Summary:
Reason: To get more funds under the Smart City project from the central government, one has to be technologically smart. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has realised that it is lagging behind on the technology front, especially in its administration, uploading of data, and in being people-friendly. “One of the criteria is how well connected a government body is with people and how much information is on the public domain. Going by the standards of Bengaluru, the information put on the public domain is very less. Hence, it has been decided to put as much information as possible on the public domain and give only online clearances..