Following the formation of 5 metropolis firms underneath Better Bengaluru Authority (GBA), the Karnataka Authorities will begin the delimitation course of for varied wards from September 3, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Improvement Minister D Ok Shivakumar stated Tuesday.
The choice got here within the wake of a draft notification issued by the Authorities per week in the past, dividing the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) space into 5 smaller firms as per the provisions of the GBA Act. The Act was handed within the funds session of the state legislature earlier this yr.
Addressing a information convention, Shivakumar stated that the delimitation course of would begin from September 3. “On November 1, 2025, a remaining notification on ward delimitation can be issued. Reservation (for varied wards) will even be accomplished by then,” he stated.
The delimitation will pave the way in which for elections to be held for the 5 firms — Bengaluru North Metropolis Company, Bengaluru South Metropolis Company, Bengaluru Central Metropolis Company, Bengaluru East Metropolis Company, and Bengaluru West Metropolis Company. “This can be a time-bound programme,” Shivakumar stated, including that an affidavit can be submitted to courtroom over holding elections for these our bodies.
The Authorities will even situation an ordinary working process (SOP) detailing the modalities for changing B-khata to A-khata on August 15. The Authorities, in a Cupboard assembly held July 16, accredited issuing A-khata (an ideal certificates for a property) for many who had B-khata certificates (properties that had some lacunae).
The SOP will checklist out eligibility standards to transform B-khata to A-khata, the income paperwork required for the method and different parameters, Shivakumar stated. There are 24 lakh A-khata and B-khata properties within the BBMP space.