Karnataka govt issues draft delimitation report for 368 Bengaluru wards
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Tuesday released a draft ward delimitation report for the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA), proposing 368 wards under the five newly constituted municipal corporations.
According to the Urban Development Department, the delimitation was carried out under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, based on the 2011 Census, following the submission of a report by the Ward Delimitation Commission on September 30.
The department said the proposed distribution of wards is: Bengaluru Central (63), Bengaluru South (72), Bengaluru East (50), Bengaluru West (111) and Bengaluru North (72).
The commission, chaired by GBA Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao, was constituted after the government created the five corporations.
The government has invited the public to submit objections or suggestions in writing, with reasons, to the Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, by 5 pm on October 15 at Vikas Soudha, Bengaluru.
Objections and suggestions received within the stipulated time will be examined before finalising the ward-wise delimitation, the department added.
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Gross GST collections rise 6.2 pc to over Rs 1.93 lakh cr in January
New Delhi (PTI): Gross GST collections rose 6.2 per cent to over Rs 1.93 lakh crore in January, mainly on higher revenues from imports, sources said on Sunday.
Total refunds declined 3.1 per cent to Rs 22,665 crore.
Net Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, however, grew 7.6 per cent to about Rs 1.71 lakh crore in January.
Cess collection (from tobacco products) in January stood at Rs 5,768 crore. This compares to Rs 13,009 crore in collections in January last year when a cess was levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods such as cars, and tobacco products.
Effective September 22, 2025, GST rates on about 375 items were slashed, making goods cheaper. Also, a compensation cess is levied only on tobacco and related products, as opposed to luxury, sin and demerit goods earlier. The lowering of GST rates has impacted revenue collections.
Gross tax collections from domestic transactions grew 4.8 per cent to Rs 1.41 lakh crore, while import revenues were up 10.1 per cent to Rs 52,253 crore in January.
