The State Government of Karnataka on October 01, 2020 has issued the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Third Amendment) Act, 2020 to further amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976.
The following amendments have been made:
• Section 7(1)(b), which specifies the number of councillors to be selected by the Corporation, has been inserted, namely:
“Provided that, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike the Corporation shall consist of such number of councillors not less than two hundred and twenty five but not more than two hundred and fifty councillors as the Government may, by notification, determine.”
• Section 21(1)(b), which specifies the division of the city into wards, has been inserted, namely:
“Provided that, in respect of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike the State Government shall, by notification, divide the city into wards in such manner that area of wards, as far as possible, shall be within the jurisdiction of an Assembly constituency of the State Legislature and no ward shall be divided between Assembly Constituencies of the State Legislature.”
• Section 21(2A), which specifies the constitution of the delimitation commission, has been inserted, namely:
“The State Government shall constitute a delimitation commission consisting of such number of members, as may be prescribed to recommend the State Government, the manner of delimitation of wards in each corporation.&rdquo
