MyCityMyBudget was launched as a pilot initiative in a few zones of Bengaluru in 2015. Since then, the program has evolved into a city-wide annual campaign, covering all eight city zones.
Impact
822
Wards engaged - citizens from multiple cities directly interacted with the program
2,46,291
Budget inputs collected and analysed
₹120 Crore
Budget allocation for ward committee led works
40+
Civil society organisations as our partners
Our Key Accomplishments
2021
Launch phase-2 of the MCMB campaign. Program expands to 8 focus wards: Banaswadi, Gottigere, Doddanekundi, Malleshwaram, Kadu Malleshwara, C V Raman Nagar, Jakkasandra and Varthur
2020-21
9,706 inputs gathered across 198 wards in 21 days
Identified three critical civic issues: Health and sanitation, Footpaths, Public Urination
YellowSpotsBeda was a campaign launched in 2021. To put an end to the public urination issue. Citizens were asked to identify public urination spots (Yellow Spots) on the website and mark areas where there is a need to construct public toilets
BBMP earmarks Rs. 100cr funds for building Public Toilets with citizen participation for fund utilisation
BBMP municipal corporation acknowledges the MCMB Campaign in its budget speech
BBMP reserves Rs. 20 lakhs for 1,000 km of walkable footpaths, with at least 5 km per ward
BBMP earmarks 1% of the property tax for ward committees to solve ward-level issues
2018-19
MCMB signs a formal MoU with the BBMP. Receives over 67,114 budget inputs
2017
MCMB grows into a city-wide annual campaign supported by the Mayor and Municipal Commissioner of BBMP
2016
12,468 MCMB inputs worth Rs.600cr (approx.) are included in the BBMP Budget
2015
Launch of the MyCityMyBudget Campaign (MCMB) in a few pilot wards in Bengaluru Mahanagara Palika (BBMP). Receives 6,037 budget inputs
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