joint Commissioner, standing committees, and ward committees.

Each city corporation in the Greater Bengaluru Area should be suitably named with a common prefix — Bengaluru.

Mr Rizwan said the committee recommended a few changes to ensure decentralisation of power, reduce corruption and transparency in governance. He said the population of Bengaluru has gone up from 78 lakh in 2008 to 1.5 crore in 2025.