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Government of Karnataka

No.UDD 517 MNU 2025

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vikasasoudha,

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi,

Bengaluru, Date: 13-11-2025

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the following rules which the Government of Karnataka proposes

to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 314 read with sections 160

and 161 of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 (Karnataka Act No. 36 of

2025), is hereby published for the information of all the persons likely to be affected

thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into

consideration after thirty days from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government

from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period

specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and

suggestions may be addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government,

Urban Development Department, Bengaluru – 560001.

DRAFT RULES

1. Title, commencement and application.- These Rules may be called the

Greater Bengaluru Area (Advertisement) Rules, 2025.

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They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

official Gazette.

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They shall be applicable to the Greater Bengaluru Area as declared

under section 3 of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka

Act 36 of 2025).

2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires,-

(a) “Act” means the Geater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024

(Karnataka Act 36 of 2025);

(b) "Advertisement" means and includes any display, device or

representation by word, direction, abbreviation, letter, logo,

symbol, model, image or a combination thereof, sign by means

of billboards, hoarding, banners, temporary arches, electronic

display, name boards, direction boards, pamphlets, flags or

any other visible or audible media, displayed in or in view of

any place or spot visible to public, to promote a product or

service in a commercial sense under categories covered in these

definitions, but does not include signage installed for the

identification and naming of places, buildings and tenant

business names;

who may be an individual, Government organization, semi-

Government organization, registered charitable organization

firm,

proprietary

firm,

partnership firm

or a

company

incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 (Central Act 18 of

2013);

(d) “BBMP” means the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike;

(e) “Banner” means cloth or any other bio-degradable flexible

material (but not made fully or partially from poly-vinyl chloride

or any other form of plastic, virgin or recycled), which contains

some advertisement or announcement or written matter for

display in public place;

(f) “Billboard/Hoarding” means an outdoor media device with

space for display in the form of an advertisement panel and

where such panel is mounted with its foundation on any

structure either on ground or building and made of any bio-

degradable flexible material (but not made fully or partially from

poly-vinyl chloride or any other form of plastic, virgin or

recycled) or Electronic display or LCD;

(g) “Building wrap advertisement” means an advertisement

displayed on any building frontage usually stretched across the

building frontage or on scaffolding of a building under

construction or repair or by sticking or fixing it to a glass

frontage or window;

(h) “Building wrap electronic advertisements without any use of

poles etc. which are used to erect hoardings” means an

advertisement displayed on any building frontage, which is not a

heritage structure, using digital displays, which can be switched

on at night time and may flash or appear in a synchronized

manner in one or more different colours;

(i) “Chief Commissioner” means the Chief Commissioner of the

Greater Bengaluru Authority;

(j) “City Corporation” means the City Corporation in the Greater

Bengaluru Area

(k) “Commissioner”

means

the

Commissioner

the

City

Corporation in the Greater Bengaluru Area.

(l) “Display” means an advertisement or information visible to

public, irrespective of the property or space on which the same

is installed;

(m) “Electronic Display” means a media device, with display made

from Light Emitting Diode (LED) or Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

or any other electronic source, to display running text, images,

displays and informational messages from computer programs

and software or any other means;

(n) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;

(o) “Ground rent” means a payment made for using a land or

property for advertisement or any other purpose to the landlord

or freeholder or holder of the property and does not include

advertisement fee.

(p) “Legacy

advertisement”

means

permitted

commercial

advertisements including bill boards erected and displayed on

private or public properties by enrolled or registered agencies,

after

having

obtained

permissions

under

the

Advertisement Bye Laws and which have a subsisting

agreement;

(q) “License” means the license granted under these rules;

(r) "Mobile Advertisement Display" means a double or single

sided hoarding or panel mounted on or behind a vehicle in a

manner that it can be driven around or parked at strategic

locations for a better display of the advertisement;

(s) “Permission” means the permission granted under these rules;

(t) “Poster” means sheet of paper or any other bio-degradable

material (but not made fully or partially from poly-vinyl chloride

or any other form of plastic or any material banned by Pollution

Control Board for such a use) used to advertise something for

display in a public place, usually by sticking the same on a flat

surface such as a wall, compound, parapet, hoardings, etc.;

(u) “Right of Way (RoW)” means total land width required for the

road, to accommodate the roadway (carriageway and shoulders),

side drains, service roads, tree plantation, utilities, etc, owned

by the respective authority;

(v) “Schedule” means a schedule appended to these rules; and

(w) “Self-Advertisement or Self-Signage” means an advertisement

or a display visible to public which is for identification or

naming or information with regard to the activities carried out in

the same building or a place or land where it is displayed, but it

shall not include information or display of anything which is not

carried out or available on the said land or place or building;

(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall

have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act and in case of any

doubt, the interpretation and decision of the Chief Commissioner, Greater

Bengaluru Authority shall be final.

3. General provisions.- The following general provisions shall govern

and guide these rules and their interpretation, namely:-

(i) No advertisement, other than self-advertisement, shall be permitted

on any road less than eighteen meters in width subject to provisions these

rules:

Provided that, in case of areas declared for Commercial or Industrial

use under the approved master plan, the said prohibition on advertisements

on less than sixty feet road width shall not apply but shall be subject to

restrictions regulations under per these rules.

(ii)

The maximum size and dimensions permitted for an individual

advertisement or display shall be as specified in Schedule-III.

(iii) Subject to maximum size and dimensions of an individual

advertisement and other conditions and restrictions specified under these

rules, the maximum permissible paid advertisement on every running length

of a road (as specified below) or at a circle or an area shall be as follows,

namely:-

Road/Circle/Area Type

Maximum permissible paid advertisement area

per running 200 meter of road (both sides

included) or Circle or Area

Road width or RoW not

less than 18 meters but

less than 24 meters

1000 square feet (both road-sides included) per

200 meter of road length:

Road width or Row not

less than 24 meters but

less than 30 meters

1200 square feet (both road-sides included) per

200 meter of road length:

Road width or Row not

less than 30 meters but

less than 60 meters

1500 square feet (both road-sides included) per

200 meter of road length:

Road width or Row not

less than 60 meters

1600 square feet (both road-sides included) per

200 meter of road length:

Circle

3000 square feet per one lakh square feet

Circle area:

Any other Area/Locality

declared as Commercial

or Industrial area in the

Master Plan or by the

Commissioner

(i)

For roads more or equal to 18 meters

width – same as above.

(ii)

For roads less than 18 meters but not

less than 12 meters in width = 600

Square feet (both side included) per 200

meters

(iii)

For roads less than 12 meters but not

less than 6 meters = 500 Square feet

(both side included) per 200 meters

Provided that the Commissioner may, by order, declare specified areas

or roads as the “Special Business or Commercial Area/Roads”, then in

such areas or roads the commercial advertisement limits given in above

table shall be for every 100 meter instead of per 200 meters.

Provided further that inter-se distance between two hoardings or bill-

boards, subject to these rules, shall not be less than fifty meters (50m)

as measured from edge of one hoarding to another. This shall not apply

to V-Shaped hoarding carrying two hoardings back-to-back facing in

opposite directions.

(iv) The Commissioner, within the upper limits of advertisement area

allowed on a two hundred meters length of road or the area of a Circle or an

open plot or locality, may vary other restrictions, including increasing the

minimum inter-se distances between the advertisement displays, reducing

the advertisement display area allowed for advertisements per 200 meters, in

larger public interest and to preserve the aesthetics and look of the city.

(v) The City Corporation shall divide the whole city into suitable

stretches of roads, circles and areas through a notification with approval of

the Commissioner which may be issued and modified from time to time and

the paid advertisements shall be permissible only on these roads, circles and

areas as specified in these rules.

(vi)

The right to do paid advertisements on these road stretches,

circles and areas shall be given only to the licensed advertising agencies

through an open auction tender in accordance with the Karnataka

Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000)

and rules made thereunder, conducted through e-procurement portal of the

Government. The minimum Advertisement fee for the same shall be as per

minimum rates specified in Schedule-II.

Provided that the State Government may, from time to time by

Notification increase the minimum prescribed advertisement fee rates in

Schedule-II and same shall be payable by everyone who is required to pay as

per the minimum advertisement rate in Schedule-II.

Provided further that if the contract agreement or the order assigning

the advertisement rights specifically prescribes non-escalation or the

prescribed advertisement fee rate is already more than the revised rate then

the said revision shall not be applicable in such cases.

(vii)

The bid winner with respect to any stretch of road or circle or

area shall have the right to utilize the same for advertising on behalf of other

or for others in accordance with these rules. The advertisement spots,

premises or spaces can be either privately owned or owned by the

Government or the Government owned Public Sector Units or the City

Corporation or any Government Agency. Before displaying any advertisement,

apart from complying with the requirement specified under these rules, the

requisite agreements and permissions from the owners of the spots or

buildings or vacant lands, both the Government and private owners, falling

on the assigned road or Circle or the area, shall be done by the bid winner

himself at his own costs and in accordance with applicable laws and rules in

this regard:

Provided that, in case of private property or land on which the

infrastructure for the paid advertisement is erected shall be charged and paid

as additional property tax for each such advertisement to the City

Corporation an amount as specified for advertisement hoardings, for the time

period the advertisement infrastructure remains erected thereon.

Provided further that in case of an erection of such an advertisement in

common area in a property which otherwise has multiple properties owners

then the management or the authority competent to grant the right to erect

the advertisement in such a common area shall be liable to pay the additional

property tax applicable for the advertisement hoardings. The erections and

display by the licensed advertiser who has won the right to do commercial

advertisements in an area or a road or a Circle, shall also be allowed on the

residential properties as per these rules and such properties shall also be

liable to pay the specified additional property tax for each erection to the City

Corporation.

Provided also that, in case the said property or land is a B-Register

property or does not have any Khata from the City Corporation then

commercial advertisement thereon shall not be permitted and such a

property always has an option to obtain A-Khata after duly complying with

the prescribed requirements and then be used for erection of commercial

advertisements as per these rules.

Provided also that, the City Corporation reserves right to remove the

advertisements on any such properties or lands which are without Khata or

outside property tax list immediately upon their coming to the notice of the

City Corporation.

Provided also that, the advertisements or displays on Bengaluru Metro

Pillars and Bengaluru Metro Stations and Infrastructures belonging to the

Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) are excluded from the

assigned rights to any bid winner even when the same falls within the

assigned area or road or Circle. The same shall be put to separate suitable

tender by the by the BMRCL in conformity with these rules and subject to

payment of the advertisement fee and other levies as specified in these rules.

NOTE: The advertisement fee payable to the City Corporation is only for

the rights to do advertisements for or on behalf of others. No right whatsoever

accrues to such an advertiser merely by virtue of payment of advertisement

fee to City Corporation to erect or display any advertisement or display on

any property or land or plot falling on the assigned road or area or Circle

without independently taking permission of the owner thereof and entering

into a proper agreement for the same. The money payable to the owner of the

property or land for such a usage by the licensed advertiser shall be over and

above the advertisement fees payable to the CITY CORPORATION and are left

to be decided between the licensed advertiser and the property owner.

(viii) The

City

Corporation,

through

its

Special

Additional

Commissioner (Advertisements) or the Zonal Joint Commissioner or the

authorized officers, shall enforce these rules to ensure that no unauthorized

advertisement comes up on any road or Circle or area, including the roads,

circles and areas allotted to the licensed advertisers. Any unauthorized

advertisement shall be forthwith removed and any advertisement fees or

penalty or other dues with respect to such unauthorized advertisement shall

be collected and retained by the City Corporation in accordance with these

Rules. The licensed advertiser assigned to the road or Circle or area where

the enforcement is done by City Corporation, shall be bound to assist the City

Corporation

the

enforcement

and

removal

the

unauthorized

advertisements.

(ix) The open auction or tender of the stretches of roads, circles and the

areas may be done individually or after clubbing them together in suitable

lots. The decision in this regard shall be taken by the Commissioner in the

best interest of the Corporation.

(x) The assignment and all auctions or tenders with respect to

advertisements inside the properties of railway or Bengaluru Metro Rail

Corporation Limited (BMRCL) or bus-stands or Karnataka State Road

Transport Corporation (KSRTC) or Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation

(BMTC) or other Government owned Public Sector Units, which are visible to

public visiting inside these properties, shall be decided by the concerned

agencies themselves as per their own rules and procedures and the proceeds

thereof shall be fully retained by these agencies.

