1.1 An Overview
Bengaluru, a multifunctional Metropolitan and the capital city of Karnataka, is one of the fastest growing cities in India and is branded as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ for spearheading the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based industries. Bangalore has become a cosmopolitan city attracting people and business alike, within India and internationally and has become a symbol of India’s integration with the global economy. With the growth of IT and industries in other sectors (e.g. textiles, light engineering and defence) and the onset of economic liberalization since the early 1990s, Bangalore has taken a lead in service-based industries fuelling growth of the city both economically and spatially.
The city has grown rapidly in the past few decades from pensioner’s paradise to the information technology capital of India. The presence of IT/ITES industries, large public sector undertakings like BEL, BEML and HAL, along with major hardware garment industries has led to in-migration and rapid growth of the city. Bengaluru has also emerged as the start-up hub of the nation, bringing innovation and contribution to GDP, diversity of economy and adding to employment opportunities. The city is also a major education hub with a very large number of higher educational institutions in and around the city.
Bengaluru, with its strong economic base, contributes about 1.9% to India’s GDP (2013-14) and 34% to Karnataka’s GSDP (2013-14). The Metropolis houses about 40% of urban population of Karnataka and has witnessed 42% growth in population during the decade 2001-2011, thus playing the role of a primate city in the State. In context of the State, the population in the city of Bengaluru accounts for nearly 14.60% of the State’s population concentrated in only about 0.64% of land area.
1.2 Master Plan Preparation- Provisions under the KTCP Act
The Master Plan for any local planning area in the State of Karnataka is prepared under the provisions of Section 9 of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act 1961 (KTCP Act, 1961). The Master Plan is to be revised once every ten years as per the provisions of Section 13D of the KTCP Act, 1961. The Master Plan for BMA (i.e. RMP 2015), prepared and approved on June 25, 2007 is currently in force.
As per Section 81B for the KTCP Act, 1961, the Bangalore Development Authority is the Local Planning Authority and BDA is exercising the powers, perform the functions and discharging the duties under the provisions of the KTCP Act, 1961 as the Local Planning Authority for the Bengaluru Local Planning Area
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1.3 Constitution of BDA
The Government of Karnataka (GoK) constituted the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) in 1976 under separate statute, viz. the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 with the functions related to planning, development, enforcement and implementation of the schemes coming under one agency to achieve coordinated development activities of the city. Under the aegis of BDA there have been continuous efforts to plan and manage the growth of city through four Plans viz. ODP-1972, Comprehensive Development Plans (CDP) 1984, CDP 1995 and Revised Master Plan 2015 for its LPA. Currently operational Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2015 was notified by Government vide G.O. No UDD 540 BEM AA SE 2004, dated 22.06.2007 for the horizon year 2015 with the LPA area of 1219.50 Sqkm.
1.4 Local Planning Area of BDA for RMP 2031
The LPA of BDA comprises of the major part of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (excluding area under BMICAPA) and 251 villages in the periphery of BBMP. The city has experienced an unprecedented population growth translating into varied challenges of urbanisation and urban management in general and urban land management in particular. BDA entrusted with the responsibility of preparing and revising the Master Plan as a Planning Authority for the Local Planning Area of BDA under the KTCP Act, 1961 has undertaken the revision of the RMP-2015 for the horizon period of 2031 (herein referred as RMP-2031). The area of BMA comprising of LPA of BDA and LPA of BMICAPA as per the amended boundaries admeasures 1294 Sqkm.
The Local Planning Area (LPA) of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for RMP-2031 spreads over an area of about 1206.97 Sqkm with an estimated population ranging between 18-20 million for 2031.
1.5 Structure of the Master Plan Document
The Master Plan Document comprises of six volumes as given hereunder:
i. Volume-1: Vision Document
ii. Volume-2: Base Map and Existing Land Use Maps
iii. Volume-3: Master Plan Report
iv. Volume-4: Planning District Report
v. Volume-5: Proposed Land Use Maps
vi. Volume-6: Zoning Regulations
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