Experts Welcome Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s Idea Of Constituting Governance Panel

However, they want ward committees, which are required by the constitution, to include citizens of the state capital in such projects. Industry specialists, urban planners, and members of civil society are reportedly included in the committee.

Santosh Nargund, head of Janaagraha's civil involvement department, said that the government's decision to take a targeted approach to Bengaluru's growth is a positive development. Any programme, however, will produce inadequate outcomes and squander money if the public is not involved. All city development initiatives must involve the public from the outset since they have the best local knowledge and intuition to contribute to the projects' planning, design, and execution. He explained that the finest formalised forums to involve citizens in such government activities are the citizens ward committees, which have been operating in Bengaluru for the past three to four years and are required by the constitution.

He mentioned, "The task force must not only have representatives from citizens, civil society organisations and professionals, but also co-opt the ward committees as partners in developing a vision and action plan which is both aspirational at the city level and yet fully decentralised and participatory in practice," reported The Indian Express. According to him, the Metropolitan Planning Committee serves as the city's official forum for all MLAs and MPs.