(xi) The tender to award the rights to advertisement on the BMRCL

pillars, piers etc which are visible to open public spaces may be done by the

BMRCL. This award by the BMRCL shall be in conformity of these rules and

subject to regulation by the City Corporations. The advertisement revenues

shall be liable to be paid by the vendor for assigned advertisement rights for

the space allowed irrespective of the fact whether the space is actually put to

use for advertisement or not. The advertisement revenues collected from

assignment of the advertisement rights (except advertisement revenues for

inside advertisements within the properties of the BMRCL which are

exempted from the advertisement fees) shall be put in a joint bank account of

the City Corporation and the BMRCL exclusively opened for this purpose and

the same shall be shared equally between City Corporation and BMRCL.

Provided that the BMRCL shall not assign advertisement rights to

anyone under this provision at a rate less than the rate prescribed in

Schedule II.

(xii) The right to display any advertisement visible from the public

streets or roads, including on properties of any Government Department,

Public Sector Unit or Government owned agency, shall be assigned only by

the concerned City Corporation and through public auction or tender

specified in these rules and the advertisement fee thereof shall be fully

payable to the City Corporation.

(xiii) It is clarified that in addition to payment of the advertisement

fees which an advertiser is bound to pay as per these rules, the Government

Agency or the Public Sector Unit or the Government Department, is at liberty

to collect Ground rent for allowing use of their properties for advertisement

after approval and assignment by the City Corporation.

(xiv) In case any category of free or self-advertisement exceeds the

maximum specified size as per provisions of these rules, the same shall be

liable to pay for full area of the advertisement to City Corporation at

applicable minimum advertisement fee rate as per Schedule-II.

Illustration: If a shop is permitted for a free self-advertisement under

these Rules upto 150 sq. ft., but has erected self-advertisement of 175 sq. ft.,

then it shall be liable to pay minimum advertisement fee applicable as per

Schedule 2 for the full 175 sq. ft. of the self-advertisement. The same are

liable be removed by the City Corporation in case the same violates any of the

conditions in these rules.

Provided that in case of “Malls” – where the word “Mall” shall mean a large

indoor or enclosed shopping centre which falls under and is paying Property

Tax under Category-VI as per the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

Notification No Commr/BBMP-DC(Rev)/5675/15-16 dated 9^th March 2016

and which has paid up-to-date property tax, are allowed to do commercial

advertisements, other than self-advertisements for on-premises entities which

are free-of-cost upto the size restrictions specified under these rules, on their

premises and buildings facing the public roads subject to the size and other

restrictions

applicable

for

commercial

advertisements.

The

said

commercial advertisements, other than self-advertisements, shall be liable to

pay to the City Corporation the advertisement fees at the applicable minimum

advertisement fee rate as per Schedule-II. These commercial advertisement

shall not be counted towards the quantum of commercial advertisement

permitted to a bid winner of the area/road/circle on which the “Mall” falls. In

case of any dispute arises with regard to size and restrictions as to

commercial advertisements on a “Mall” facing the public roads, the decision

of the Commissioner shall be final.

(xv) Any unauthorized or illegal advertisement shall be removed

immediately when it comes to notice, but both the owner of the premises or

land where the unauthorized advertisement was displayed and the advertiser

are liable to pay penalty at a rate of twice the Advertisement Fee fixed in

auction or tender for the said road or Circle for the period of erection – that is

until removal. Therefore, penalties for unauthorized or illegal advertisement

shall be liable to be paid from the date of erection of the infrastructure for

advertisement whether actual display of advertisement is done or not and

until the removal of the same:

Provided that where no such rate has been fixed, then at the rate fixed

in auction or tender for the nearest road or Circle or area or at the minimum

advertisement fee fixed for the said road or Circle or area in Schedule-II,

whichever is higher.

(xvi) The advertisement fee for authorized advertisements or displays

shall become due to be paid upon completion of six months preparatory

period from the date of assignment of advertising rights under these rules in

case the advertisement rights being assigned in a given bid exceeds 2000

square feet but shall be three months when assigned advertisement space in

a given bid does not exceed 2000 square feet. The said preparatory period

shall not be extended under any circumstances beyond an additional period

of three months that Commissioner City Corporation shall order clearly giving

extraordinary circumstances warranting the extension.

Provided that any advertisement infrastructure actually erected and

put to commercial advertisement before the completion of preparatory period

shall be liable to pay the applicable Advertisement Fee and after the expiry of

the preparatory period the full advertisement fee shall be payable whether or

not the erection or actual display of advertisement is started. The said date

shall be called the Effective Date for the purposes of payment of

advertisement fees. The advertisement fees or the penalties, as the case may

be, shall be paid for each completed month from the date they become due.

Any delay in payment of the authorized advertisement dues shall be levied

with interest charges at a rate of eighteen percent (18%) for the delayed

payments.

Illustration: If an advertisement right for an authorized advertisement

is assigned on 17.5.2023 by way of signing of the Agreement, then the

Effective Date for advertisement fee payment shall be 17.11.2023 and its first

month’s payment shall be made for the first month completed on 17.12.2023

and second month completed on 17.01.2024 and so on. In case no payment

is made by 24.12.2023 (completion of 7 days beyond the deadline for

payment), then interest at the rate of 18% shall be charged for delay for first

monthly payment and so on.

(xvii) Any arrears or unpaid demand for the advertisement from either

a licensed advertiser or anyone who is liable to pay the advertisement fee or

penalty or interest, if it remains unpaid despite becoming due, shall be

recovered mutatis mutandis in the manner prescribed for recovery of demand

or arrears of property tax, including by seizure or distraint and distress sale

of the moveable properties, attachment of bank accounts or immovable

properties and distress sale of immovable properties of the person liable to

pay the same. Such a defaulter shall be liable for criminal action under

relevant sections of the Act.

(xviii) The City Corporation shall endeavor to bring the implementation

and management of all advertising activities, issuance of licenses and

approval or decision online, through appropriate software as expeditiously as

possible. Once the same is done then all the relevant activities and actions

specified under these rules shall be done on and through the said software.

Note:

(i)

Tenders for all advertisement displays in the City

Corporation jurisdiction shall be invited and processed by

the City Corporation.

(ii)

the tenders shall be called by City Corporation as per

suitable lots and sizes as decided by the Commissioner, in

accordance with these rules.

(xix) The ten percent of the advertisement time on each electronic display

on a daily basis and for non-electronic display for such twenty days in

a year for each hoarding as may be directed by the City Corporation

or the Government in this regard, the advertisement license winner of

any area or road or the circle shall put for advertisement serving

public good, free of cost:

Provided that no advertisement fee shall be liable to be paid for the

period of advertisement and the quantum of the advertisement space

actually used by the City Corporation or the Government under this rule.

(xx)

There shall be reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled

Tribes in assignment of the advertisement rights to do advertisements

or displays on behalf of others as per percentage of population of the

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe in the Greater Bengaluru Area

as per the latest National Population Census duly published by the

Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

4. Licensed or registered advertisers.- (1) No person except the

licensed or registered advertiser shall be allowed to undertake display of

advertisements on behalf of other persons or agencies or participate in the

public auction or tender for advertising rights on the roads or Circles that

City Corporation may notify. These persons or agencies shall mandatorily

enroll themselves as licensed or registered advertisers with the City

Corporation by furnishing the required information, documents, security, as

may be determined by Commissioner and shall pay the license fee or

registration fee and security deposit as may be determined by the

Commissioner from time to time.

(2) Persons intending to entrust the work of displaying advertisement

on their behalf shall not entrust it to anyone other than a licensed or

registered advertiser under these rules.

(3)

A licensed or registered advertiser shall be awarded a road or a

Circle or an area, duly notified by the Commissioner, through an open

auction or tender through e-procurement, conducted as per the Karnataka

Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000),

where the licensed or registered advertiser may display or cause to display

the advertisements and he shall ensure that up-to-date and regular

advertisement fee due thereon is paid to the City Corporation as per these

rules.

(4)

The licensed or registered advertiser shall maintain proper record

of advertisements displayed by him and produce the same whenever required

for inspection by the Commissioner or Special or Additional Commissioner

(Advertisements) or the Zonal Joint Commissioner or any other officer

authorized by either of them, in this behalf.

(5)

Any display of paid advertisement on behalf of or for others by

anyone other than a licensed or registered advertiser shall be treated as

unauthorized and shall be immediately removed and shall be liable for

further action under these rules, including filing of criminal case under

section 319 and other relevant provisions of the Act.

5. Grant of license.- (1) Every application for a license to an agency for

registration shall be made to the Commissioner in Form-I with required

enclosures, along with the challan for payment of registration or license fee of

rupees five lakhs for a term of five years. The registration or the license fee

may be revised from time to time by the Commissioner and he may create

different categories of licensed advertisers and specify different license fees

applicable to be paid by them.

(2) The License shall be issued in Form-II.

(3) The period of license shall be for five years:

Provided that it may be extended from time to time for a further period

of five years at a time upon payment of rupees five lakhs.

(4) The License or Registration in any one City Corporation in the

Greater Bengaluru Area shall be valid across the whole Greater Bengaluru

Area and a licensee need not take separate License from or Register with each

City Corporation.

(5) Applicant may appeal against decisions of the Commissioner with

respect to licensing or registration, to the Advertisement Regulatory

Committee constituted under these rules.

(6) The Commissioner shall cause to maintain a comprehensive register

showing the licenses or permissions issued under the Act and these rules.

The issue of licenses and permissions for advertisements shall be through a

zero physical contact, online single window system with live updation, which

shall be established within ninety days from the date of these rules coming

into effect. The online single window system shall also contain the

aforementioned register showing the licenses or permissions issued and the

same shall be continually updated and shall be made available for

unrestricted public viewing.

(7) The licensed or registered advertiser already registered under any of

the previous rules shall deemed to be registered or licensed under

these rules:

Provided that, in case any license or registration is more than three

years old, the same shall be renewed within three months from the date

of these rules coming into force, failing which the sad license or

registration shall be deemed to have expired.

Provided further that, the Commissioner may specify that application

and grant of licenses shall be online through software, whereafter the

same shall be the mode to apply and obtain the advertisement licenses.

(8) The Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief Commissioner,

Greater Bengaluru Authority, may increase the License or

Registration fee not exceeding five percent in a year:

Provided that the rate shall be the same across all the City

Corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area.

6. Refusal to grant license.- (1) The Commissioner shall refuse to

grant license to an agency where,-

(i) the individual or agency, any of its directors, owners or promoters

has been debarred from the display of advertisement by the Government or

any Corporation or by any agency owned and/or controlled by the

Government;

(ii) the individual or agency, its directors, owners or promoters are in

arrears of payment of any dues to the City Corporation ;

(iii) the authorized signatory of the agency has earlier been the

authorized signatory of any company which is in arrears of payment of any

dues to City Corporation; or

(iv) it is in unauthorized occupation of the immovable property of the

City Corporation or the Government.

7. Public auction or calling for tender for grant of advertising

rights for notified road stretches, circles and areas.- (1) The Special

Commissioner in-charge of advertisements shall cause to put to public

auction or call for tender, the road stretches, circles and other areas or

locations within the limits of City Corporation as notified by the

Commissioner, for grant of advertising rights in accordance with the

provisions of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999

(Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) and rules made thereunder.

(2) Only a licensed or registered advertiser who has a valid License or

Registration from the City Corporation is eligible to participate in the auction

or tender as per procedure available for tender in eProcurement Portal of

Government of Karnataka.

Provided that the City Corporation shall specified such turnover and

other requirements as per standard tender guidelines issued in this regard by

the Finance Department from time to time.

(3) A licensed or registered advertiser shall not be eligible to participate in

auction or tender in case he has unpaid over dues for advertisement or

ground rent or any other advertisement related dues of the City

Corporation. In this regard the bidder or the license holder shall upload

“No due certificate” from the advertisement section of the City

Corporation stating that the agency or person or firm or proprietor or

has no over dues from advertisements or related dues.

(4) There shall be a fixed minimum amount of the advertisement fee for

each such road stretch or Circle or the area put to auction or tender called

the Minimum Upset Advertisement Fee. No auction or tender bid below the

said advertisement fee for the said road or circle or the area, as the case may

be, shall be accepted.

(5) The minimum upset Advertisement Fee for a road or a circle or an

area shall be calculated by multiplying the rate per square meter or per

square foot for the advertisement on the said road or circle or the area, with

the total potential area available for advertisement therein. The road or circle

or area wise per square meter or foot rate shall be as given under

Schedule-II. The Table under rule 3 gives the potential for a given length of a

road or a circle or an area.

Illustration: A road of 83 feet width which is more than 24 meters and

3 km length and has a rate of Rs. 50/- per square foot per month as per

Schedule-II. Then as per Table in clause (iii) of rule 3, for this 83 feet road,

the maximum allowed paid advertisements are 1000 sq ft per 200 meter

length. Therefore, for 3 km road length it would be 3000/200 x 1000 = 15000

sq. ft. permissible paid advertisement. The minimum auction advertisement

fee shall be Rs. 50 x 15000 = Rs. 7.5 lakh per month for the said road.

