The State government on Monday reconvened the BBMP Restructuring Committee, which the previous Congress regime had formed.
The committee, led by former Chief Secretary B.S. Patil, with former Civic Commissioner Siddaiah and urbanist V. Ravichandar as its members, had recommended splitting the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into multiple corporations, a proposal that met resistance and was not implemented.
This time around, the committee has been given a larger mandate to reimagine Bengaluru governance and administration, covering not only the BBMP but all related departments and parastatals, like the Urban Development Department, the BDA, the BWSSB, the BMRDA, the DULT, the BMLTA, the city police, the Fire and Emergency Services, the Slum Board, etc., and corporations like the BMTC, Bescom, BMRCL, and Suburban Rail.
