Greater Bengaluru Authority
Greater Bengaluru Authority Br̥hat Beṅgaḷūru Prādhikāra | |
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| Type | |
| Type | An apex body for coordinating and supervising the activities of the City corporations of Bengaluru |
| History | |
| Founded |
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| Preceded by | Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (2007-2025) |
| Leadership | |
Vice-Chairperson (Minister of Bengaluru Development and Town Planning, Government of Karnataka) | |
Chief Commissioner (Member Secretary) | M. Maheshwara Rao, Indian Administrative Service since 2 September 2025 |
| Seats | 75 Ex-officio members |
| Meeting place | |
| Kempegowda Civic Hall, Hudson Circle (Corporation Circle), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560002 | |
| Footnotes | |
| Governed by: Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 | |
foundation, established.Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is the apex body responsible for coordinating and supervising the activities of the city corporations and overall development across 712 km2 of Greater Bengaluru (Bengaluru City). It was established on 15 May 2025, replacing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
The GBA oversees the entire Greater Bengaluru Urban Agglomeration, aiming to coordinate planning, transportation, and environmental management at the metropolitan scale. The GBA has the provision to establish up to seven municipal corporations within the Greater Bengaluru area.
Although the GBA has been officially established, the BBMP continued to function during the transition phase until the new Authority became fully operational on 2 September 2025.