(6) A single bidder may bid for as many road stretches or circles or

areas as he wishes. Sub-letting shall not be permitted.

(7) The auction/tender shall be done for each individual road stretch or

circle or area or in such suitable lots as may be notified by the Commissioner

and the bidder who bids the highest per month advertisement fee rate shall

be the auction winner.

(8)

The auction or tender winner shall give Performance Bank

Guarantee (PBG) from a Schedule Commercial Bank or Surety Bond by a

General Insurance Company duly licensed from the Insurance Regulatory

and Development Authority (IRDA), equal to six months’ winning monthly

payable advertisement fee amount as Performance Security to the concerned

City Corporation.

(9)

The above specified PBG or Surety shall be given within thirty days

from date issuance of the Letter of Intent, failing which the bid shall stand

rejected for default and the bidder shall be treated as a defaulter and the

EMD shall automatically stand forfeited, without any encumbrance on the

road or circle or the area to the concerned City Corporation for the default.

Such a defaulter bidder shall be barred from bidding for a period of three

years from the date of forfeiture of the deposit amount or EMD:

Provided that the license of any licensed or registered Advertiser who

defaults in giving the PBG OR Surety after winning the bid within the

specified time limit, shall be suspended and in case he fails to show cause

within thirty days of suspension, the license shall be cancelled and the

licensed advertiser shall be barred from obtaining license for a period of three

years.

(10) The advertisement for auction or tender shall contain details such

as type of auction/tender (online or physical), venue (if applicable),

application fee, details of the road or circle or the area being put to auction or

tender for advertisement rights, the quantum of area that would be available

for commercial advertisement and the Minimum Auction Upset Advertisement

Fee, contact details of the auction or tender Nodal Officer and the

advertisement for auction or tender shall be issued at least fifteen days in

advance from the date of auction or tender, in at least one English and one

Kannada newspaper with wide circulation in Bengaluru and Karnataka. The

copies thereof shall be pasted in the concerned City Corporation head office,

all the Zonal Office and all the offices of the Regional and Assistant Regional

Officers for display in their respective office Notice Boards. The advertisement

shall also be put on the concerned City Corporation website. The

auction/tender shall be on e-Procurement portal of the Government.

(11) The final auction or tender winner shall be notified in terms of the

application number and name and other details of the applicant through a

Letter of Intent and also as per the eProcurement Portal system in this

regard.

(12) The Special Commissioner in charge of advertisements shall make

detailed proceedings of the auction or tender with the name and all relevant

details of the auction/tender winners for each road stretch or the circle or the

area, as the case may be, and submit to the Commissioner/Tender Accepting

Authority as per KTPP Act for approval and the agreement shall be entered

into with the auction or tender winner by the Special Commissioner in charge

of advertisements, after the said approval and payment of Security Deposit

and fulfillment of other terms and conditions of the Letter of Intent.

(13) The advertisement fee as per the winning bid amount shall be paid

every month and any default therein shall be dealt with as per the provisions

of these rules.

8. Advertisement on public infrastructure, Legacy Advertisements

and existing public-private-partnership and other agreements or

permissions.- (1) Notwithstanding the assignment of advertisement rights

under rule 7 or other rules for a road or an area or a Circle, the right to

display

public

infrastructure

may

assigned

independently, by way of a separate public auction/tender or through a

Public Private Partnership, including BOOT/BOT or other modes therein, in

due compliance of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act,

1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) and rules made thereunder.

(2) The advertisement space allowed under this rule for public

infrastructure shall not be counted for the purpose of calculating the upper

limit on the area permitted for display of advertisements to a bid winner

under rule 7 of a road stretch or a circle or an area where such public

infrastructure exists or may come up.

(3) Hereinafter, an auction or tender for creation of a new public

infrastructure in lieu of the advertisement rights, the advertisement fee shall

be payable at a rate not less than the minimum Advertisement Fee or rate for

the said road or circle prescribed under Schedule-II:

Provided that in case the bidding parameter in case of a new PPP

project for creation of a public infrastructure is the advertisement fee itself

then the bid-winning advertisement fee amount shall be discovered through

the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act

29 of 2000) compliant procedure which shall not be less than the minimum

Advertisement Fee for the said road or circle prescribed under Schedule-II.

(4) The subsisting right to advertise on public infrastructure already

assigned to persons or agencies, including in Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Projects, with due approval of the City Corporation or the BBMP, before

commencement of these rules, are hereby saved.

The said person or agency shall hereinafter, unless specifically

exempted from payment of the advertisement fees in the Agreement itself or a

specifically different advertisement rate is specified in the Agreement itself, be

liable to pay to the concerned City Corporation the advertisement fee at the

rate equal to minimum advertisement fee in Schedule II. It is clarified that in

this context the advertisement rates payable for any period before the

commencement of these rules shall be as were specified in the relevant bye

laws or the rules applicable at the relevant time.

(5) In determining the concession period or any other transparent

criteria, as may be adopted for the assignment of the bid to a PPP or public

infrastructure tender along with the advertisement rights, the expected

revenue returns, cost of infrastructure, maintenance and the period of

concession and amount that the bidder bids for the concession, if any, shall

be taken into consideration. The expected Internal rate of return and Net

Present Value that accrues to the bidder shall be evaluated as part of

technical evaluation of a Public Private Partnership project or for assignment

of the advertisement right on any public infrastructure in the complaint

evaluation under the KTPP Act.

(6) The following categories of public infrastructure may be used for display of

paid advertisement on commercial considerations, namely:-

(i) Metro infrastructure such as piers, viaduct and outside of stations

and depots;

(ii) Travel and Transit Management Centers;

(iii) Bus shelter;

(iv) Foot over bridges or skywalks;

(v) Public Toilets including e-Toilets;

(vi) Dustbins at suitable spots or areas.

(vii) Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Traffic Police Chowki;

(viii) any other Public Private Partnership project creating public

infrastructure; and

(ix) any tender for creation of a public or civic infrastructure along with

which the advertisement rights are assigned.

(7). In case of the existing authorized Legacy Advertisements which are in

valid contract period:-

(i) existing authorized Legacy Advertisements within valid contract

period which were permitted under the previous bye laws or rules shall be

saved and continue to be allowed except the size, height, and ground

clearance which shall be brought in conformity with these rules within a

period of six months from the date of coming into force of these rules unless

the size is prescribed specifically in the Agreement itself.

(ii) the advertiser shall apply in Form-IV and obtain the approval for

continuation of display of the advertisement in Form-IVA within three months

of commencement these rules and after three months the same shall be

treated as unauthorized and action shall be taken thereon as specified under

these rules for unauthorized advertisements;

(iii) in this context, unless the agreement specifically fixes a rate for

advertisement fee or tax and if so fixed then the said rate shall continue to be

binding as under the agreement but otherwise hereafter the advertisement fee

payable shall be at the rate prescribed under Schedule II for the said road or

circle or area:

Provided that the advertisement rates payable for any period before the

commencement of these rules shall be as were specified in the relevant bye

laws or the rules applicable at the relevant time.

(iv) The display of legacy advertisements not conforming to size, height

and ground clearance as specified under these rules shall not be allowed after

the grace period of six months unless the size, height and ground clearance

was specifically mentioned in the Agreement or approval order itself.

(5) The Self Advertisement based permissions obtained for the LED

display under any of the previous Advertisement bye laws and which are

presently valid, shall be given One Time Opportunity (OTO) to convert the

same to Commercial Advertisement hoarding. The person desiring to avail

this opportunity must have a valid & subsisting Self-Advertisement approval

for the LED display issued by the Competent Authority under the BBMP

Advertisement Bye Laws 2018 or Bengaluru City Advertisement Bye Laws

before that. This OTO window shall be for a period of three months from the

date of final notification of these rules:

Provided that there shall be no unpaid advertisement tax or fee

arrears on the said LED which is sought to be converted into a commercial

hoarding and No-Dues-Certificate shall be obtained from the City Corporation

. The person obtaining the Commercial Advertisement rights under the OTO

for such an LED display shall pay to the concerned City Corporation the

advertisement fee at the rate as specified in Schedule II.

Provided further that these rights for commercial LED advertisement

shall not be more than a period of five years and any revision of the minimum

Advertisement Fee for the location in the Schedule-II shall be liable to be

paid. The monthly advertisement fee shall be chargeable from the date of

issuance of the approval of commercial advertisement under the OTO.

Therefore, the first payment of monthly advertisement fee shall be done for

the first month immediately upon completion of one month from the date of

order allowing the commercial advertisement under the OTO. Non-payment of

the monthly advertisement fee shall result in automatic cancellation of the

permission upon completion of fifteen days after date on which the monthly

advertisement fee becomes liable to be paid. The LED display and related

infrastructure, for such cancelled commercial advertisement, if not

immediately removed by the owner thereof, shall be removed or demolished

by the City Corporation and the cost thereof recovered from the person in

whose name the approval was issued. The procedure for recovery of unpaid

advertisement dues shall be, mutatis-mutandis, same as prescribed for

recovery of the arrears of the Property Tax.

9. Information as to erection or display of any paid advertisement by the

licensed or registered advertiser and approval thereof.- (1) Every licensed

or registered advertiser who has been assigned paid advertisement rights over

any road or circle or an area shall inform and apply in writing or through

online system,-

(a) prior to every erection of any new or fresh infrastructure for

advertisement or display by him in Form-III; and

(b) for renewal of an existing advertisement which was previously

approved as a new advertisement under clause (a), in Form-VI.

to the Special Commissioner In-charge of the Advertisements:

(2) The Special Commissioner Incharge of Advertisements shall approve

or reject the same within fifteen days from the date of receipt of application:

Provided that in case no order to either approve or reject is issued

within fifteen days of the receipt of application from the advertiser, the same

shall be deemed to be approved. The approval in such a case shall be

automatically and digitally signed and issued by the software once the same

is rolled out and until then the advertiser may act on the “deemed approved”

clause without waiting for the manually signed approval.

Note: This clause applies only to a licensed advertiser who has been

duly allotted a stretch of road or circle or an area under these rules and with

respect to advertisements on the said road stretch or circle or area.

(3) The approval of the application for fresh or new advertisement shall

be concerned Form and rejection thereof shall be in concerned Form. The

approval of the application for renewal of an existing advertisement shall be

in Form VI-A and rejection thereof shall be in Form VI-B.

(4) Every application under clause (1) shall, inter-alia, contain the

following, namely:-

(i) a plan of the advertisement to be erected or displayed indicating the

height and other dimensions and the material proposed to be used as

approved by a qualified Engineer; and

(ii) a No Objection Certificate and Agreement copy from the owner of

the land or building where the advertisement is to be erected in a private land

or building or a no objection certificate and/or agreement from the concerned

State or Central Government Department, if the advertisement is to be

erected on the land of the State or Central Government or a no objection

certificate from the Commissioner of the concerned City Corporation or

authorized officer if the advertisement is to be erected on concerned City

Corporation land or building:

Provided that, in respect of the State and Central Government land or

building, the no objection certificate shall be issued by an officer not below

the rank of an Assistant Executive Engineer.

NOTE: The advertisement fee payable to the concerned City

Corporation is only for the rights to do advertisements for or on behalf of

others. No right whatsoever accrues to such an advertiser merely by virtue of

payment of advertisement fee to concerned City Corporation to erect or

display any advertisement on any property or land or plot falling on the

assigned road or area or circle without independently taking permission of

the owner thereof and entering into a proper agreement for the same. The

moneys payable to the owner of the property or land for such a usage by the

licensed advertiser shall be over and above the advertisement fee payable to

concerned City Corporation and are shall be decided between the licensed

advertiser and the property owner.

(iii) a Google Map and Dishaank Map indicating the proposed location

of the advertisement, along with the latitude and longitude of the location;

(iv) structural stability certificate and the Occupancy certificate of the

building (wherever obtaining an occupancy certificate for such building is

mandatory), in case of the advertisement proposed for erection on any

existing building; and

(v) Commercial advertisements on any B-Register property shall not be

allowed.

(5) Any advertisement erected or displayed without prior information in

accordance with this rule shall be treated as unauthorized and liable for

penalty at twice the per square foot rate over and above the monthly

advertisement fee payable and the advertisement shall be immediately

removed, as specified in these rules. Additionally, a structural stability

certificate as approved by a qualified engineer shall be submitted confirming

that the hoarding has been constructed as per the approved design and

sanctioned plans

(6) The advertising agency shall put its particulars and permission or

approval number with a QR-Code, in a manner as may be specified by the

concerned City Corporation on the advertisement, failing which the

advertisement shall be treated as unauthorized and shall be removed

immediately and shall be liable to pay penalty at twice the per square foot

rate.

