Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s proposal to constitute an elite advisory group to invigorate the tech city’s infrastructure has kicked off a debate on the need for such a task force.
It may be recalled that in 1999, then CM S.M. Krishna set up the Bengaluru Agenda Task Force (BATF), headed by Nandan Nilekani, former CEO of Infosys.
In 2010, then CM B.S. Yediyurappa set up a similar team called Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure and Development (ABIDe). However, the team never met, and ceased to exist when Mr. Yediyurappa stepped down.
