MLA objects to GBA’s no-trade license on roads less than 40 ft. wide rule

Former curate and BJP MLA S. Suresh Kumar has written to Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) main M. Maheshwar Rao, taking objection to a caller circular that said nary commercialized licences volition beryllium issued oregon renewed for establishments connected roads little than 40 ft. wide.

In his letter, Mr. Kumar said this regularisation volition impact lakhs of thoroughfare vendors and owners of tiny shops successful residential bylanes. “As per my information, determination are astir 2.5 lakh thoroughfare vendors and 1.6 to 1.8 lakh kirana stores. This caller regularisation volition impact astir 20 lakh radical successful the city,” helium said. 

“In respective areas, particularly outer zones, determination are nary roads 40 ft. wide oregon wider. Some areas successful the halfway metropolis besides bash not person roads 40 ft. wide. Should traders operating retired of these areas determination to roads that are 40 ft. wide oregon wider? If so, what volition residents of these areas bash for their regular needs similar groceries? GBA should deliberation successful a pro-people manner,” helium said successful the letter. 

‘No caller rule’

Responding to these concerns, GBA sources said that they were lone implementing the zonal regulations arsenic per Revised Master Plan - 2015, presently successful force, successful the metropolis and it was nary caller rule.