(7) Any change of location of display including Legacy Advertisement

Bill boards by an advertiser, within his assigned area, may be done following

the same process as is given in sub rule (1), (2) and (3).

(8) The advertising agency must obtain a valid insurance coverage to

safeguard against any potential loss of life or property caused by the

hoarding, of a minimum value of rupees 50 lakhs. Any potential damage

caused by the hoarding shall be the responsibility of the agency and the City

Corporations shall not be held responsible for the same.

10. Appeal and Revision.– (1) Any appeal against any decision or

order by the Joint Commissioner under these rules shall lie to the

Special/Additional Commissioner in-charge of advertisements in a City

Corporation and from his orders to the Commissioner. The revision on any

decision of the Commissioner shall lie with the Advertisement Regulatory

Committee.

(2) The procedure to be followed in appeal shall be as follows, namely:-

(i) appeal shall be filed with the copy of the order appealed against

within thirty days from the receipt of the order of an authority or when the

course of action arose, whichever is later along with appeal fee as may be

specified by the concerned City Corporation:

Provided that no appeal shall be admitted with respect to a demand

notice issued for payment or recovery of advertisement fee and/or interest or

any penalty, unless the appellant makes a prior deposit of at least fifty

percent of the demanded amount with the concerned City Corporation.

Provided further that in case of appeal being successful resulting in

refund either in part or full of the already deposited amount, the same shall

be immediately refunded by the concerned City Corporation or adjusted

against any other pending or future advertisement fee or other levies.

(ii) for sufficient cause, the appellate authority at his discretion may

condone delay of filing the appeal up to thirty days;

(iii) Appellate authority shall, as far as possible, decide the appeal

within four weeks; and

(iv) during the pendency of appeal in any forum, the hoarding owner or

license holder shall not display any advertisement on the concerned

hoarding.

11. Renewal of License.- Every license granted under these Rules may

be renewed three months before its date of expiry and in case it has already

expired then immediately. The application for renewal of license shall be

made to the Commissioner in Form-I three months before the date of expiry

of the license and the provisions applicable to the grant of license shall

mutatis mutandis apply to the renewal of license. The fee and security

deposit specified for license shall be applicable for renewal also.

12. Manner of display of advertisement on vehicles/mobile

displays.-

(1) No advertisement shall be displayed without the written permission

of the Commissioner or authorized officer, which shall be obtained after

submitting an application in the Form-V for Mobile Displays to the

Advertisement department of the concerned City Corporation (or through

online system). The maximum size shall be as specified in these rules. The

approval shall be issued in Form-VA and rejection with reasons in Form V-B.

(2) No

vehicle

carrying

the

shall

display

any

advertisement in a manner, form or method different from that which is

approved by the Commissioner:

Provided that the same shall in be in due conformity with the Motor

Vehicle Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) and rules made thereunder.

(3) No Mobile display shall be allowed to be parked within ten meters of

any road-over-bridge, road-under-bridge or fly-over or traffic junction.

(4) Agencies displaying advertisements on other mobile media like

BMTC buses or other vehicles belonging to the Government or Semi-

Government or private organizations shall submit the list of vehicles along

with registration numbers of the vehicles before displaying advertisement and

the intended period of display to the Advertisement Department of the

B.B.M.P. The Application shall be accompanied with a letter of no-objection

from the owners of the vehicle (e.g. BMTC) giving the number of vehicles and

the period of display applied for. The B.B.M.P shall then compute the taxes

applicable and inform the same in writing to the agency. This information

may be submitted by the owner of the vehicle also and the advertisements fee

to be paid may be paid either by the vehicle owner or the advertiser.

(5) Advertisement fee shall be due immediately upon according of

permission in this regard and the advertiser or the owner of the vehicle shall

be liable to pay the advertisement fee and the same shall be deposited within

seven days the demand becoming due for each month. In case of default in

payment of the advertisement fee, the same becomes recoverable as per

provisions for recovery of advertisement fee with interest under these rules.

(6) The vehicles permitted to display advertisements as per this rule–

law shall mandatorily display the permission order with its number and the

name of the agency, in the manner as specified in these rule.

(7) Mobile advertisements shall include vehicles carrying the products

of manufacturers. However, in such cases, the advertisements shall be

treated on par with self – advertisements:

Provided that, such self-advertisement shall require the prior

permission of the Commissioner and the rate of advertisement fee will be on

par with that of mobile advertisements.

(8) Mobile advertisements may, at the discretion of the Commissioner,

be refused if in his opinion, these lead to traffic congestion or disruption or

the locations applied for are in congested commercial places.

13. Prohibition of erection, exhibition, fixation and retention of

display of advertisement without permission.- No person shall

erect, exhibit, fix or retain upon or over any land, building, wall,

hoarding, frame, post, kiosks, structure, vehicle, neon-sign or sky-

sign, any advertisement or display to public view in any manner

whatsoever in any place within the jurisdiction of the concerned

City Corporation without the prior written permission of the

Commissioner:

Provided that the same may be accorded by the such authorized officer

as specifically delegated by the Commissioner by an order in this regard.

14. Prohibition of erection, exhibition, fixation, retention of

display of advertisements.- (1) The erection, exhibition, fixation or

retention of display of the following advertisements shall be

prohibited, namely:-

(i) within twenty-five meters from religious places, measured along

the roads, on which temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches

and other such religious places are situated and hundred meters

from religious places on roads leading exclusively to temples,

churches, mosques and gurdwaras, unless there is specific NOC

from such an institution for such a commercial advertisement.

(ii) within five meters of the edge of any fly-over, railway over-bridge,

elevated corridor, communication tower and buildings and within

fifteen meters from BWSSB water tank and transmission tower

over land;

(iii) on any other street, road, crossing, junction, place, area, locality

or part thereof as may be decided by the Commissioner from time

to time, in public interest for reasons to be recorded in writing;

(iv) in the World Heritage areas;

(v) in national parks, forests and water bodies;

(vi) in areas classified as remnant endangered regional ecosystems;

(vii) any advertisement which may cause damage to the amenities or

obstruct the view of any historic public building or buildings of

national importance, monument etc.;

(viii) advertisement which may cause distraction to motorists thereby

endangering public safety;

(ix) advertisements which may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or

may be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device

because of its position, shape or colour, including signs

illuminated in red, green or amber colour to resemble a traffic

signal, and advertisement which make use of words STOP, LOOK,

DETOUR, DANGER, CAUTION, WARNING, or such other word,

phrase, symbol or character in a manner that misleads,

interferes with, or confuses with authorized traffic message;

(x) advertisement proposed at any of the prohibited places including

those listed in Schedule-1:

Provided that the Commissioner may add more areas or spots or

locations to Schedule-1 as deemed necessary.

(xi) display of posters, graffiti or any other form of advertisement that

may lead to disfigurement and compromise the city aesthetics;

(xii) advertising in any manner or cause to be advertised, through

any advertisement stuck, nailed, tied, attached, fixed or in any

other manner on any tree;

(xiii) carrying of advertisement on animals, animal drawn

vehicles or carriages or using live animals to advertise; and

(xiv) the Negative list of advertisement includes the following

namely:-

(a) Nudity;

(b) Racial

advertisements

which

may

defamatory,

trade

libelous,

unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing;

(p)

advertisements which may be obscene or contain

pornography or contain an "indecent representation of women" within the

meaning of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986

(Central Act 60 of 1986);

(q)

Advertisement linked directly or indirectly to or include the

description of items, goods or services that are prohibited under any

applicable law for the time being in force, including but not limited to the

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Central Act 23 of 1940), the Drugs And

Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (Central Act 21 of

1954) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860); or

(r) any other items considered inappropriate by the Advertisement

Regulatory Committee.

(2) Whether any advertisement falls under above Clauses or not shall be

decided by the Special/Additional Commissioner (Advertisements) or the

Zonal Joint Commissioner.

15. Restrictions on display of the hoardings and advertisements.-

(1) No hoarding shall be permitted at intersection for a distance of

ten meters from the stop line of each approach road.

(2) No hoarding shall be permitted in the compulsory open space

required to be maintained under the provisions of the Act and Rules made

thereunder, including public recreation grounds, playgrounds, parks and

gardens.

(3) No hoarding shall be permitted on buildings of archaeological,

architectural, aesthetical and historical and heritage importance.

(4) No hoarding shall be permitted in river beds, lakes and water

bodies.

(5) The advertisements which are erected or displayed in violation or

otherwise are in violation of any Pollution Control norms or orders of the

Competent Authorities in this regard are not permitted and shall be liable to

be removed and also shall be liable for action as per the laws, rules and

orders, for time being in force.

(6) In case of illuminated or neon-sign hoardings following restrictions

shall be imposed, namely:-

(i) the level of luminance shall not exceed a source limit of 1rd/cm

square and Illumination shall not be continued after 11:00 p.m. in residential

areas or such hours as Commissioner may order.

(ii) the neon-signs in residential premises shall not be flickering;

(iii) no video or moving digital advertisements shall be allowed and LED

Displays etc. shall be still only changing of images after minimum ten

seconds shall be permissible. Provided these stipulations may be suitably

modified with the approval of Advertisement Regulatory Committee.

(7) No advertisement shall be permitted on the traffic lights or High

Mast lights or street lights or electric poles on the roads or circles.

(8) No hoarding shall be permitted which may obstruct the light or

ventilation of any premises.

(9) Any advertisements erected on any land or building which are

visible from public spaces or to public at large shall be governed by these

Rules

(10)

No hoarding shall be permitted on the walls other than dead

walls of any building except wrap up neon or digital advertisements subject to

other provisions of the Act and these Rules.

(11)

No diesel generator sets shall be allowed to illuminate hoardings

as they create noise and air pollution.

(12)

No hoarding shall be erected to a height exceeding 30.0 meters

above the road level.

(13)

There shall be no hoarding or advertisement on footpath unless it

is permitted by the City Corporation for the benefit of the pedestrians using

the footpaths without causing any hinderance or annoyance to the footpath

users.

(14)

No hoarding shall be projected onto a public road.

(15)

Display of advertisement by means of wall painting shall not be

permitted.

(16)

Clubbing of the hoardings shall not be allowed except as “V”

structure.

(17)

No hoarding shall be permitted in the following conditions,

namely:-

(a) any hoarding erected in such manner and at such place, which may

cause obstruction or interference with the visibility of approaching, merging

or intersecting traffic;

(b) the hoarding which may obstruct the vision of the sunrise or sunset

from a location designated by the Government for such vision;

Town and Country Planning Act, 1961(Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) is pending

either at concerned City Corporation level or in a court of law or the owner of

the building has been issued with a stop work notice under any law;

(d) the building, which has been declared dangerous (partly or fully) or

has been issued with a notice under the Act;

(e) an advertisement which may offend public moral and decency shall

not be permitted. If the Commissioner is satisfied that the contents of display

there of violates norms of public normality and decency, the agency shall

forthwith remove the display, after receipt of such intimation in writing;

(f) an advertisement which is in such form as it may obstruct the path

of pedestrians and obstruct their visibility;

(g) an advertisement which is likely to affect any local amenity;

(h) an advertisement which may obstruct the visibility of any existing

advertisement; and

(i) if the hoarding or advertisement is not designed and constructed in

accordance with building and fire codes.

16. Removal of advertisements or displays.- (1) In case of prohibited

or unauthorized advertisements and displays,-

(i) no advertisement or display or its infrastructure which is prohibited

or without valid permission or otherwise violates any of the provisions of

these Rule -laws shall be erected or continued to be displayed;

(ii) if the same comes to the notice of the concerned City Corporation

or the Special or Additional Commissioner or Zonal Joint Commissioner or

the Zonal Deputy Commissioner, it shall be removed or demolished by the

said officer if not removed even after a written notice of seven days in

Form-VII:

Provided that any unauthorized erection or display of advertisement on

road or footpath or any land or property owned by the Government or

concerned City Corporation or any Government owned Public Sector Unit or

agency may be removed or demolished immediately without any written

notice.

(iii) In case of illegal or unauthorized advertisements or displays or

flexes or banners, apart from being removed or demolished, both the persons

responsible for erecting the same and the persons on whose private property

such illegal or unauthorized advertisements or displays or flexes or banners

have been erected, shall be liable for criminal action under the applicable

laws – including under the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Defacement)

Act 1981, the under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024, Bhartiya

Nyaya Samhita, Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act, 1981,

Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. The violation of the

provisions of the Greater Bengaluru Act 2024 or these Rules, without

prejudice to the liability and action under any other law & these Rules, shall

be punishable as an offence under section 223 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

(iv) apart from the removal or demolition, in case of private lands or

properties, the owner of the property or land where infrastructure for

unauthorized advertisement was created or unauthorized advertisement was

displayed, is liable to pay penalty at the rate that is twice the rate fixed in

auction/tender for the said road or circle or area:

Provided that where no such rate has been fixed then at twice the rate

fixed in auction/tender for the nearest road or circle or area or twice the

Minimum Advertisement Fee fixed for the said road or circle or area,

whichever is higher.

