3. TOWN PLANNING WINGS IN OTHER ORGANISATIONS

The statutory organisations like The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Bangalore Development Authority, Urban Development Authorities, Planning Authorities, Municipal Planning Authorities, Housing Board and Corporations are having Town Planning Wing. The details are given below:

3.1 Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority

The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) is constituted under the provisions of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1985. It is having jurisdiction over Bangalore Urban and Rural District and Malur Taluk of Kolar District. The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka is the Chairman of the Authority. The Minister in charge of the Urban Development is the Vice-Chairman. The Metropolitan Commissioner is the Member-Secretary. This authority is responsible for preparation and enforcement of structural plan / regional plan and coordinate the activities of the various planning authorities, development agencies and boards involved in urban development process with special reference to Bangalore and its environs. This authority is having Town Planning Wing headed by a Joint Director of Town Planning.

3.2 Bangalore Development Authority

Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was created under special statute, viz. Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 for the metropolitan area of Bangalore (1,279 sq km). BDA acts as Planning Authority under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act (KTCP Act) and discharge the duties of preparation of development plan and enforce its proposals under the same Act. BDA also acts as development agency. This authority is having Town Planning Wing headed by a Town Planner Member (Joint Director of Town Planning).

3.3 Urban Development Authorities

In Karnataka, there are 27 Urban Development Authorities constituted under the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987.

The Town Planning Wing in Hubli-Dharwad and Mysore Urban Development Authority is headed by a Joint Director of Town Planning and in Urban Development Authorities of Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mangalore and Shimoga the Town Planning Section is headed by Deputy Director of Town Planning designated as Town Planner Member. The Assistant Director of Town Planning designated as Town Planner Member heads the Town Planning Section of Tumkur and Hassan Urban Development Authority. In the remaining Urban Development Authorities, the concerned Assistant Director of Town Planning of the branch office of the department is functioning as Town Planner Member.

The Development Authority also is a body corporate having members with the Chairman and certain other members being appointed by the Government. The executive head is designated as the Commissioner and is the Ex-Officio Member. The Chairman, the Town Planner Member and the Engineer-Member are the permanent members of the Authority. The Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing a part or whole of the urban area where the Development Authority is constituted will also be the members of the Development Authority.

Wherever Urban Development Authorities has been constituted, the Development Authority itself is the Planning Authority for the local planning area.

The Main functions of the Urban Development Authorities are:

o Preparation of development plans (Outline Development Plan / Comprehensive Development Plan / Revision of Comprehensive Development Plan), enforcement and implementation under provisions of the KTCP Act, and

o Under the provisions of KUDA Act, land acquisition and development to provide sites / houses.

3.4 Planning Authorities

The Planning Authority is a body corporate having perpetual succession with a Chairman appointed by the State Government and certain other members and elected representatives of the concerned local bodies as its members. There are 24 Planning Authorities constituted under the KTCP Act, for which the Assistant Director of Town Planning (ADTP) of the concerned unit office of the department is functioning as Member-Secretary of the Planning Authority and for Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority (BMICAPA), the Joint Director of Town Planning, Head office, Bangalore, is the Member-Secretary. The main functions of these Planning Authorities are to prepare development plans (ODP/CDP/RCDP), planning schemes and to enforce the plan proposals.

At present the Department of Town Planning is fully assisting the Planning Authorities in the preparation of development plans (ODP/CDP/RCDP) and in enforcing proposals of ODP/CDP/RCDP.

3.5 Municipal Planning Authorities

In order to implement the provisions of the 74^th Constitution Amendment, 45 Town Municipalities have been declared as Planning Authorities under the KTCP Act. The officials (technical) of the Department of Town Planning are deputed to these authorities to assist in carrying out the planning functions. The ADTP having jurisdiction is extending the technical support to these local authorities in the preparation of development plans as required under the KTCP Act.

The list of Urban Development Authorities, Planning Authorities and Municipal Planning Authorities in the State are as follows:

Sl. No.	Urban Development Authority	Planning Authority	Municipal Planning Authority
1	Bangalore	Badami	Anekal
2	Belgaum	Bagalkot	Arsikere
3	Bellary	Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area	Bail Hongal
4	Bidar	Basavakalyan	Bantval
5	Bijapur	Chintamani	Bhalki
6	Chamrajnagar- Ramasamudram	Dandeli	Bhatkal
7	Chikmagalur	Gangawathi	Birur
8	Chitradurga	Gokak	Challakere
9	Davangere-Harihar	Internatinal Airport	Chik Ballapur
10	Gadag-Betigeri	Jamakhandi	Chitgoppa
11	Gulbarga	Kanakapura	Guledagudda
12	Hassan	Krishnarajanagara	Harpanahalli
13	Haveri	Magadi	Hiriyur
14	Hospet	Manvi	Hole Narsipur
15	Hubli-Dharwad	Nelamangala	Homnabad
16	Karwar	Nippani	Hunsur
17	Kolar	Puttur	Ilkal
18	K.G.F	Rabkavi-Banahatti	Jagalur
19	Koppal	Ranibennur	Kadur
20	Madikeri	Shahpur	Kampli
21	Mandya	Sindhnur	Kollegal
22	Mangalore	Sirsi	Kumta
23	Mysore	Wadi-Shahabad	Lakshmeshwar
24	Raichur	Yadgir	Madhugiri
25	Ramanagaram -Channapatna		Mahalingpur
26	Shimoga		Malavalli
27	Tumkur		Muddebihal
28	Udupi-Malpe		Mudhol
29			Mulbagal
30			Nargund
31			Navalgund
32			Ramdurg
33			Sagar
34			Saundatti
35			Savanur
36			Sedam
37			Sidlaghatta
38			Shikarpur
39			Sindgi
40			Sira
41			Siruguppa
42			Shorapur
43			Tarikere
44			Tiptur
45			Virajpet

3.6 Municipal Corporations

Only Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP), Mysore Mahanagara Palike and Hubli-Dharwad Mahanagara Palike have Town Planning Sections. A Joint Director of Town Planning heads the Town Planning Wing of the BMP, whereas in Mysore and Hulbi-Dharwad Mahanagara Palike, a Deputy Director of Town Planning heads it.

3.7 Other Statutory Authorities having Town Planning Wing

3.7.1 Karnataka Housing Board

The Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) established in 1956 is a special agency, which plays an important role to meet the requirements in the housing sector. The KHB in Karnataka is also having a Town Planning Section, which is headed by a Joint Director of Town Planning.

3.7.2 Karnataka Slum Clearance Board

The Karnataka Slum Clearance Board (KSCB) was constituted in 1974 under the Karnataka Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1973 for tackling the problems of slums in urban areas. The KSCB was having a Town Planning Wing headed by an Assistant Director of Town Planning (ADTP) prior to 10-9-1999. The post of ADTP in KSCB is abolished during September 1999.