When will the Greater Bengaluru Authority's master plan be ready?

The GBA has shortlisted a consultant consortium to prepare a GIS-based master plan, at a cost of about ₹15.22 crore, and expects it within a year. The state cabinet cleared the proposal in early November 2026. (As reported on 9 November 2026.)

GBA master plan for Bengaluru: consultants picked, due in a year

The GBA has picked a consultant team for its first master plan; until it is notified, approvals run on the 2015 plan

The Greater Bengaluru Authority has shortlisted a consultant consortium to prepare a GIS-based master plan for its area, at a cost of about ₹15.22 crore. The state cabinet cleared the proposal in the first week of November, and the plan is expected within a year. It would be the GBA's first: the old city corporation did not hold planning powers.

What applies until then

Until a new plan is notified, land use and building approvals within the GBA's limits are decided against the Revised Master Plan 2015, which was approved in 2007. The draft Revised Master Plan 2031 was withdrawn in 2020, so the city has had no newer statutory plan in force.

The ring outside the GBA's limits is planned separately by the Bangalore Development Authority, and the rest of Bengaluru Urban district has its own road grid, notified in October.

How a master plan reaches a parcel

A master plan sets the zoning, permitted uses and road widths that decide what a parcel can carry. Before it takes effect, a draft is published for objections; only the notified plan binds approvals.

For landowners and developers

For the next year or more, a parcel's potential is what the 2015 plan allows. Decisions with a longer horizon, such as a joint development signed now for a launch in 2028, should be tested against both the current plan and the chance that a draft changes the zoning or a road width on the parcel. When the draft is published, the objection window is the point at which landowners can respond.

In brief

When will the Greater Bengaluru Authority's master plan be ready?: The GBA has shortlisted a consultant consortium to prepare a GIS-based master plan, at a cost of about ₹15.22 crore, and expects it within a year. The state cabinet cleared the proposal in early November 2026. (As reported on 9 November 2026.)
Which master plan applies in Bengaluru until then?: Land-use and building approvals continue to be decided against the Revised Master Plan 2015, which was approved in 2007. A draft plan for 2031 was withdrawn in 2020.