Bangalore Development Authority

Bangalore Development Authority
Logo of the BDA

A shopping complex built by the BDA on the Inner Ring Road, Koramangala
Planning Authority overview
Formed6 January 1976 (1976-01-06)
Superseding Planning Authority
  • City Improvement Trust Board (1945-1976)
JurisdictionGovernment of Karnataka
HeadquartersBangalore
Employees486[1]
Annual budgetRs. 5067.65 crore (2012)
Minister responsible
Planning Authority executive
  • M.B. Rajesh Gowda, Commissioner
Websitebdabangalore.org

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 in accordance with the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act. Its functions, carried out under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act of 1961, include preparing 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]

  1. ^ "Organization". Bengaluru Development Authority.
  2. ^ Stallmeyer, John (2010). Building Bangalore: Architecture and urban transformation in India's Silicon Valley. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203842195.
  3. ^ "Bangalore an IT city? Check with Bangalore Development Authority". DNA. 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ Lall, Somik V (2009). Urban Land Markets: Improving Land Management for Successful Urbanization. Springer. p. 316. ISBN 9781402088629.