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Power to amend the Schedule STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 06 of 2023:- A Bill to provide for the constitution of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority for Urban Mobility Region in the city of Bengaluru and for regulation of the development, operation, maintenance, monitoring, supervision of urban mobility within Urban Mobility Region and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; Whereas multiple institutions or agencies like Bangalore Development Authority, Bengaluru Metropolitan transport Corporation, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, and Transport Department are responsible for planning, developing, implementing and managing activities relating to Urban Mobility in the above institutions and departments are empowered under different legislations to deal with the matters relating to Urban Mobility within a certain framework; And whereas multiplicity of institutions, departments, and independent legislations that they are bound to follow are currently causing overlap in responsibilities and functions, which impede the process of planning and implementation of major transportation schemes aimed at streamlining and improving urban mobility; And whereas the National Urban Transport Policy lays down a framework for integration of various functions of institutions and departments to enable holistic transport planning; 3 And whereas the policies, programmes and initiatives of national and state level institutions or agencies involved in promoting and/or influencing economic and infrastructure development, education, health, establishment and management of markets, environmental protection etc. may have an impact on the transport and mobility in the city of Bengaluru and the impact of such policies, programmes and initiatives need to be assessed and addressed while planning for urban mobility; Hence, the Bill [L.A. Bill No.29 of 2022, File No. SAMVYASHAE 26 SHASANA 2022] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.20 in part-IVA dated:12.01.2023] II Amendment Act 10 of 2026:- It is considered necessary to amend the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority Act, 2022 (Karnataka Act 06 of 2023) to revise the provisions of Constitution of Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority and Executive Committee regarding Ex-officio Members,- (1) the Mayor, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike; and (2) Chief Commissioner of BBMP. and to insert the City Corporations of Greater Bengaluru Area consequent on enactment of Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 83 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 97 SHASANA 2025] [Entries 5 and 32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.24 in part-IVA dated:08.01.2026] 4 KARNATAKA ACT NO 06 OF 2023 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 12th day of January, 2023) THE BENGALURU METROPOLITAN LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT, 2022 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 11th day of January, 2023) (As amended by Act 10 of 2026) An Act to provide for the constitution of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority for Urban Mobility Region in the city of Bengaluru and for regulation of the development, operation, maintenance, monitoring, supervision of urban mobility within Urban Mobility Region. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the constitution of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority for Urban Mobility Region in the city of Bengaluru and for regulation of the development, operation, maintenance, monitoring, supervision of urban mobility within Urban Mobility Region and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Whereas multiple institutions or agencies like Bangalore Development Authority, Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Bangalore Traffic Police, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited and Transport Department are responsible for planning, developing, implementing and managing activities relating to Urban Mobility in the city of Bengaluru and its surrounding region and each of the above institutions and departments are empowered under different legislations to deal with the matters relating to Urban Mobility within a certain framework; And whereas multiplicity of institutions, departments, and independent legislations that they are bound to follow are currently causing overlap in responsibilities and functions, which impede the process of planning and implementation of major transportation schemes aimed at streamlining and improving urban mobility; And whereas the National Urban Transport Policy lays down a framework for integration of various functions of institutions and departments to enable holistic transport planning; And whereas the policies, programmes and initiatives of national and state level institutions or agencies involved in promoting and/or influencing economic and infrastructure development, education, health, establishment and management of markets, environmental protection etc. may have an impact on the transport and mobility in the city of Bengaluru and the impact of such policies, programmes and initiatives need to be assessed and addressed while planning for urban mobility; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State legislature in the seventy third year of the Republic of India, as follows:- CHAPTER - I Preliminary