Bangalore Development Authority
Planning authority of Bangalore, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) of Bangalore, India, is a governmental organization (referred to within India as a parastatal entity) and the principal planning authority for Bangalore. Its function, under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act of 1961, is as a regulatory body required "to prepare in the prescribed manner a Comprehensive Development Plan" for the Bangalore Metropolitan Region.[2] It also oversees planning and development of infrastructure, provision of development-related sites and services, the housing needs of underprivileged citizens in Bangalore and is currently the city's largest land developer.[3] No other authority or person may undertake development within the Bangalore Metropolitan Region without the permission of the BDA.[4]
A shopping complex built by the BDA on the Inner Ring Road, Koramangala | |
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Formed | 6 January 1976 (1976-01-06) |
Superseding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Karnataka |
Headquarters | Bangalore |
Employees | 486[1] |
Annual budget | Rs. 5067.65 crore (2012) |
Minister responsible |
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Planning Authority executive |
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Website | bdabangalore |