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BBMP ward reservation list announced

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 02:26 administrator
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The Hindu 01.12.2009

BBMP ward reservation list announced

Staff Reporter

Bangalore: After much dilly-dallying, the State Government on Monday announced the reservation list for the 198 wards of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The gazette notification has also been published.

The announcement of the reservation list paves the way for the conduct of elections to the BBMP, which recently completed three years without an elected council.

The Karnataka High Court had recently directed the State Government to announce the reservation list by November 30, and the State Election Commission to notify the calendar of events by December 7.

The State Government released the list on Monday. Now all eyes will be on the State Election Commission for announcement of calendar of events for the polls.

Though the Government had issued guidelines for fixing reservation of BBMP wards on July 31, 2009, the same had been challenged in the High Court for being “unscientific”. As many as 107 wards come under the General category, 53 under Backward Cla sses (A), 13 under BC (B), 23 under Scheduled Castes, and two under Scheduled Tribes. Out the 198 wards, 67 have been reserved for women.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 December 2009 02:29
 

Civic body to take call on extra FSI for bus utility land

Monday, 30 November 2009 11:23 administrator
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Indian Express 30.11.2009

Civic body to take call on extra FSI for bus utility land

The civic administration has sought the consent of its general body to allow development of an additional 0.5 floor space index (FSI) over and above the permissible FSI of one for a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation land to enable the latter to generate some additional revenue through commercial use of its property.

The proposal, tabled in the general body, says the state government had urged the PMC to allow an additional 0.5 FSI to MSRTC for development of its land in the jurisdiction of civic administration.

However, the MSRTC had requested an FSI of one for commercial use. “It is necessary to make certain amendments to the development control rules to allow additional FSI to MSRTC for development of property on its land,” Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade said in the proposal. The additional FSI will be used only for commercial use without charging any premium, it said.

The civic administration has sought the consent of its general body to allow development of an additional 0.5 floor space index (FSI) over and above the permissible FSI of one for a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation land to enable the latter to generate some additional revenue through commercial use of its property.

The proposal, tabled in the general body, says the state government had urged the PMC to allow an additional 0.5 FSI to MSRTC for development of its land in the jurisdiction of civic administration.

However, the MSRTC had requested an FSI of one for commercial use. “It is necessary to make certain amendments to the development control rules to allow additional FSI to MSRTC for development of property on its land,” Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade said in the proposal. The additional FSI will be used only for commercial use without charging any premium, it said.

The amendment to the Section 37 (1) of MRTP Act 1966 would enable the civic administration to give additional FSI for development of land. However, the civic body has also been asked to seek suggestions and objections on the proposal from citizens.

Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2009 11:30
 

Creation of new municipalities may take two more

Monday, 30 November 2009 09:42 administrator
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The New Indian Express 30.11.2009

Creation of new municipalities may take two more

Express News Service

HYDERABAD: Creation of new municipalities and corporations in the State seems to be a distant dream, at least two more years, as the grama panchayats were not willing to give their consent to upgrade their panchyats to municipalities.

With two-year term left for the panchayats, their surpanches are in no mood to forgo their positions.

If they give consent for upgradation, the Government will convert them into municipalities and merge them into corporations.

The Government wanted to create 60 new municipalities and five corporations in the State, to improve civic amenities in villages and nagara panchayats and special grade municipalities.

It has issued two orders amending the rules, which stipulates norms for creation of new municipalities and corporations.

By GOs No 567 and No 571 the Government has relaxed the norms by which creation of new municipalities and corporations will be possible. According to Order 567, a municipality can be created if a nagara panchayat or village population is between 25,000 to 40,000 (previously between 30,000 to 40,000), if the density of population is 400 per sq km and has market facilities and potential to attract industries.

Order No 571 states that if a municipality having a population of 3 lakh (previously 4 lakh), density of 5,000 per sq km, has industries, educational and medical facilities can be converted into a corporation.

Municipal Administration and Urban Development authorities have stated that Karnataka and Maharashtra have more municipalities than our state.

As the Centre is now focusing on the urban development and funding the programmes, the Government has decided to convert big villages, nagara panchayats and municipalities into bigger urban bodies.

Though two months have gone by, so far there is no response from the villages and nagara panchayats. Their term would be over by 2011 and its rulers want to complete their term.

The Government has constituted a committee to select the nagara panchayats, big villages and municipalities, which could be converted into municipalities and corporations.

The committee has to get the consent of the local bodies concerned to go ahead. According to sources in the MA&UD Department, only 10 have come forward to adopt resolutions of consent.

They might give their consent at the end of their tenure in 2011, when their terms comes to an end.

Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2009 09:46
 
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