| Government Information and Services |
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| Click on the topics below to find out more about the different types of services provided by various government agencies. |
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| Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) Services |
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| Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) |
| Bangalore Telecom |
| Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) |
| Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) |
| Passport and Immigration |
| Cyber Crime Police |
| Postal Services |
| Commercial Taxes Department |
| Department of Registration and Stamps - Property Registration |
| Railway Recruitment Board, Bangalore |
| Emergency Services |
| Fire |
| Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) |
| Regional Transport Office (RTO) |
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| Forms |
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| To view various application forms for services in India, Click here. |
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| Bangalore Mahanagara Pallike (BMP) Services |
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| Photo Voters ID Card |
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22221483 |
Control Room
(Emergency Squad) |
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22221188 |
| Mosquito Control |
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22222508 |
| Cattle Catching Van |
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22277789 |
| Corpn. Community Halls |
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22237458 |
| Dog Catching Van |
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26724036, 25711036,
23413427, 23411181 |
| Family Welfare Centre |
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22238548 |
| Sreet Light Complaints |
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26543522 (south zone)
25598071 (east zone)
23464111 (west zone) |
| Grievance Cell |
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22227822 |
| Revenue |
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22225347, 2237455 |
| Articulture and Education |
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22233754 |
| Administration |
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22239044 |
Chief Health Office including Immunisation centre, Malaria Department,
Food Adultration, Dead Animal Removal |
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22237315 |
| Health Net including Garbage Removal, Keep City Clean Cell, Ambulance |
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22221281 |
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| Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) |
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The BWSSB, or the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, is the government agency that looks after the water supply and sewerage in the city. Over the years it has achieved the distinction of providing the city of Bangalore with equitable water distribution and 100 percent metering of water connections.
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| The BWSSB has stipulated procedures for obtaining water supply and sanitary connections. For more information on these and other matters concerning the BWSSB, Click here. Consumers can directly e-mail their complaints to the Chairman, BWSSB at chmnbwsb@blr.vsnl.net.in. |
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| Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) |
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| For more information on the KSRTC, including bus routes and timings, Click here. |
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| Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) |
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| For more information on KPTCL, complaint's redressal, customer service, safety information, tips on how to save electricity, contact information and forms for billing complaints, transfer of installations, change of tariff, tree trimming, low voltage/low frequency and meter complaints etc., Click here. |
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| Regional Transport Office (RTO) |
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| For more information about licensing procedures, driving regulations, international driving permits, fee structures, tax slabs, spot fines, tips on accident avoiding etc., Click here. |
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| Bangalore Telecom |
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| Bangalore Telecom offers a communication window to the rest of the world. It provides a wide range of services from a basic telephone service to high-speed data circuits (up to 20 mbps). The following phone plus services are also available along with basic phone service. |
Call forwarding
# Call waiting
# Short code dialing
# Automatic wake-up/reminder
# Dynamic STD/ISD locking
# Detailed billing of STD/ISD calls
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| For more details on these services, various tariffs and rates, the Bangalore Telecom network online application status reports, directory enquiries and Customer Service Centres, Click here. |
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| Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) |
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VSNL is India's Telecom gateway to the world. Its mission is to create a global and seamless network of information superhighways to connect people and computers cost-effectively and efficiently anytime, anywhere.
The company operates a network of earth stations, switches, submarine cable systems and value added service nodes to provide a range of basic and value added services.
VSNL's main gateway centres are located at Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai. The international telecommunication circuits are derived via Intelsat and Inmarsat satellites and wide band submarine cable systems e.g. FLAG, SEA-ME-WE-2. VSNL has paid up equity capital of Rs. 950 Million with approx 45.6% of it being held by private investors.
The company's GDRs are listed on the London Stock Exchange and its shares at major Stock Exchanges in India.
For more information on the services offered by VSNL, its future plans, investors updates, tariffs, facilities, application forms etc., Click here. |
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| Postal Services |
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| For a list of post offices in Bangalore with their pin codes, Click here. |
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The Department of Post (India Post), Government of India has launched
e-BillPost, a system which facilitates collection of bill payment and consolidation of bill amount electronically. Currently, about 26,000 post offices out of the total 1,54,000 post offices all over India provide this facility and act as service centres for the citizens of the locality. Customers can present their bills and the amount at a service centre for service providers like BSNL, Mobilink and Bharti. Once the bill and the amount is received over the counter, the post office will issue a receipt. The transaction is processed and accounts are consolidated at a later date and paid to the service provider. Payment of bills may be done either by cash or by cheque/demand draft. Find out more about the e-Bill Post.
