The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed eight Bills, including The Karnataka Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Corruption and Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill 2023 that seeks to prevent malpractises in recruitment examination, and The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that protects the State from returning about ₹1,712 crore to the developers.
Money collected
Initiating the discussion on the BBMP Bill, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that while ₹1,712 crore has been collected between 2015-2023 as ground rent, ₹688 crore is yet to be collected. “Because there was a legal lacunae, the amendment is being moved. Otherwise, we have to repay the money that we have already spent.”