Bangalore Political Action Committee (stylised as B.PAC) is a

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

-based

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, founded by the citizens of Bengaluru, to help improve

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infrastructure, municipal governance, and the overall quality of life. The organisation advocates

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practices and

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for

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. It is primarily a think-tank that carries out research and recommends policy amendments to assist the local and state level governments. B.PAC works with the

government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

and other

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and

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. It is not affiliated with any political party or government organisation. There are 12 employees in B.PAC and they carry out their initiatives with the help of local volunteers. B.PAC's extent of work also includes supporting women and children welfare, political

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, and urban

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Programs & Initiatives

B.ENGAGED, a program by B.PAC, was started in 2019 to engage with corporators, government institutions, and citizen groups to advance good governance practices. This program is led by Harshitha Venkatesh. B.CLIP, which stands for B.PAC Civic Leadership Incubator Program, is an initiative by B.PAC in collaboration wit
Takshashila Institution
This program serves as a learning platform for aspiring

BBMP The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...

corporators, providing them with knowledge and skills to broaden their impact. Since its inception in 2013, nine batches have been conducted. Notable individuals, including

politicians A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

and civic activists such as

Sowmya Reddy Sowmya Reddy is an Indian politician who is the current General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress of Karnataka and a member of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from Jayanagar ...

an
Sampath Ramanujam
have participated in the B.CLIP program. B.SAFE, one of the programs by B.PAC, works towards enhancing safety and empowerment for women and children in Bengaluru. The B.SAFE Constituency initiative, a part of B.SAFE, works with B.SAFE Ambassadors to conduct

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of public spaces in Bengaluru. These assessments focus on evaluating the presence of adequate safety infrastructure for women and children. So far, B.SAFE Constituency Initiative has been conducted in 4 Bengaluru assembly constituencies -

Mahadevapura Mahadevapura is a suburb and one of the zones of BBMP in Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was a city municipal council. It is well connected with Outer Ring Road, Whitefield Road and Krishnarajapuram Railway Station ...

, Malleshawaram,

Dasarahalli Dasarahalli is a town and a city municipal council in Bangalore Urban district in the state of Karnataka, India Demographics India census, Dasarahalli had a population of 263,636. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dasa ...

, and

Hebbal Hebbal may refer to several places in Karnataka, India: * Hebbal, Bangalore, a neighborhood in Bangalore ** Hebbal Lake, Bangalore ** Hebbal-Kittayya inscription ** Hebbal (Vidhana Sabha constituency) ** University of Agricultural Sciences, Banga ...

. Ms. Chitra Talwar is the program mentor of B.SAFE.

Founders & Members

B.PAC was founded in 2013 by

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 23 March 1953) is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. She is the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the former chair ...

and T. V. Mohandas Pai to tackle the garbage crisis in Bengaluru.

Charu Sharma Charu Sharma is an Indian commentator, compere and quizmaster. He is the director of the Pro Kabaddi League. He was the CEO of the Royal Challengers Bangalore cricket team for the 2008 Indian Premier League but was forced to leave due to the t ...

, Ashwini Nachappa,

Prasad Bidapa Prasad Bidapa is a Bangalore based fashion stylist and choreographer for various fashion events and shows. He is known to be a fashion consultant, choreographer, image consultant and stylist. Career He is the pioneer in the Indian Fashion Ind ...

, and Nisha Millet are members of B.PAC. Ashwin Mahesh has also been associated with B.PAC.

Awards & Recognition

National Voters' Day In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as "National Voters' Day". It has been started from 25 January 2011 to mark the foundation day of ...

2020, B.PAC was recognised as "The best Not for Profit" by the

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for electoral awareness initiatives during 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

References

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