Unlawful flex might land you in jail

The show of unauthorised flex or banner commercials continues unabated within the metropolis. To sort out this menace, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has now warned of one-year imprisonment for these discovered to be printing these unlawful flexes. All zonal-level officers have been instructed to personally inform every printer within the metropolis to not print any unauthorised flex or banner commercials.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath has directed all zonal-level officers to submit a report inside 5 days. “BBMP is taking a number of measures to manage unauthorised flex and banner commercials. On this regard, the BBMP and police division have already ready a joint commonplace working process (SOP) and issued orders. The Commissioner has instructed that the order ought to be given to every flex and banner printer within the metropolis and strictly adopted.

The BBMP’s promoting division must also submit a report on what number of flex and banner printers have been instructed within the metropolis. This activity ought to be carried out by joint commissioners, zonal chief officers, and assistant income officers (promoting),” the chief commissioner stated.

In case of additional violations, the printer’s enterprise licence will likely be cancelled, together with an imposition of Rs 2 lakh in fantastic and one-year imprisonment. Those that present area for such commercials may even be punished. The purchasers ought to present a permission letter from the BBMP. The printers should confirm and make a copy of the permission letter for the flex, banners, posters, and hoardings which can be to be printed.

Curbs for long-term lease
In the meantime, the City Improvement Division has issued a draft notification on the administration of BBMP belongings, which restricts lease durations to a most of 30 years. The BBMP (Asset Administration) Guidelines-2024 have been revealed within the state gazette, and a 30-day interval has been offered for submitting objections.

Based on the draft, properties may be leased for 5 years with the required standing committee approval. For leases extending past 5 years and as much as 15 years, council approval is required.

Leases starting from 15 to 30 years should have state authorities approval. Properties can’t be leased for greater than 30 years, and present leases exceeding this restrict can’t be renewed past 30 years.

BBMP properties may be leased to state or central governments, public sector undertakings, autonomous our bodies, and companies.

Leasing for 5-15 years requires council approval, whereas leases to authorities entities want prior authorities approval and should be at guideline values. Gross sales to different events are prohibited. All properties should be leased via public sale, with profitable bidders required to pay a one-time, interest-free deposit. Bidders might bid on a number of properties, however sub-leasing will not be permitted. For store leases, the foundations mandate a 17% reservation for Scheduled Castes, 7% for Scheduled Tribes, and a pair of% for individuals with disabilities (above 40%). The draft additionally contains pointers for deposits, lease, and lease renewals.