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Establishment of City Corporations.- (1) The Governor shall, having regard to the population of any area, the density of population therein, the revenue generated, the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities, the economic importance, the infrastructural provisions available in the area and such other factors, establish such number of City Corporations, for such areas as may be defined, for the effective municipal governance of the Greater Bengaluru Area: Provided that the total number of City Corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area shall not exceed seven. Provided further that no area shall be specified as a City Corporation unless:- (a) such area contains a population of not less than ten lakhs; (b) the density of population in such area is not less than five thousand inhabitants per square kilometer of the area; (c) the revenue generated from such area for the local administration in the year of the last preceding census is not less than rupees three hundred crores per annum; (d) the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities is not less than fifty percent of the total employment; and (e) such other factors as may be deemed necessary for consideration by the Government. (2) No such notification shall be issued unless a draft thereof,- (a) is published in the official Gazette for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby inviting objections and suggestions within one month from the date of publication; and (b) is referred to any local authority affected by such notification for expressing its views within one month from the date of publication; (3) The Government shall take into consideration all objections and the views so received under sub-section (2) before issuing the final notification.