(v) the recovery of penalty shall be together with the cost of removal of

the unauthorized advertisement infrastructure and the advertisement or

display;

(vi) the penalty shall be liable to be paid from the date of erection of

infrastructure to display the advertisement:

Provided that the concerned City Corporation reserves the right to

recover the above dues for the unauthorized advertisement from the

advertiser instead of the owner.

Provided further that, the advertiser may be blacklisted from obtaining

license for advertisement from the concerned City Corporation and in case he

already has a license, then his license shall be immediately suspended and

then shall be cancelled after issue of a seven days notice in Form-VII.

(2) in case of authorized advertisement in default of payment of

advertisement fees or interest,-

(i) any non-payment of advertisement fees or the interest as per the

provisions of these Rules for advertisement or its infrastructure which is

otherwise erected or displayed with permission or in accordance with these

Rules, shall attract an interest at a rate of eighteen percent per annum for

the period of the delay in payment. The method of calculation of delay shall

be as specified under Rule 3;

(ii) in case of default in payment, the Special/Additional Commissioner

In charge of Advertisements in a Corporation or the Joint Commissioner shall

issue a Defaulter-Demand-cum-Show Cause Notice in Form-VIII demanding

the payment of the advertisement dues and the applicable interest and

penalties, if any;

(iii) the advertiser shall comply with the Defaulter-Demand-cum-Show

Cause Notice or reply giving cause within seven days from the date of its

receipt;

(iv) the Special/Additional Commissioner In charge of Advertisements

in a Corporation or the Zonal Joint Commissioner or the Officer so authorized

by the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall give an opportunity to hear

the advertiser and pass the order, in not more than twenty days from the date

of issuance of the original Defaulter-Demand-cum-show-cause notice;

(v) the advertiser shall comply with the order immediately and in case

the advertiser fails to comply with the order, then the concerned officer shall

cause it to be implemented including the removal of the advertisement

and/or recovery of the dues;

(vi) the approval or assignment of the advertisement rights in favour of

such a licensed advertiser shall be immediately suspended and his license

shall be cancelled after issuing a seven days notice in Form-VIII and order

issued thereupon and he shall be blacklisted by the concerned officer who

initiated the action; and

(vii) in case of failure to pay the advertisement fee, penalty, interest etc.

within fifteen days of the order in this regard, the same may be recovered

along with the cost of such a removal, from the advertiser or the owner of the

property or land as arrears of advertisement fee and in the manner specified

for recovery of the same under these Rules.

17. Hoardings and their content criteria.- (1) For all categories of

displays and advertisements, the text elements on an advertising or

display device face should be easily discernible to travelling

motorists to minimize driver distraction and a sign shall be quickly

and easily interpreted so as to convey the required advertising or

display message to the viewer and reduce the period of

distraction.

(2)

The content or graphic layout exhibited on advertising or display

device panel shall avoid hard-to-read and overlay intricate type faces and

have letter styles that are appropriate. Under no circumstances shall, the

device contain information in text sizes, which would necessitate the driver or

passenger in a moving vehicle to stop, read and/or note down, which may be

detrimental to the smooth flow of traffic and distracting for the driver.

(3)

All signs shall be so designed as to maintain a proportion where,

as a general rule, letters shall not appear to occupy more than twenty five

percent of the sign area, unless otherwise permitted by the concerned City

Corporation.

18. Advertisements or displays for which neither permission nor

payment is required.- (1) The following types of advertisements, excluding

illuminated advertisements and sky-signs, shall not be required to obtain

permission or make payment for the advertisement fees provided their size is

within the limits prescribed under these Rules:-

(i) self-advertisements displayed within window of a building; or

(ii) self-advertisement or advertisement related to the trade or business

carried on within the land or building upon or over which such advertisement

is exhibited, or to sale or letting of such land or building or any effects therein

or to sale, entertainment or meeting to be held upon in such land or building;

(iii) advertisements or display related to the name of the land or

building or occupier or owner, upon or over which the advertisement or

display is exhibited; or

(iv) advertisement or display related to the own activities by any

railways including metro or state transport or any Government owned

agencies or departments; or

(e) advertisement exhibited inside the train or metro coaches.

(2) In case, the free advertisement exceeds the maximum permissible

area permitted for an individual advertisement, the full advertisement shall

become liable for payment of advertisement fee as specified under Rule 3.

19. Norms with respect to hoarding or billboard.- (1) It shall not be

permissible to erect hoarding larger in size than as specified in Schedule-III.

(2) A minimum distance of two meters shall be maintained beyond the

edge of the right of way.

(3) The advertisement along roads shall not be permitted within a

distance of ten meters from the stop line of the approach road or junction

except in commercially designated areas

(4) Sandwich (back to back) and ‘V’ shape hoarding having standard

size shall be permitted.

(5) The structural framework supporting the advertisement board shall

not be outsized compared to the permitted board size and shall be within

tolerance limits on either side laterally. No vertical tolerance shall be

permitted except the columns up to the ground clearance. Any incremental

deviation shall be deemed to be an increase in the size of the advertisement

board against norms and breach of the terms and conditions of the permit.

(6) Construction fence may be allowed as no lit special advertising

structure, temporary in nature, which shall be non-standard advertising field,

subject to the height restriction specified in these Rules.

20.

Inspection of advertisements.- The Commissioner or the

Special or Additional Commissioner In charge of Advertisements in a

Corporation or the Joint Commissioner or any officer authorized in this

behalf shall make periodical inspection of advertisements erected and verify

whether advertisements are being maintained in accordance with the

conditions specified in the license. During such inspection, if it is noticed that

the advertisements are not in accordance with provisions of the Act and these

rules and the conditions of the license, the Commissioner or Special or

Additional Commissioner In charge of Advertisements in a Corporation) or the

Joint Commissioner shall take such action as specified under these rules.

21.

Defacement of the sign or mark or letter of advertisement

prohibited.- No person shall deface or cause to be defaced any sign or mark

or letter or words, that shall have been put by the Commissioner on the

advertisements erected, exhibited, fixed, retained or displayed in token of

their having been permitted or approved by him and of the fee having been

collected thereon. The same shall be handled as per provisions of the relevant

laws in this regard.

22. Permission for free advertisement.- The Commissioner or Special

or Additional Commissioner In charge of Advertisements in a Corporation or

the Joint Commissioner may grant permission for free display of

advertisements to any department or organization belonging to the Central or

State Government or to the Greater Bengaluru Authority or the City

Corporation in the Greater Bengaluru Area or any other Not-for-Profit

Institution or organization or trust for displaying public interest messages,

with reasonable restrictions and such other terms and conditions as may be

decided by the Commissioner.

23. Advertisement Regulatory Committee.- (1) An Advertisement

Regulatory Committee shall be constituted at the highest level to accord prior

approval to advertisement agencies or sites or devices after rejection by the

Commissioner

the

Competent

Authority

appointed

the

Commissioner.

(2) The Committee shall be the first stage of appeal for all rejected

applications or for removal of devices order made by the Commissioner,

which may endanger safety of the public.

(3) It shall meet once a month to monitor the compliance, enforcement

and removal of unauthorized advertisement devices and those affecting the

safety of the public.

(4) The Advertisement Regulatory Committee shall consist of the

following members, namely:-

(i)

The Chief Commissioner, Greater

Bengaluru Authority

Ex-officio

Chairperson

(ii)

The

Commissioner

Police,

Bengaluru or his nominee not

below

the

rank

Joint

Commissioner of Police (Traffic)

Ex-officio Member

(iii)

The Managing Director, BESCOM

or his authorized representative

not below the rank of a Chief

Engineer

Ex-officio Member

(iv)

Special

Commissioner,

Greater

Bengaluru Authority as nominated

by the Chief Commissioner GBA

Ex-officio Member

Secretary

Provided that, the Chief Commissioner, Greater Bengaluru Authority,

may add, remove or change the members of the Committee.

24. Maintenance of registers.- A register as in Form-IX shall be

maintained in Head Office, concerned City Corporation and by the respective

Zonal Officer of concerned City Corporation regarding issue of license,

permission etc., for erection of advertisement or hoarding and collection of fee

and penalty in this regard.

SCHEDULE-III

(see Rule 3(II) and 19)

The maximum dimensions in feet permissible sizes and the minimum

clearances etc.

Sl.

Type

Description of

Advertisemen

t or Display

Where

Permitted

Where Not

Permitted

Type of

Area/

Road/

Circle

Length

(parallel

to road)

(in feet)

Width

(vertic

road)

(In

feet)

Maxim

Height

from

road

level

(in

feet)

Minimum

Ground

Clearance

(in feet)

Rate in Rupees

per Square Foot

per month

Remark

Billboard,

Hoarding,

Unipole or

bipole

truss

structure

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

Master

Plan

(ii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

>=60

feet &

feet

7 feet if

erected

ground.

Not

applicab

for

wall

mounte

d or on

roof top.

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction/

tender

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

The

Hoardings

Bill-Boards or

these

s shall be of

standard

dimensions as

prescribed by

Notification

the

Bengaluru

City

Corporation

s which shall

be common for

the

whole

Bengaluru

City.

2. Not allowed

project

beyond

the

roof

any

side.

Not

allowed

project

over

RoW and must

be at least 5

meters

away

from edge of

RoW

>= 80

feet &

< 100

feet

100

feet

and <

200

feet

200

feet

Trivision

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

Master

Plan (ii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

60% of the dimensions

permitted

for

Billboards etc

10 feet if

erected

ground.

Not

permissi

ble

the roof

tops

wall

mounte

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction/tend

er subject to

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not allowed to

project

over

RoW and must

be at least 5

meters

away

from edge of

RoW

Variable

Message

Advertisin

g Devices

such

LED

LCD and

electronic

displays

etc

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

Master

Plan (ii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

60% of the dimensions

permitted for Billboards

etc

7 feet if

erected

ground.

Not

applicab

for

wall

mounte

d or roof

top

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not allowed to

project beyond

the

roof

any side. Not

allowed

project

over

RoW and must

be at least 5

meters

away

from edge of

RoW

Public

Toilets/

Public

Utilities

such

Drinking

Water

Kiosks,

Bill

Kiosks etc

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

Master

Plan (ii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

(i) As a building wrap

but leaving at least 2

feet on top and one foot

towards bottom (ii) As

display board sitting on

roof of toilet not more

than 4 feet in width

(vertical) and length not

more than length of

toilet roof

2.5

feet

above

the

roof

toilet

Not

applicab

le as it

wall

mounte

advertis

ement

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not allowed to

project beyond

the

roof

any side. Not

allowed

project

over

RoW

Kiosks for

Police

Assistanc

Traffic

Assistanc

Tea/Coffe

e Kiosks,

Snack

Bars,

Pann,

Florist,

Cigarette

Kiosks,

Barber,

Cobbler

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

Master

Plan (ii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

(i) A poster of size fitting

within the side walls or

front face of the KIOSK

and not more than 70%

thereof (ii) As display

board sitting on roof of

toilet not more than 4

feet in width (vertical)

and length not more

than length of KIOSK

roof

1.5

feet

above

the

roof

toilet

Not

applicab

le as it

wall

mounte

advertis

ement

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not allowed to

project beyond

the

roof

any side. Not

allowed

project

over

RoW

Kiosk

Benches,

Clock

Towers,

Dustbins,

Street

Furniture

etc

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

Master

Plan (ii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

A display of size fitting

within the dimensions

the

furniture/item

and not more than 70%

thereof or such size in

case of PPP or contract

specified

the

project tender document

which becomes part of

the agreement.

Not

Appli

cable

Not

applicab

le as it

pasted

advertis

ement

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not applicable

Metro

Pillars,

Road

Flyover

Pylons etc

(i) Roads

not

less

than

feet (ii)

per

where

such

structure

exist

(iii)

Details in

Rules

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

(i) Display of size fitting

within the dimensions

of the Pillar or Pylon.

But not more than 10

feet

height

nor

projecting beyond the

pillar or pylon.

(ii) In case of T-Shaped

Pillar/ Pylon supporting

the flyover, the display

shall be restricted to

only the vertical pillar

and not extend beyond

the width of the vertical

pillar.

feet

6 feet

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not allowed to

project beyond

the

vertical

pillar or pylon

on any side.

