The much awaited Akrama Sakrama scheme may not be implemented any time soon. But where does it stand and what is holding it back? The rest of this article will give you some insight into what were the good things about it and what went wrong for the scheme. A brief history The Akrama Sakrama...Read more
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Akrama-Sakrama Scheme – Legalizing The Illegal
“Akrama-Sakrama”, which colloquially means legalizing the illegal, is now a popular idiom used for a law that aims to provide a one-time opportunity for building and site bylaw violators to regularize their construction. The saga began in 2007, when the Government enacted the Karnataka Town Planning and Country Planning (KTCP) and certain others (Amendment) Act,...Read more
Proposed BBMP Budget For 2014 – 15
BBMP Budget 2014-2015 The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) presented the budget for the financial year 2014-2015 on February 17, 2014. While the draft budget was reviewed by the Standing Committee Chairman Dr. MS Shivaprasad for taxation and finance, he stated in his speech that their attempt was to make the budget as realistic as...Read more
