Greater Bangalore


Greater Bengaluru Development Authority : also known as the Bengaluru Urban Agglomeration is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka, with an area of, which includes the area of five cities of Greater Bengaluru presided over by the 5 City Corporations of Greater Bengaluru (Bengaluru City) under the apex body the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and its neighbouring urbanised areas consisting 251 City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils and Grama Panchayats. Bengaluru Metropolitan Area as it is abbreviated is presided over by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), and should not be confused with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region (BMR), which comprises a much larger area of made up by the entirety of three districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, and is presided over by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA).

History

BMA was created on 6 January 1976 under the Bangalore Development Authority Act 1976 superseding the earlier civic planning authority known as the City Improvement Trust Board, but remaining nearly identical in function. The First erstwhile Chairman of BDA was Shri B.T.Somanna. The BDA is a largely unelected local authority with most of its members accountable to, and directly appointed by the state government. This creates issues with local representation, particularly since the passage of the Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 mandating the devolution of planning powers to local, elected authorities.

Geography

The following are the Corporations, Municipal councils and Village areas in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area.