Category: Analysis
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Brand Bengaluru in the BBMP Budget
[In the first part of our analysis we looked at the trends in outlay over the years, and why the 2025-26 budget was unprecedented. We analysed the allocation under different heads, and the changes from the last year, and how much was spent from the last year’s outlay.] In June 2023, the Bengaluru Development Minister… Continue Reading
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BBMP’s Budget 2025-26 Analysis
BBMP’s budget for 2025-26 was presented on the 29th March 2025. BBMP’s budgets have tended to be around the Rs. 10,000 Crore mark with election years showing some loosening of purse strings. By those standards, the budget of 2024-25 was considered big with an outlay of Rs. 12,000 Crore for the first time since 2019-20.… Continue Reading
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State of Under Construction Road Works in Bengaluru – 2025
A week back, OpenCity conducted a survey to crowd-source all the under construction road projects in Bengaluru. The goal was to first see how many such projects are lying around in the city and then situate them against the current frenzy for tunnel roads and elevated corridors across the city. A body with a poor… Continue Reading
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Access to Tech and Technical Skills in Indian Cities 2024
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, has published the data for the 79th Round Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS), from 2022-23. The survey tries to measure different parameters at both household and individual level. Access to phones, ability to use the internet for… Continue Reading
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State of Groundwater Usage in Indian Cities in 2024
The “National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India” is an annual report published by the Central Ground Water Board under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. The latest report, for 2024 is now out and can be accessed from OpenCity.in here. Stages of Ground Water Extraction The groundwater extraction is classified… Continue Reading
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Governance in Integrated Water Resource Management – What actions are required
Introduction This article identifies the gaps in governance of our water system management, and recommends corrective actions. The document is divided in 3 sections: The article contains four appendixes: Part-1: Our water system As shown in the diagram below, our water system comprises the following components: A simplified diagram of how these components work together… Continue Reading
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Analysing the Multi-Indicator Survey for Indian Cities
The 78th round Multi-Indicator Survey (MIS) was conducted in 2020 starting in January 2020. The survey was conducted by the National Sample Surveys Office (NSSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. The survey covers all the districts in the country and the comprehensive data can be found here in… Continue Reading
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Analysing DGCA Passenger Data for Major Indian Cities
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, is the main regulating and governing body for Civil Aviation in India primarily dealing with safety issues. It is responsible for regulation of air transport services to/from/within India and for enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.… Continue Reading
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Urban Street Design: Fixing Iblur Junction – Oct 2024
On Saturday, 5th October 2024, an innovative action workshop titled “Urban Street Design: Fixing Iblur Junction” was held in Bengaluru, aiming to address the infamous traffic bottleneck at Iblur Junction. Organised by Oorvani’s Civic Learning Hub, in collaboration with WRI India and Socratus, the event brought together urban planners, community members, and experts to explore… Continue Reading
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Analysing UDISE+ 2021-22 Data – Part 2: Teachers and Enrollment in Major Cities
In an earlier post we looked at the state of facilities in government schools as compared to private and aided schools in seven major cities in India based on the UDISE+ data from 2021-22. In this post, we look at the number of teachers, as well as students enrollment and how they vary across different… Continue Reading
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Analysing School Facilities in Major Cities from UDISE+ Data from 2021-22: Part 1
The Unified District Information System for Education Plus(UDISE+) is a database on schools at state and district level maintained by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The database contains detailed information on schools. This information includes, among others: While this database is annual, the latest report is from… Continue Reading
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Household Consumption and Expenditure in the Metros – 2022
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, released the data from the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey, 2022. The purpose of this survey is to analyse the consumption and expenditure trends across the country to understand how people are spending their money. The survey also collects auxiliary information to understand how… Continue Reading