Perspective Plan - DPEP - II Bangalore Rural District

Abstract

From Introduction: At the time of independence there existed a single district of Bangalore. In 1948, it was divided into Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural districts. The Bangalore Rural district consisted of the taluks of Doddaballapur, Nelamangala, Hoskote, Devanahalli, Anekal, Kanakanahalli, Clospet (Ramanagaram) and Magadi, while the Bangalore Urban district was left with the then civil station and the taluks of Bangalore North and Bangalore South (including Bangalore City). When the Bangalore City Corporation was formed, the urban district was considered unnecessary, and in 1950 the two taluks of Bangalore North and Bangalore South were re-amalgamated with the Bangalore Rural district. Seven villages surrounding Marsur, enclaves in Anekal taluk and part of Madras Presidency were also merged with Anekal taluk in about 1950. After the states reorganization in 1958 and consequent to the rapid expansion of the city, a proposal was mooted to bifurcate the district once again. In 1962, the district was divided into Bangalore Urban district consisting of Bangalore North and Bangalore South taluks, and Bangalore Rural district with the remaining nine taluks. After four years in 1966, the Bangalore Urban district was again merged with the rural district. The main reason behind this amalgamation was the constitution of the City Improvement Trust Board. Nearly two decades after the second merger, in August 1986 Bangalore Urban and Rural district was again bifurcated.