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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Draft Bill proposes to introduce proportional representation in ward committees

The draft of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, reimagines ward committees by introducing proportional representation empowering all contestants in the civic polls to nominate one member for every 10% vote share they secure. Proportional representation in ward committees will make them more representative of the voters of the ward, and since representatives of multiple parties will be there, it …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Empowered ward committees play a vital role in aspirational neighbourhoods

Hindustan Times

India's growth trajectory is unfolding within cities of varying sizes, from sprawling mega-city regions to quaint towns scattered across the nation. India's urban sector has garnered significant attention, leading to the launch of six pivotal missions: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Housing for All, Smart Cities Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission, Heritage City Development …

India Governance Local Urban Sustainable Cities State

1 year, 6 months ago

What is BBMP Restructuring Committee and how will it help the fast-growing Bengaluru?

The Hindu

The story so far A month after Congress came to power in Karnataka, the State government on June 12 reconvened the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Restructuring Committee, which the previous Congress regime had formed. Due to the unprecedented demographic and spatial growth of Bengaluru over the last two decades, the Committee will be covering not only the BBMP, but all …

Bengaluru Karnataka Governance Congress Restructuring State Committee

1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana HC questions lack of ward committees

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Chief Secretary, principal secretary of the municipal administration and urban development department and the GHMC commissioner to furnish reasons by August 21 for appointing ward offices instead of constituting ward committees. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji, issued notices seeking the officials’ response on a …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Hyderabad's 150 wards yet to get ad hoc committees to oversee works

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Three years on since the last civic body polls, the government is yet to constitute ward committees across the city’s 150 wards despite repeated representations to the state government. While Opposition members claim it is an effort to clamp down on them, civil society members termed the delay a “premediated intent” to set aside potential problems from ward committees, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Bengaluru ward committee meetings gaining popularity: Study

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike conducted 1,553 meetings between September and December last year, according to a study undertaken by Janaagraha, a city-based NGO. Ward committees, which civic activists say is the platform where democracy comes to life, are steadily gaining popularity and have become more regular in the past six months in Bengaluru. Between September and December last year, …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Orders Status Quo In Renaming Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road

Live Law

The Kerala High Court recently, issued an interim order directing that status quo ought to be maintained in the re-naming of the Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road for a period of one month. In the petition moved through M/S Basil Mathew, Ninan John, Sanjana Sara Varghese Annie, and Ajay Krishnan S., it was averred that the petitioners, who are residents of the area, …

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4 years, 2 months ago

An architecture student’s vision for a greener Mumbai: Integrating blue and green spaces need sound legal, planning, governance frameworks

Firstpost

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a campaign called Biodiversity by the Bay, run by Mumbai’s Ministry of Magic. The story is the fifth in a series – An architecture student’s vision for building a greener Mumbai – in which young architecture and urban planning students pen down their ideas for a sustainable future for development in Mumbai. At …

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