BBMP lacks manpower to collect rent

That the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is cash-strapped is known. But what is new now is that the civic body does not have the requisite manpower to collect rent from its tenants. The BBMP has leased out 5,957 shops in its 123 markets. Most of these markets are in the core areas that fall under East, West and South zones. The markets division of the BBMP has three assistant revenue officers (AROs), who oversee the collection of rent and other issues. However, from among the three AROs, while one...