Not allowed to

project

over

RoW

Flag Signs

Allowed

only

commerc

ial

areas/m

arkets (ii)

Used by

shop

owners

the

market

areas

and shall

uniform

size and

pattern

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

6 feet

feet

Not

Applicable

As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

(i)

Shall

not

obstruct

any

vehicular

pedestrial

traffic

movement (ii)

Shall not have

sharp

edges

(iii) Shall be

displayed only

at the markets

or commercial

areas.

Informal

Advertisin

g devices

Only

demarcat

spaces

and

spots

and plots

specific

walls

(i) As per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules (ii)

Not

permitted

any

road

7 feet length (horizontal)

feet

widt

(verti

cal)

Not

Applicable

10 feet

per

rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum rate

per Sq Ft

Bus

Advertise

ments

(both

private

and

public)

Only

displayed

the

bus

Not

permitted

to stand

at a spot

and

display

Shall not exceed 70% of

the surface area of each

side

the

vehicle

except the front of the

vehicle

where

impermissible.

Not

Appli

cable

feet

Rs 50/sq.ft

Rs.500per

month

per

vehicle

(i) No vehicle

permitted

for

the

sole

purpose

advertising

(ii)

Permitted

only

vehicles whose

primary

purpose

transportation

of persons or

commodities

(iii) No vehicle

carrying

shall

parked on any

public RoW or

private

location visible

from a public

RoW (iv) No

animation

movement

permitted

the

ads

(v) Shall not

interfere with

the

vehicle

signs such as

Bus Number,

Route Info etc

Delivery

and

Service

Vehicles

Advertise

ments

Only

displayed

the

vehicle

Not

permitted

stand

at a spot

and

display

Shall not exceed 50% of

the surface area of each

side

the

vehicle

except the front of the

vehicle.

Not

Appli

cable

6 feet

Rs 75/Sq Ft

or Rs 750 per

Vehicle

per

month

(i) No vehicle

permitted

for

the

sole

purpose

advertising (ii)

The

delivery

vehicle

shall

only

permitted

advertise their

own product/

services

offered

(iii)

animation

movement

permitted

the

ads

(iv)

Not

permitted

park on

the

public RoW

Taxi and

intermedi

ate public

transport

like taxis,

auto-

rickshaw

Only

displayed

the

vehicle

Not

permitted

stand

at a spot

and

display

Shall not exceed 70% of

the surface area of each

side

the

vehicle

except the front of the

vehicle.

Not

Appli

cable

6 feet

Rs 50/Sq Ft

or Rs 500 per

Vehicle

per

month

(i) No vehicle

permitted

for

the

sole

purpose

advertising

(ii)

Permitted

only

after

permission

from

the

Traffic

Police

and RTO (iii)

No animation

movement

is permitted in

the ads

Airborne

devices

Only

permitte

d on case

case

basis by

the

Commiss

ioner

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

(i) As per

Rules 13

& 14 &

other

Rules (ii)

Not

permitted

any

road

Not more than 300 Sq

60 feet

Rs 200/-

(i) Permissible

only for social

messaging

(ii)

The

erection, fixing

and use shall

be secure and

in accordance

with

guidelines

concerned

CITY

CORPORATIO

N in this

regard

Bus

Shelter

Only

permitte

d in the

Bus

Shelters

upon

specific

approval

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

may

decided

the

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

(i) As a display on the

sides of the Bus Shelter

facing the road such

that it does not cover

more than 70% of the

area of the side. (ii) As

display board sitting on

roof of bus shelter not

more than 4 feet in

width

(vertical)

and

length not more than

length of shelter roof (iii)

Inside the shelter on the

back

wall

but

not

covering more than 70%

of the backwall area

4 feet

abov

e the

roof

bus

shelt

Not

applicab

le as it

mounte

advertis

ement

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

Not allowed to

project beyond

the

roof

any side. Not

allowed

project

over

RoW

Parking

Spaces &

Signs

therein

Only

permitte

d in the

Parking

Spaces

upon

specific

approval

concerne

may

decided

the

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

As may be approved by

the

concerned

CITY

CORPORATION

may

appr

oved

the

conce

rned

CITY

6 feet

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

(i)

Parking

Signs

should

electronically

controlled

give

clear

information

about

occupancy

status

(ii)

Standing

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

COR

POR

ATIO

per Rules

Devices

shall

be placed at

the edge of the

authorized

parking lots in

a manner not

interfere

with

the

vehicular

pedestrian

movement

(iii)

The

standing

devices

shall

spread

across

maximally on

three sides of

the periphery

edge and shall

not

exceed

50%

the

sum total of

the peripheral

edge

length.

(iv)

device shall be

permitted

abutting

the

(a) Access road

front

parking

lot

(b)

Shopping

arcade

precincts

(c)

access

roads/lane

leading

another

facility

beyond.

Parking

(Two

Display

Boards)

Only

permitte

d in the

Parking

Spaces

upon

specific

approval

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

Upto 200 Sq Ft

may

appr

oved

the

conce

rned

CITY

COR

POR

ATIO

7 feet

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

(i)

Twp

displays

boards of upto

40 ft x 8 ft

each shall be

permissible in

each

parking

lot assigned to

entity

(ii) The boards

will

contain

first

half

potion (20 ft x

ft)

and

parking rates

prescribed

the other half

portion

Landscap

advertise

ment

sponsore

advertise

ment

Only

permitte

d in the

Landsca

location

upon

specific

approval

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

may

decided

the

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

As may be decided by

the

concerned

CITY

CORPORATION

may

appr

oved

the

conce

rned

CITY

COR

POR

ATIO

feet

whereve

execute

d on the

ground

(i) As per rate

obtained

auction

subject

prescribed

minimum

rate per Sq Ft

or (ii) As per

PPP

Agreement as

per Rules

the Landscape

shall

adequately

maintained

Fence

advertisin

g devices

Only

the

specific

spots

and

fences

approved

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

may

decided

the

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

3 feet

9 sq ft

Maximum

height

fence subject

to upper limit

of 4 feet

may

approved

the concerned

CITY

CORPORATIO

Traffic

Barricadi

permitte

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

may

decided

the

concerne

CITY

CORPOR

ATION

3 feet

9 sqft

Mounted

the

traffic

barricading

mounted

the

traffic

barricading

Facia

Sign

Display or

Awning

Display or

any

Self

Advetisem

ent on a

commerci

property

Only

self

advertise

ment on

commerc

ial

premises

per

Rules 13

and 14

Maximum 4 feet width

(vertical) and length not

more than the length of

the property side facing

the

road

for

each

permitted/legal floor of

the

property

equivalent

area

Squre Feet

For

example

commercial

property

has 30 feet front and 3

floors

then

for

each

floor self ad permitted is

4 * 30 =120 sqft

Mou

nted

the

top of

the

entra

nce

the

com

merci

prope

rty

Mounte

d on the

top

the

entrance

the

commer

cial

property

NIL

within

the size limit

and

25/Sq

after

crosses

size

limit

(i)

Shall

not

extend beyond

the side length

the

commercial

property

nor

vertically

should

more than 4

feet

(ii) In case of a

commercial

property

facing two or

roads,

the

facia

self

may

displayed

each

such

side.

(iii) In case the

actual area is

more than the

maximum

prescribed

limits

here,

the same shall

be chargeable

as per Rules.

(iv) Within this

upper limit of

self

advertisement,

the signs or

displays

other

commercial

properties

within

the

building

can

also

displayed.

(v) In case of

unauthorized

floor

construction

the

whole

shall be paid

the

rate

prescribed.

Projected

Sign

Installed

the

building

Only

self

advertise

ment on

commerc

ial

premises

per

Rules 13

and 14

Maximum

height

letters not exceeding 12

inch horizontally and

not exceeding 18 inch

vertically.

7 feet

40 feet

NIL

within

the size limit

and

after

crosses

size

limit

(i) In no case

shall

any

projecting sign

be attached to

a lampost or

traffic sign or

any

vertical

structure

other than the

shop

from

where

the

business

done.

(ii)

Not

permitted

be attached to

heritage

building

and

such

restricted

prohibited

buildings

per Rules (iii)

Shall

not

extend

over

the RoW and

shall

least

feet

inside

the

edge

the

RoW.

Real

Estate

Sign

Welcome

Sign

Construct

Only as a

self-

advertise

ment on

the

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules.

Less than 30 Sq Feet for

all but less than 7 Sq

Feet for name plate

6 feet

NIL

within

the size limit

and

25/Sq

after

crosses

size

(i) These signs

are temporary

nature

(ii)

Non

Illuminated

(iii) After the

ion

Sign

Name

Plate

propertry

limit

building

permit in case

construction

sign

(iv) No portion

the

sign

shall

project

over the RoW

carriage

way

Direction

Signs

Roads

not

less

than

feet

the

commerc

ial

industria

l areas as

per

the

approved

Master

Plan

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules.

Rectangular plate not

more than 6 Sq Feet but

no side more than 3 feet

in length

6 feet

4 feet

(i) Nil within

the

upper

size limit if

own

property

land and Rs

100 per sign

per month if

size

exceeds

upper

limit

(ii)

per

rate obtained

the

auction if not

self-

advertisemen

t (iii) Rs

100 per sign

per month if

public

infrastructur

Any other

display or

Advertise

ment

Roads

not

less

than

meters or

the

business

area

declared

the

Commiss

ioner

per

Rules 13

and

and other

Rules

As may be decided by the Commissioner in

conformity of the Rules

As may be decided by the

Commissioner as per Rules

FORM-I

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF FRESH OR RENEWAL OF

ADVERTISEMENT LICENCE

(see Rule 5(1))

Commissioner ________ City Corporation

Subject: Application for grant of fresh/renewal of Advertisement

License to an Agency, reg

Sir,

As per the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act Rules and the Greater

Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules, the undersigned apply for grant of

fresh/renewal of Advertisement License with the following details:

SL NO

Item

Reply

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary

Firm/Government Department or a PSU) (attach the copy of

registration or incorporation and the LICENCE SHALL BE ISSUED

IN THIS NAME)

Existing License Number (in case of renewal application) with date

of issuance & expiry

Registered Address of the Applicant (attach the copy of registration

or incorporation or Government document reflecting the proof of

registered office)

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant (attach the copy of

registration or incorporation or Government document reflecting

the proof of registered office)

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant

Whether the Applicant has been previously blacklisted by any other

authority in connection with display of advertisements (attach

details if applicable)

Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand

whatsoever of the concerned CITY CORPORATION (attach

details if applicable)

Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any authority

in connection with display of advertisements (attach details if

applicable)

Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident endangering

the public safety (attach details if applicable)

Attach the following whichever is applicable -

(i) Challan or ONLINE Payment proof for License or Registration Fee

(in case of rejection of application, the fee shall be refunded within

10 days)

(ii) Certificate of Incorporation or Registration Certificate

(iii) Copy of Shop & Establishment Certificate

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Received the application fresh/renewal of license as Registered or

Licensed Advertiser from _____________ (Agency Name) on _______ day of

__________ of the year ________

Signature and date

Format for Affidavit giving Undertaking and Indemnity Bond as part of

Application for License for Advertisement

AFFIDAVIT

I, Shri/Smt/Messrs _______________________, age __________, sex_______,

ordinarily resident at _____________(address), am the owner/Authorized

Representative of the ____________________ (Name of the Agency/Applicant)

and I am competent to swear this affidavit on behalf of the said

Agency/Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department/PSU for the

purpose of obtaining License for Advertisement from the Bruhat Bengaluru

Mahanagar Palike and do hereby swear/solemnly affirm as follows –

(1) I/We have read and understood the Greater Bengaluru Area

Advertisement Rules 2025 and Rules and Regulations applicable to the

City Corporation & Greater Bengaluru Area. I/We hereby agree to

abide by all the clauses of the GBA Advertisement Rules 2025,

statutory provisions contained in the Greater Bengaluru Governance

Act 2024 and the relevant Rules thereunder.

(2) The City Corporation shall have the right to withdraw this license to be

issued and take all relevant action as per the GBA Advertisement Rules

2025 and other stipulations as prescribed under the law and rules to

be issued if I/we fail to abide by or violate any of the provisions thereof.

(3) The Applicant has furnished all relevant information truly and

completely which has any bearing on approval for License for

Advertisement being issued to the undersigned.

(4) I/We understand that in case any information or declaration given in

the application for the Advertisement License is found to be false or

incorrect then the CITY CORPORATION has a right to suspend the

license and cancel it as well.

(5) The Applicant shall be responsible for obedience of all laws and rules

and safety and other statutory requirements.

