Tag: Greater Bengaluru Authority

Bengaluru, Nov. 24: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao directed officials to identify properties with high outstanding dues across the five city corporations under GBA and initiate measures to recover the pending property tax. Addressing a virtual meeting held today on property tax collection, e-khata, and the conversion of B-Khata to A-Khata, he instructed officials to trace major defaulters and pending revision cases, and ensure that the overdue property tax is collected promptly. He emphasized the need to identify individuals and properties currently outside the tax network and bring them under the property tax ambit. Commissioners of all city corporations must prioritize property tax collection, conduct daily review meetings with revenue officer...

Resistance from Local Residents to Footpath Construction on Panathur Road Bengaluru, Nov. 19: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao directed officials to impose penalties and initiate action against individuals who cut roads without authorization. Addressing a meeting held today at the GBA Head Office with officials from the five City Corporations under the GBA jurisdiction, he instructed that applications received for road-cutting through the MARKS software system must be verified and approvals granted strictly as per norms under the single-window system. He emphasized that if any unauthorized road-cutting is detected in any of the City Corporations, penalties must be imposed, disciplinary action initiated, and the responsible parties must be direc...