Corporation Authorities

The following shall be the Authorities of the Corporation who shall carry out the provisions of the Act, namely:- (a) the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) (b) the Mayor (c) the Chief Commissioner (d) the Zonal Commissioner (e) the Zonal Committees (f) the Standing Committees (g) the Ward Committees (h) Area Sabhas In the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 53 of 2020), after section 240, the following new sections shall be inserted, with effect from 11th day of January 2021, namely:- “240A. Levy of imposts, restriction and condition.-(1)The Chief Commissioner may grant such permission to execute the work together with a site plan of the land, ground plan, elevations and sections of the building subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be specified in the bye-laws or he may refuse to grant such licence, subject to the conditions specified in section 244. In the Principal Act, in section 8, in sub-section (3), in the first proviso, for the words, figure and brackets “under sub-section (3) and the Backward Classes under this sub-section shall not exceed one third of the total number of seats in the Corporation”, the words, figures and brackets “and the Backward Classes under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall not exceed fifty percent of the total number of seats in the Corporation” shall be substituted. In the Principal Act, in section 152, in sub-section (1), in clause (i), for sub-clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(b) the educational institutions established for the purpose of education, recognized by the Government or Local Authority.” In the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977),- (i) In section 2,- (a) after clause (13), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(13A) “Ground rent” means to include fees for usage of public roads and other infrastructure facilities provided and maintained by the Corporation and debris generated, during the period of construction, but this shall not give the right to occupy public road and footpath; (13B) “Guidance Value” means market value of the vacant site as specified under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957);” (b) after clause (37), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(37A) "Scrutiny fee” means fee collected to meet the establishment charges for processing the application for permitting building construction;” (ii) In Chapter XV, in the heading, after the word “powers”, the words “including Town Planning” shall be inserted. (iii) In section 299A, in sub-section (2),- (a) after the words “the guidance value”, the words “of vacant plot” shall be inserted. (b) for sub-clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(a) fee for issuance of license at such rate not exceeding 0.30 percent of guidance value of vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by proposed built up area; (b) scrutiny fee of the building for which licence granted, at such rate not exceeding 0.10 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by proposed built up area; (c) fee for maintenance usage of public roads, storing of construction materials in public places and other infrastructure facilities provided and maintained by the Corporation and the debris generated, during the period of construction viz. ground rent, at such rate not exceeding 0.25 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by proposed built up area; (d) security deposit as specified in zoning regulation for ensuring that the construction is in accordance with the plan sanctioned; (e) fee for commencement certificate at such rate not exceeding 0.20 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed plinth area; (f) fee for occupancy certificate at such rate not exceeding 1.0 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed built up area; (g) penalty imposed at the time of issuance of occupancy certificate for not obtaining commencement certificate at the commencement of the construction, at such rate not exceeding 0.25 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by constructed built up area; (h) penalty for regularization up to 5 percent of violation or deviation in the construction with respect to the sanctioned plan or Zonal regulations limit specified at such rate not exceeding 35 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the violated portion; and (i) such other fee as specified by the Government from time to time under this Act and the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) and the rules made there under.” (1) The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 (Karnataka Ordinance No. 01 of 2024) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the Principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.