Activities of the Department:
The Department of Town and Country Planning is mainly involved in the task of preparing Master plans and their enforcement and in extending technical assistance to various Government Departments/Local Bodies for the orderly development of cities, towns and villages. The main functions of the Town and Country Planning Department are;
- Preparation of Master plans for cities, towns and potential villages, after conducting necessary physical and socio-economic surveys and obtaining approval from the Government under the Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act ,1961 for these plans;
- Preparation of town extension schemes, development/ improvement schemes, rehabilitation schemes, ashraya schemes, and other such schemes;
- Assisting the Karnataka State Town and Country Planning Board and giving technical assistance to Urban Development Authorities/Planning Authorities in plan preparation, implementation and enforcement under the Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act, 1961;
- Offering technical assistance to developmental agencies like Karnataka Housing Board, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, Karnataka Slum Clearance Board and other such agencies;
- Design/approval of layout plans of private individuals, Organisations, Government and Quasi-Government agencies;
- Furnishing of technical opinion to Revenue Department regarding conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses;
- Preparation of systematic, efficient and safe traffic management schemes and giving technical assistance to local authorities for the implementation of the same.
Statutory Functions:-
The Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 has been extended to 156 urban centres in the State and Authorities have been constituted in these urban centres by declaring Local Planning Area. Accordingly, excluding Bangalore Development Authority, 30 Urban Development Authorities and 51 Planning Authorities are functioning in the State and for 74 other towns, Municipal/Town Panchayath limits are declared as Local Planning Areas and the respective Municipal Councils are functioning as Planning Authorities for these towns.
Urban Development Authorities:-
The State Government has constituted 31 Urban Development Authorities under Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987 and Bangalore Development Authority under Bangalore Development Authority Act 1976, for the implementation of Master plans for orderly development of Cities/Towns. Urban Development Authorities have been constituted for the following 30 urban centres.
- Bangalore
- Belagavi
- Ballary
- Bidar
- Vijayapura
- Chamarajanagar-Ramasamudram
- Chitradurga
- Chikkamagaluru
- Davanagere-Harihara
- Gadag-Betageri
- Kalaburagi
- Hassan
- Haveri
- Karwar
- Kolar
- K.G.F.
- Koppal
- Madikeri
- Mandya
- Mangaluru
- Mysuru
- Ramanagaram- Channapatna
- Raichur
- Shivamogga-Bhadravathi
- Tumakuru
- Udupi-Malpe
- Hubblli-Dharwad
- Vijayanagar Area Development Authority(VADA),Toranagallu
- Hosapete
- Chikkaballapura
- Yadagiri
These Development Authorities are working as the Planning Authorities for the respective Local Planning Areas declared under the Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act. They are responsible for the preparation and enforcement of Master Plans approved by the Government.The Additional Directors of Town and Country Planning / Joint Directors of Town and Country Planning / Deputy Directors of Town and Country Planning and Assistant Director Town and Country Planning are working as full time Town Planner Members in the following Urban Development Authorities.
Bangalore Development Authority, Bangalore
Hubballi-Dharwad Urban Development Authority Hubballi
Mysore Urban Development Authority, Mysore
Mangalore Urban Development Authority, Mangalore
Tumkur Urban Development Authority, Tumkur
Kalaburagi Urban Development Authority, Kalaburagi
Bellary Urban Development Authority, Bellary
Bijapur Urban Development Authority, Bijapur
Shimoga Urban Development Authority, Shimoga
Udupi Urban Development Authority, Udupi
K.G.F Urban Development Authority, K.G.F
Hasan Urban Development Authority, Hassan
Bangalore Development Authority is constituted under the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 and officers/staff of this Department are involved in the preparation and enforcement of Master plans. The Additional Director of Town and Country Planning is working as Town Planner Member of Bangalore Development Authority. In Hubballi -Dharwad, Mysuru, Mangaluru Tumakuru, Ballari and Urban Development Authorities, the Joint Directors of this Department are working as Town Planning Members and in Udupi, Vijayapura, Hosapete, Shivamogga-Bhadravathi, Kalaburagi Urban Development Authority, Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning is working as Town Planner Member and in Mandya, Yadhagiri, Hassan, Raichur Urban Development Authorities, Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning are working as Town Planner Member. In the remaining Urban Development Authorities, the Assistant Directors of Town and Country Planning of respective branch offices in the district are functioning as Town Planner Member and are performing planning functions in the Development Authorities in addition to the departmental works. The staff of the concerned Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning offices are also assisting the Urban Development Authorities in the preparation and enforcement of Master plans.
Planning Authorities:
Planning Authorities constituted under the Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act 1961, are functioning in the following Thirty Seven 51 urban centres at present, namely;
- Badami
- Magadi
- Manvi
- Chittapur
- Greater Bengaluru Bidadi Smart City
- Bagalkot
- Nelamangala
- Hampi World Heritage Area Planning Authority
- Malavalli
- Sira
- Basavakalyan
- Nippani
- Anekal
- Surapura
- Tiptur
- Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority
- Puttur
- Hoskote
- STRR
- Arasikere
- Chintamani
- Ranebennur
- Belur-Halebidu
- Bantwal
- Kapu
- Gangavathi
- Rabkavi-Banahatti
- Channarayapatna
- Arakalagudu
- Sedam
- Gokak
- Sirsi
- Kushalnagar
- Wadi-Shahabad
- Hunasur
- Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority
- Sindhanur
- Mudabidri
- Gouribidanur
- Mudhol
- Jamkhandi
- Shahapur
- Malur
- Ilkal
- Ramdurga
- Kanakapura
- K.R. Nagar
- Kundapura
- Shidlaghatta
- Kunigal
- Channapattana
The Planning Authorities of Bangalore International Airport Area, Nelamangala, Kanakapura, Hoskote, Anekal and Magadi come under the jurisdiction of Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority and Joint Directors of Town and Country Planning of this Department who are on deputation in respective Planning Authorities are working as Member-Secretaries. The Additional Director of Town and Country Planning is working as Member-Secretary of Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority. Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning of this Department are working on deputation as full time Member – Secretaries for Gokak, Sira, Chittapur, Wadi- Shahabad and Malur Planning Authorities. The Assistant Directors of Town and Country Planning of the respective branch offices are also functioning as Member-Secretaries for the remaining 25 Planning Authorities. The staff of these branch offices are also assisting the Planning Authorities in the preparation and enforcement of Master Plans.
Source: Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Bengaluru, GOK.