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Divesting public health from BBMP ill-conceived administrative fix ; govt draws criticism
Karnataka government s recent proposal to relieve Bengaluru s civic body, BBMP, of public health duties was met with strong criticism.
Bengaluru becoming hotbed of Covid
Karnataka is reeling under the weight of the deadly second wave of COVID-19, which forced state-wide lockdown. Bengaluru is the biggest contributor to the daily COVID tally in the state, and new measures were taken to help ease the prevailing situation.
Taking a cue from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) s success in tackling the second wave of Covid, Karnataka issued directives last week to set up Ward Decentralised Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees for Covid management in all 198 wards in Bengaluru based on the Mumbai model. But it appears the state government is mulling over making a U-turn on its decentralising plans.
Bengaluru ranks high on Ease of Living Index
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But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index
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While the criteria in 2018 focused on governance parameters, criteria for 2020 includes several questions on individual choices and priorities by citizens.
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But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index
Bengaluru being adjudged the most liveable large city in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020, a meteoric improvement from 58th position in 2018, was met with puzzlement by many experts and opposition parties, even as the ruling BJP claimed credit.
Several urban experts have questioned the ‘most liveable large city’ tag. “Clearly, such surveys based on non-existent methodologies are driven by deeply political agendas. Anyone living in Bengaluru knows how seriously degraded the city is. With equitable access to basic amenities like water, roads and public transport being i
India News: NEW DELHI: For the first time, the Finance Commission has created the provision for Rs 8,000 crore incentive grant for eight states for incubation of .
This should significantly improve the financial health of those local bodies, many of them aiming to raise bonds. Asias richest civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, is planning to raise up to Rs 4,000 crore, the Times of India reported on January 25.