BBMP’s work orders data tell you about the work orders BBMP made payments for. The data includes ward number, the description of the work undertaken, the name and contact of the contractor who undertook the work, and how much was paid for the work.
Wards that saw a lot of work orders being generated should ideally have seen a lot of work happen. Details of the contractor can help citizens hold BBMP accountable.
The data for the year 2024-25 can be accessed here. Previous years’ work orders can also be accessed for 2023-24, 2022-23 and the years before that from our site.
Where did the money go?
When a year’s snapshot is taken it gives an idea of the distribution of money and work by wards and by extension constituency for that year. Given that BBMP still does not have a Council to direct the flow of money, power still rests with the State Government and a constituency view becomes important.
BBMP made total payments of Rs. 7,528 Cr in 2024-25. Among the 28 constituencies, the eastern constituencies of Mahadevapura and K.R. Pura accounted for Rs. 834.5 Crore of these payments.
Yelahanka and Mahalakshmi Layout followed at Rs. 349.57 Cr and Rs. 309.76 Cr respectively. On the other side, the small Chamarajpet constituency saw the least payments at just over Rs. 30 Cr.
At the ward level, the most work seems to have been executed at the northern Atturu ward, generating payments of close to Rs. 200 Cr. This is followed by Bellanduru ward where payments worth Rs. 100 Cr were made. The map below identifies all wards where more than Rs. 50 Cr was spent.
Non-ward spending
Large contracts that span multiple wards are marked under ward numbers above 300. For instance, 307 refers to Storm Water Drains (SWD) works, 308 to Lakes and 310 to Solid Waste Management.
In 2024-25 the most money was spent on SWDs, at more than Rs. 1000 Cr. Asphalting and white-topping of roads across wards took up Rs. 575 Cr, while Rs. 190 Cr was spent on Lakes. There is no mention of solid waste management in this header most likely because most spending for SWM now happens through the Special Purpose Vehicle – BSWML.
Spending in the wards
The highest payments in 2024-25 happened in wards Atturu and Bellanduru. What kind of works were undertaken in these wards?
In Atturu ward, a total of more than Rs. 150 Cr of the Rs. 198 Cr was spent on “Roads and drains”, under various different contracts. The biggest work order was Rs. 10 Cr towards “Comprehensive development of roads and drains at Kaveri layout, AMS layout, Aditya nagara 1st and 2nd stage Doddabettahalli, Yelahanka 4th phase and Muneshwara layout and surrounding areas.”
The next biggest category for the work orders was on parks at Rs. 32.74 Cr. Money was spent on fencing different parks in the wards. Rs. 9 Cr was spent from District minister grants on park development across Yelahanka constituency.
Roads and drains development took up the bulk of the work in Bellanduru ward too, accounting for Rs. 48.6 Cr out of the total Rs. 100 Cr. Given the consistent flooding and traffic congestion faced by people in the ward, hopefully this means that the roads are better and drains are functioning properly now.
Interestingly, the next major category is for “Restoration of roads deteriorated due to BWSSB”. No words were minced in blaming BWSSB, possibly for digging up roads, and leaving them “deteriorated”. In November 2021, BBMP was granted Rs. 1000 Cr to restore and develop roads that were dug up by BWSSB. These work orders are likely part of that grant – all work orders mention a “package 17”.
Summary
BBMP is one of the only Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to make its work order details public through their portal. This effort can enable transparency and drive accountability. Citizens can track the work that has happened in their areas and how much was paid for that work.
Ideally, a board on the ground announcing the work happening, allocation amount and the work order details can help citizens match the work on the ground with the one on the portal. For instance, for the work orders claiming to restore roads dug up by BWSSB, whether the roads were restored to their former state or some asphalt laid along the dug up parts, can be seen by the citizens on the ground and matched with the work order details.
Citizens can download this work order data to track how much was spent in their areas and whether it matches the reality. While there are many work orders to develop roads and drains in the wards like in Attur and Bellandur, does it match the reality of what you see? Tell us in the comments.
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