Besides the eBillPost service, the Department of Post (India Post) is also launching ePost - an electronic system by which electronic communication can be sent to those who are not having internet access or connectivity. This system provides each individual an epost ID based on his/her geographical address. Mails can be received at this epost ID through electronic mode. This facility is currently available in ePost centers that are located in five States of India - Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. At these identified ePost Centres the mails can be downloaded, printed and sent out for delivery to the addressee. Thus the customer would be able to get his mail from anywhere in the globe in a matter of hours. Currently Bangloreans can only recieve an ePost.
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| Railway Recruitment Board, Bangalore |
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Railway Recruitment Board (RBB), Bangalore was set up in 1980, to cater to the needs of Bangalore and Mysore divisions of Southern Railway, Hubli division of South Central Railway and Wheel & Axle Plant, Yelahanka, Bangalore. It is situated near Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station within a radial distance of about 6 Kms from the city. The RRB meets the Group ‘C’ staff requirements for the Bangalore and Mysore Divisions of Southern Railway, Hubli Division of South Central Railway and Wheel and Axle Plant, Bangalore.
For more information about Railway Recruitment Board and to download application forms and annexures Click here. |
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| Passport & Immigration |
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| The official website of the Regional Passport Office, Bangalore provides information on how to apply for passports, check your passport application status, and get a passport in an emergency. To view this information and other details, including forms, weekly bulletins, affidavits and instructions, Click here.
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| Cyber Crime Police |
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To report cyber crimes and offences contact the cyber crime police at:
CCP Station
CoD Headquarters, No. 1
Carlton House, Palace Road
Bangalore - 560 001
Ph: 22943050/1026
e-mail: ccps@blr.vsnl.net.in
Url: www.cyberpolicebangalore.nic.in. |
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| Fire |
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The fire brigade number to call in an emergency is 101. Some other numbers to call in case of fire are:
Central Fire Control Room (6 lines) --- 22251780, 22251786, 22251780, 22251782, 22251781, 22251785
City Corpn (City Area)--- 22277789
City Corpn (Civil Area)--- 25571488
Helpline---------------------102
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| Emergency Services |
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| Bangalore, like any other metro, provides its citizens with a host of emergency services. Some important services are Ambulance (#102), Fire Brigade (#101), Police (#100) and Traffic Police (#103). Apart from these there are a whole lot of services you can avail of ranging from the Anti-Corruption Bureau to Snake Catching. |
Anti - Corruption
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22261271
22259499 - Additional Director General of Police
22258284 - Deputy Inspector General |
| AIDS Helpline |
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23543333, (helpline) 1091 |
| Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) |
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23442274, 23442273,
23442271, 23445005 |
| Cattle Clearance |
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22277789 |
| Dogs Squad |
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22277789 |
Prevention of
Food Adulteration |
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22220598 |
| Garbage Removal |
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22221281 |
| LPG Gas Leak |
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23349011 |
Morning
Wake-up Alarm |
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+116 |
| Monkey Catching |
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22277789 |
Number
Change Enquiry |
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+1952 |
| Passport Enquiry |
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25584536 |
Pollution
Control Board |
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25588151, 25588270 |
| Postal Enquiry |
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22892036 |
| Directorate Of Census Operations Karnataka |
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22892036 |
| Snake Catching |
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22277789 |
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| Lokayukta |
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The Lokayukkta was founded in Karnataka with the aim of disciplining public servants, improving public governence and ensuring transparency in administration. The Lokayukta makes recommendations to the government and works to hold officials accountable for their actions and also for their lapses.
The public may lodge complaints with the Lokayukta and provide information about corrupts practices they experience by sending an e-mail to the Lokayukta Registrar or PRO and Vigiliance Officer at the following e-mail addresses: kla-reg@kar.nic.in, kla-pro@kar.nic.inby downloading the complaint forms from the website www.kar.nic.in/lokayukta
The Lokayukta has launched the website on 29th December 2002 for people to lodge/register their complaints through the Internet without having to personally go to the Lokayukta office. The rationale behind launching the website is that, the Lokayukata wants to let the people know " What it is doing ?. This apart, Lokayukta intends to publish the day-to-day progress in investigation against public servants and others and the status of the complaints will be made available on the site.
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Lokayuktha
124, I Floor MS Building
Bangalore - 560 001
Phone: +91-80-22257638
e-mail: kla@kar.nic.in, kla-sp@kar.nic.in, kla-pro@kar.nic.in
Web-site: www.kar.nic.in/lokayukta
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| Commercial Taxes Department |
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| To view the activities of the Commercial Taxes Department of Karnataka and get details about tax rates the department's profile including new notifications and clarifications, and press notes and other government schemes and information about VAT (Value Added Tax) from the Commissioner's desk, Click here. |
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| Department of Registration and Stamps - Property Registration |
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To learn about registering documents pertaining to property in Karnataka, Click here. Also get general information regarding investment in immovable property by non-resident Indians.
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