BDA (Bangalore Development Authority)

The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was founded on January 6 1976, under the BDA Act of 1976. This authority combines the planning functions of the Department of City Planning with the development functions of the former CITB. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), located in Bangalore, India, is a government agency (known as a semi-government agency in India) and the primary planning agency for Bangalore. Its function is to oversee infrastructure planning and development and fulfil the housing needs of disadvantaged citizens of Bangalore.

It is Bangalore's largest land developer, and no other agency or individual can develop in the Bangalore metropolitan area without permission from the BDA. Since its inception, the BDA has allocated 76,000 sites of land to individuals, provided more than 800 public facilities, and transformed Bangalore into an ideal global tourism destination. It ensures quality infrastructure and better life through sustainable and planned development based on effective oversight, participatory regulation, and innovative approaches.

The Bangalore Development Authority aims to solve Bangalore's housing problems by allocating more than 3280 affordable apartments in different parts of the city. It has 544 villages under its jurisdiction, and all the village authorities have approved floor plans for Bangalore housing projects. These village district committees must prepare site plans before receiving site plan approval from the BDA. In addition, the target area of this program includes around 6,000 units across Bangalore.

BDA administration handles all matters related to land, house, and CA location assignments and their email assignment work.

• The engineering department is mainly responsible for executing various development plans and constructing infrastructure work.s
• BDA also supervises the implementation of water supply and underground drainage works for the layout adopted by BWSSB and electrification works implemented by BESCOM.
• BDA mainly works closely with The Department of Urban Planning and the Land Acquisition Department to carry out various development plans. The Ministry of Finance is also responsible for advising the authorities on various financial matters and maintaining the accounts of the authorities.
• The Special Task Force Division, also known as the Vigilance Division, protects properties in the BDA and Greenbelt areas from encroachment and unauthorized construction.
• The Real Estate Section is committed to monitoring and maintaining real estate records, identifying BDA land encroachments, and remediating land encroachments through unauthorized building demolition.
• The forestry and horticulture department is responsible for environmental protection work, lake improvement, etc.
• One of the key specialities of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is that it has transformed the city of Bangalore into a global destination. It has launched several initiatives to boost the lifestyle and comfort of people. It aims to provide a better quality of life, high-quality infrastructure, and sustainable and planned development.
• BDA has a modern approach to effectively monitor the real estate sector of Bangalore, regulate housing, commercial, and public spaces, and use an effective participatory and innovative approach.

You can contact BDA at Phone No: 080 -23442273, 080 - 23442274, 080 - 23368615, and 080 – 23445005. You can also email them at systemsmanager-bda@ka.gov.in