(6) The Applicant understands that the License for Advertisement is merely

in the nature of empanelment with the CITY CORPORATION and does

not by itself entitle the Licensee to undertake advertisement for or on

behalf of others. Any such action to advertise for or on behalf of other

without a separate and specific approval in favour of the Licensee by

the concerned CITY CORPORATION shall be unauthorized and shall

lead to cancellation of the License apart from forfeiture of the License

Security Deposit kept with the CITY CORPORATION. The Applicant

understands that we/I shall be liable for all further action as per the

Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025 including filing of

criminal case under relevant sections of the Greater Bengaluru

Governance Act 2024 and other laws.

(7) The Applicant undertakes to indemnify the CITY CORPORATION

from and against all losses, claims or damages on account of bodily

injury, death or damage to tangible personal property arising with

respect to any person, corporation or other entity attributable to the

Indemnifying Party's actions or performance or non-performance once

the License for Advertisement is issued.

(8) This

undertaking

binding

upon

us,

our

heirs,

executors,

administrators, successors and assignees.

Dated this ___________ day of ________ the year _______

Signatures of the Owner/Authorized

Person

Witnesses

[1] ____________ (signatures)

Name and Address

[2] ____________ (signatures)

Name and Address

FORM-III

APPLICATION GIVING PRIOR INFORMATION AND FOR PERMISSION TO

ERECT AN ADVERTISEMENT

(see Rule 9(1)(a))

Special/Additional Commissioner (Advertisements),

_______________ City Corporation

Subject: Application giving prior information and seeking approval of

Erection and display of advertisement by _____ (name of

The Agency), reg

Sir/Madam,

As per the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and the GBA

Advertisement Rules 2025, the undersigned gives the following prior information

with respect to erection and display of advertisement and seeks approval thereof –

ABSTRACT OF THE FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS

APPLICATION

SL No

Item

Reply

Name

the

Applicant

(who

may

Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department

or a PSU and has a valid License for Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of

Applicant

Number of Advertisements for which information and

permission to erect is requested in this application

Formats duly filled for each advertisement to be

erected attached with this application or not? If yes

then write the number of duly filled formats attached.

I understand that above is the abstract of the individual formats duly

filled and submitted by me for each advertisement which I plan to erect and

the individual formats are attached herewith. I understand that CITY

CORPORATION shall reject those applications for which the information in

the detailed formats are not submitted. Further I understand that CITY

CORPORATION is at liberty to reject any of these applications in accordance

with the Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025 and that in case

no decision of the CITY CORPORATION is intimated to me within 15-days

from the date of receipt of this application, the application shall be deemed

to have been approved and I can go ahead with the erection and display of

the advertisements.

Date:

Yours sincerely,

Place:

Signature of the applicant

FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR ERECTION OF EACH NEW ADVERTISEMENT

SEPARATELY

Sl. NO

Item

Details

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary

Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid

License for Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant

Address of the building/land/spot where advertisement will be

erected & displayed

Latitude

Longitude of

the

spot/location

where

the

advertisement will be erected

Google Plus Code of the spot/location where advertisement will

be erected

Dishaank screen shot of the location/spot showing the

Revenue Survey Numbers

Name

the

owner

the

land/building

where

the

advertisement will be erected

CITY CORPORATION Property ID as per Register A or Register

B or Suitable ID

Property is Register A or Register B Property

CITY CORPORATION SAS Application Number

Year until which the CITY CORPORATION Property Tax paid

for the said property

Type of Advertisement (see Schedule 3 of Rules)

(length, width and area)

No Objection Certificate from the owner of the land/building

on which the advertisement will be erected.

Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the

land/building on which the advertisement will be erected.

Engineering design & plan of the erection of the advertisement

duly approved from a qualified engineer.

Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand

whatsoever of the CITY CORPORATION (attach details if

applicable or notarized affidavit if it is NIL)

Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any

authority in connection with display of advertisements (attach

details if applicable or notarized affidavit if it is NIL)

Whether

the

Applicant

was

involved

any

incident

endangering the public safety (attach details if applicable or

notorized affidavit if it is NIL)

Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant

Applicant Signature and Date

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Received the application for erection of advertisement(s) from ______________

(Applicant Name) with License Number _______________ on ___________ day of ______

month and _______ year as per following details –

Sl.

Type

and

description of

the

Advertisement

Size

the

Advertisement

(Length,

Width

and

Area)

Address of the

building/

land/

spot

where

advertisement

will be erected

and displayed

Latitude

and

Longitude

the

Spot/Location

Advertisement

Google

Plus

Code of the

spot/location

where

advertisement

will

erected

Name of the owner of

the

land/building

where

the

advertisement will be

erected

CITY

CORPORATI

ON SAS

Application

Number

Signature of Receiving Person in CITY CORPORATION Office

Name and Designation of the Receiving Person

FORM-IV

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO REGULARIZE THE AUTHORIZED

& SUBSISTING LEGACY ADVERTISEMENTS

(see Rule 8(6)(ii))

Special Commissioner (Advertisements)

_____________ City Corporation

Subject: Application seeking approval of display of authorized & subsisting

legacy advertisement by ________(name of the Agency), reg

Sir/Madam,

As per the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and the GBA

Advertisement Rules 2025, the undersigned seeks approval for continuing display

of the following authorized & subsisting legacy advertisements –

ABSTRACT OF THE FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS

APPLICATION

Sl.No

Item

Reply

Name

the

Applicant

(who

may

Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department or

a PSU and has a valid License for Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of

Applicant

Number of legacy Advertisements for which information

and approval to continue to display is requested in this

application

Are the duly filled formats for each legacy advertisement

for which approval is sought attached with this

application or not? If yes then write the number of duly

filled formats attached.

(1) I understand that no permission to continue display of advertisement will be

given unless the undersigned has or obtains a valid Advertisement License

from the CITY CORPORATION.

(2) I understand that filing of this application with respect to any unauthorized

advertisement is not permitted and even if such an application for

FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR EACH AUTHORIZED & SUBSISTING LEGACY

ADVERTISEMENT SEPARATELY

Sl. No

Item

Details

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company

/Proprietary Firm/Government Department or a PSU and

has a valid License for Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of

Applicant

Details of the permission/approval issued to the Applicant

for erection & display of the Legacy Advertisement

Address of the building/land/spot where the legacy

advertisement is erected & displayed

Latitude & Longitude of the spot/location where the

legacy advertisement is erected & displayed

Google Image and the Google Plus Code of the

spot/location where the legacy advertisement is erected &

displayed

Dishaank screen shot of the location/spot showing the

Revenue Survey Numbers

Name of the owner of the land/building where the legacy

advertisement is erected and displayed

CITY CORPORATION Property ID as per Register A or

Property is Register A or Register B Property

CITY CORPORATION SAS Application Number

Year until which the CITY CORPORATION Property Tax

paid for the said property

Year

until

which

the

Greater

Bengaluru

Area

Advertisement Fee paid for the said advertisement (attach

proof

the

said

payment

issued

CITY

CORPORATION and if not paid then pay advertisement fee

up-to-date and produce CITY CORPORATION receipt)

Type of Advertisement (see Schedule 3 of Rules)

Size of the Advertisement (length, width and area)

Objection

Certificate

from

the

owner

the

land/building where the legacy advertisement is erected

and displayed

Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the

land/building

Civil engineering plan of the erection of the advertisement

duly approved from a qualified engineer.

Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid

demand

whatsoever

the

CITY

CORPORATION

(attach details if applicable or notarized affidavit if it is

NIL)

Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any

authority in connection with display of advertisements

(attach details if applicable or notarized affidavit if it is

NIL)

Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident

endangering the public safety (attach details if applicable

or notarized affidavit if it is NIL)

Copy of the Agreement or approval of the advertisement

which is still valid and subsisting.

Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant

Applicant Signature and date

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Received the application for continuation of display of the following legacy

advertisement(s) from ______________ (Applicant Name) with License Number

_______________ on ___________ day of ______ month and _______ year.

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Type and

descriptio

n of the

Advertise

ment

Size of the

Advertisem

ent

(Length,

Width and

Area)

Address of

the

building/

land/ spot

of the

advertisem

ent

Latitude

and

Longitude

of the

Spot/Locati

on of the

Advertisem

ent

Google Plus

Code of the

spot/locati

on of the

Advertisem

ent

Name of

the owner

of the

land/buildi

ng of the

Advertisem

ent

CITY

CORPORAT

ION

SAS

Application

Number of

the

property/

land where

the

Advertisem

ent is

located

Signature of Receiving Person in CITY CORPORATION Office

Name & Designation of the Receiving Person

FORM-IVA

APPROVAL LETTER FOR ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF NEW / AUTHORIZED &

SUBSISTING LEGACY /PPP ADVERTISEMENT

(see Rule 8(6)(ii))

Name of Agency

License No _________

Registered Address __________

Correspondence Address _______

Email___________

Mobile ____________

Sub: Approval for erection and display of new/legacy advertisement, reg

Ref:

Your application number ______ dated _________

This is to accord permission and approval to erect and display the

new/authorized-legacy advertisements as per the following details –

Sl.

Type and

descripti

on of

Advertise

ment

Size of

the

Advertise

ment

(Length,

Width

and Area)

Address

of the

building/

land/

spot of

the

advertise

ment

Latitude

and

Longitud

e of the

Spot/Loc

ation of

Advertise

ment

Google

Plus Code

of the

spot/loca

tion of

the

Advertise

ment

Name of

the

owner of

the

land/buil

ding

where

the

advertise

ment

is/will be

erected

CITY

CORPORA

TION

SAS

Applicatio

n Number

of the

property/

land

containin

g spot of

the

advertise

ment

Appro

val

Valid

Until

(enter

date

until

which

the

appro

val is

valid)

This permission/approval is subject to the following conditions –

(1) In case of request for approval for advertisements by an Advertiser who has been

granted rights to erect & display the advertisements on any road stretch or circle

or an area and the approval/rejection is not issued within 15-days of the receipt

of application for advertisement within his assigned area/road/circle, the same

shall be deemed to have been approved.

(2) This approval is subject to up-to-date payments of prescribed advertisement fees.

The default therein shall lead to cancellation of this approval.

(3) This approval may be withdrawn at any time as deemed necessary by the

Commissioner

_________

City

Corporation

the

Special/Additional

FORM-IVB

REJECTION LETTER FOR ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF NEW or AUTHORIZED &

SUBSISTING LEGACY or PPP ADVERTISEMENT

(see Rule 8)

Name of Agency

License No _________

Registered Address __________

Correspondence Address _______

Email___________

Mobile ____________

Sub: Rejection of approval for erection & display of new/legacy advertisement, reg

Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________

This is to inform you that the request for erection & display of the following

new/legacy advertisements is hereby rejected for the reasons given below –

Sl.

Type

and

details of the

Advertisement

Address of the

building/

land/ spot of

the

advertisement

Latitude

and

Longitude

the

Spot/Location

Advertisement

Google

Plus

Code

the

spot/location of

the

Advertisement

Name of the

owner of the

land/building

where

the

advertisement

is/was to be

erected

Reason

for

rejection

(signatures and seal)

Authorized Officer Name

Designation ___________

_______ City Corporation

FORM-V

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF MOBILE OR VEHCULAR

ADVERTISEMENTS

(see Rule 12(1))

Commissioner _______________ City Corporation

Subject: Application seeking approval of display of mobile or vehicular

Advertisement by ________(name of the Agency), reg

Sir/Madam,

As per the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and the GBA

Advertisement Rules 2025, the undersigned seeks approval for display of the

following mobile or vehicular advertisements –

ABSTRACT OF DETAILED FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS

APPLICATION

Sl.No

Item

Reply

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company

/Proprietary Firm/Government Department or a PSU

and has a valid License for Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of

Applicant

Number of vehicles on which the approval to display

advertisements is requested in this application

Are the duly filled formats with details for which

approval is sought attached with this application or

not?

(1) I understand that no permission for display of advertisement will be given

unless the undersigned has or obtains a valid Advertisement License from

the CITY CORPORATION.

(2) I understand that filing of this application with respect to any unauthorized

advertisement is not permitted and even if such an application for

unauthorized application is filed, it shall not entitle the same to continue to

be displayed and the CITY CORPORATION reserves the right to remove the

same even when such an application is pending with the CITY

CORPORATION.

(3) I understand that I have given above the abstract of the detailed formats duly

filled and submitted by me for vehicular or mobile advertisement and the

DETAILED FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR MOBILE OR VEHICULAR

ADVERTISEMENT

Sl. No

Item

Details

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary

Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid License

for Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant

Vehicle type and registration numbers for every vehicle that will

be used for displaying mobile or vehicular advertisements

(attach

sheet)

Year until which the Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Fee

paid by the Advertiser (attach proof of the said payment as issued

by CITY CORPORATION and if not paid then pay advertisement

fee up-to-date and produce CITY CORPORATION receipt)

No Objection Certificate from the owner of the vehicle where the

vehicular or mobile advertisement will be displayed

Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the vehicle

Civil engineering plan of the erection of the advertisement duly

approved from a qualified engineer.

Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand

whatsoever of the CITY CORPORATION (attach details if

applicable or notarized affidavit if it is NIL)

Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any authority

in connection with display of advertisements (attach details if

applicable or notarized affidavit if it is NIL)

Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident endangering

the public safety (attach details if applicable or notarized

affidavit if it is NIL)

Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant

FORM-VA

APPROVAL LETTER FOR DISPLAY OF MOBILE OR VEHICULAR

ADVERTISEMENT

(see Rule 12(1))

Name of Agency

License No _________

Registered Address __________

Correspondence Address _______

Email___________

Mobile __________

Sub: Approval for erection and display of mobile or vehicular advertisement, reg

Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________

This is to accord permission and approval to display the mobile or vehicular

advertisements as per the following details –

Sl. No

Vehicle

Type

Vehicle

Registration

Number

Vehicle

Owner

Name

Address

of Vehicle

Owner

Mobile

Number

of Vehicle

Owner

CITY

CORPORATION

Approval to

display

advertisement

valid until

This permission/approval is subject to the following conditions –

(1) This approval may be withdrawn at any time as deemed necessary by the

Commissioner

__________

City

Corporation

the

Special/Additional

Commissioner (Advertisements).

(2) This approval is subject to all the terms & conditions and stipulations contained

in the under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and the Greater

Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2054.

(signatures and seal)

Authorized Officer Name

Designation ___________

_______ City Corporation

FORM-VB

REJECTION LETTER FOR DISPLAY OF MOBILE OR VEHICULAR ADVERTISEMENT

(see Rule 12(1))

Name of Agency

License No _________

Registered Address __________

Correspondence Address _______

Email___________

Mobile ____________

Sub: Rejection of request for display of mobile or vehicular advertisement, reg

Ref:

Your application number ______ dated _________

This is to inform you that the request for display of mobile or vehicular

advertisement as per reference above is hereby rejected as per details and for the

reasons given below –

(i)

The whole application for display of mobile or vehicular advertisements for all

the vehicles therein is hereby rejected for the reasons given below –

(ii)

the permission sought for the following vehicles is hereby rejected for the

reasons given below –

Sl.

Vehicle Type

Vehicle

Registration

Number

Vehicle

Owner Name

Address of

Vehicle

Owner

Reason for

rejection

Authorized Officer Name

Designation ___________

_______ City Corporation

FORM-VI

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF APPROVAL OF EXISTING

ADVERTISEMENTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED

(see Rule 9(1)(b))

Commissioner/Special/Additional Commissioner (Advertisements)

______________ City Corporation

Subject: Application for approval for continuation of display of an

advertisement previously approved under the BBMP/Greater Bengaluru Area

Advertisement Rules 2025, reg

Sir/Madam,

As per the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and the GBA

Advertisement Rules 2025, the undersigned seeks approval for continuing display

of the following advertisements previously approved under the BBMP/Greater

Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025 –

ABSTRACT OF THE FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS

APPLICATION

Sl. No

Item

Reply

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary

Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid License for

Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant

Number of existing Advertisements for which information and

approval to continue to display is requested in this application

Are the duly filled formats for each existing advertisement for which

approval is sought attached with this application or not? If yes then

write the number of duly filled formats attached.

(1) I understand that no permission to continue display of advertisement will be

given unless the undersigned has or obtains a valid Advertisement License

from the CITY CORPORATION.

(2) I understand that filing of this application with respect to any unauthorized

advertisement is not permitted and even if such an application for

unauthorized application is filed, it shall not entitle the same to continue to

be displayed and the CITY CORPORATION reserves the right to remove the

same even when such an application is pending with the CITY

CORPORATION.

(3) I understand that I have given above the abstract of the individual formats

duly filled and submitted by me for each existing advertisement and the

individual duly filled formats are attached herewith.

(4) I understand that CITY CORPORATION shall forthwith reject those

applications for which the information in the detailed formats is not

submitted.

(5) Further I understand that CITY CORPORATION is at liberty to reject any of

these applications in accordance with the Greater Bengaluru Area

Advertisement Rules 2025.

Date:

Yours sincerely,

Place:

Signature of the applicant

FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR RENEWAL OF EACH EXISTING ADVERTISEMENT

PREVIOUSLY ISSUED

Sl. No

Item

Details

Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary

Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid License for

Advertisement)

License Number

Registered Address of the Applicant

Address for Correspondence of the Applicant

Email ID of the Applicant

Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant

Details of the permission/approval issued to the Applicant for

erection and display of existing Advertisement and date of expiry

thereof

Address of the building/land/spot where the existing advertisement is

erected and displayed

Latitude & Longitude of the spot/location where the existing

advertisement is erected and displayed

Google Image and the Google Plus Code of the spot/location where

the existing advertisement is erected and displayed

Dishaank screen shot of the location/spot showing the Revenue

Survey Numbers

Name of the owner of the land/building where the existing

advertisement is erected and displayed

CITY CORPORATION Property ID as per Register A or Register B

Property is Register A or Register B Property

CITY CORPORATION SAS Application Number

Year until which the CITY CORPORATION Property Tax paid for the

said property

Year until which the Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Fee paid

for the said advertisement (attach proof of the said payment as issued

by CITY CORPORATION and if not paid then pay advertisement fee

up-to-date and produce CITY CORPORATION receipt)

Type and details of Advertisement (see Schedule 3 of Rules)

Size of the Advertisement (length, width and area)

No Objection Certificate from the owner of the land/building where

the legacy advertisement is erected & displayed

Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the

land/building

Civil engineering plan of the erection of the advertisement duly

approved from a qualified engineer.

Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand

whatsoever of the CITY CORPORATION (attach details if applicable or

Notarized Affidavit if NIL)

Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any authority in

connection with display of advertisements (attach details if applicable

or Notarized Affidavit if NIL)

Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident endangering the

public safety (attach details if applicable or Notarized Affidavit if NIL)

Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant

Applicant Signature and date

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Received the application for continuation of display of the following existing

advertisement(s) from ______________ (Applicant Name) with License Number

_______________ on ___________ day of ______ month and _______ year.

Sl.

Type

and

descripti

on of the

existing

Advertis

ement

Size of

the

Advertise

ment

(Length,

Width

and Area)

Address

of the

building/

land/

spot of

the

advertise

ment

Latitude

and

Longitud

e of the

Spot/

Location

of the

Advertise

ment

Google

Plus

Code of

the spot/

location

of the

Advertise

ment

Name of

the

owner of

the land/

building

where

advertise

ment is

displayed

CITY

CORPO

RATION

SAS

Applicat

ion

Number

of the

propert

y/ land

where

the

Advertis

ement

located

Previo

appro

val

numb

er &

date

and

date

expiry

thereo

Signature of Receiving Person in CITY CORPORATION Office

Name and Designation of the Receiving Person

FORM VI-A

APPROVAL LETTER FOR CONTINUATION OF DISPLAY OF AN EXISTING

ADVERTISEMENT WHICH WAS APPROVED

(see Rule 9(3))

Name of Agency

License No _________

Registered Address __________

Correspondence Address _______

Email___________

Mobile ____________

Sub: Approval for continuation of display of an advertisement previously

approved Under the Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025, reg

Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________

This is to accord permission and approval to erect & display the existing

advertisements previously approved under Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules

2025 as per the following details –

Sl.

Type and

description of

Advertisement

Size of the

Advertisement

(Length,

Width and

Area)

Address of the

building/

land/ spot of

the

advertisement

Latitude and

Longitude of

the Spot

/Location of

Advertisement

Google Plus

Code of the

spot/location

of the

Advertisement

Name of the

owner of the

land/building

where the

advertisement

is / will be

erected

Previous

approval

number

& date

and

date of

expiry

thereof

New

Approval

Valid

Until

(enter

date

until

which

the new

approval

is valid)

This permission/approval is subject to the following conditions –

(1) In case of request for approval for advertisements by an Advertiser who has been

granted rights to erect and display the advertisements on any road stretch or

circle or an area and the approval/rejection is not issued within 15-days of the

receipt of application for advertisement within his assigned area/road/circle, the

same shall be deemed to have been approved.

(2) This approval is subject to up-to-date payments of prescribed advertisement fees.

The default therein shall lead to cancellation of this approval.

(3) This approval may be withdrawn at any time as deemed necessary by the

Commissioner

CITY

CORPORATION

the

Special

Commissioner

(Advertisements).

(4) This approval is subject to all the terms and conditions and stipulations

contained in the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024and the Greater

Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025.

(Signatures and seal)

Authorized Officer Name

Designation ___________

_______ City Corporation

FORM- VIB

REJECTION LETTER FOR ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF AN EXISTING

ADVERTISEMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED

(see Rule 9(3))

Name of Agency

License No _________

Registered Address __________

Correspondence Address _______

Email___________

Mobile ____________

Sub:

Rejection of approval for erection and display of an existing

advertisement previously approved under the Greater Bengaluru

Area Advertisement Rules 2025, reg

Ref:

Your application number ______ dated _________

This is to inform you that the request for renewal of approval to continue display

of the following existing advertisements is hereby rejected for the reasons given below –

Sl.

Type and

details of the

Advertisement

Address of the

building/

land/ spot of

the

advertisement

Latitude and

Longitude of

the

Spot/Location

Advertisement

Google Plus

Code of the

spot/location

of the

Advertisement

Name of the

owner of the

land/building

where the

advertisement

is to be

erected and

displayed

Reason

for

rejection

(signatures and seal)

Authorized Officer Name

Designation ___________

_______ City Corporation

FORM-VII

(see Rule16(1)(ii))

No -

Office of the ____________________________________

Date: __________________

NOTICE FOR REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT AND

PAYMENT OF PENATLY THEREON

Whereas it has come to the notice of the undersigned that you have created

infrastructure for advertisement/displayed advertisement unauthorizedly/without

permission which is violation of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and

the Greater Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025 (hereinafter the Ad Rules

2025).

Whereas you are not only bound to remove the unauthorized structure and

stop the display of the advertisements but you are also liable to pay penalty

thereon as per details given below for your said illegal and unauthorized action –

Sl. No

Type and description of

unauthorized

Advertisement

Size of the

Advertisement

(Length, Width

and Area)

Address of the

building/ land/

spot of the

unauthorized

advertisement

Penalty Payable

(in Rs)

Total Penalty Payable =

You are directed to remove the structure and advertisement (if any) and pay

the penalty amount immediately but not later than 7-days from the date of service

of this Notice. Your reply, if any, shall reach the undersigned within 7-days of

receipt of this notice.

Please note that under the under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act

2024 and the GBA Advertisement Rules 2025 section 345 of the under the Greater

Bengaluru Governance Act 202, apart from other means, the notice via email or

electronic means (WhatsApp/SMS etc.,) is a sufficient service.

You may note that failure to pay the above-mentioned penalty amount makes

you liable for the following actions in order to recover the same. This notice is for

the following actions –

(i)

Removal of the said unauthorized structure and/or advertisements.

FORM-VIII

(see Rule16(2)(ii))

No -

Office of the ________________

Date: __________________

SHOW-CAUSE CUM DEMAND NOTICE FOR DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF

ADVERTISEMENT FEE AND INTEREST THEREON

Whereas you assigned rights to display advertisements as per approval

number _________ dated_______ of the CITY CORPORATION as per the Greater

Bengaluru Area Advertisement Rules 2025 (hereinafter the Ad Rules 2025) for

which you are liable to pay advertisement fees and applicable interest charges for

delays.

Whereas you have defaulted to pay the advertisement fees to CITY

CORPORATION with respect to above approved advertisement rights and the details

of the advertisement fees and interest due to be paid by you are as follows (as on

date of issuance of this Notice).

Description

Period

Due Amount

(in Rs)

Advertisement Fees

Interest^# (calculated as on date of

this notice generation @ 18% per

annum)

Total Due^#

# This is as on date of issuance of this Notice and the actual interest and

total due will be calculated as on the date of payment by you.

You are directed to pay the same immediately but not later than 7-days from

the date of service of this Show Cause-cum-Demand Notice. Your reply, if any, shall

reach the undersigned within 7-days of receipt of this notice.

Please note that under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024 and the

GBA Ad Rules 2025 and as per section 345 of the Greater Bengaluru Governance

Act 2024, apart from other means, the notice via email or electronic means

(WhatsApp/SMS etc) is a sufficient service.

FORM-IX

Register of Advertisement Licenses

(see Rule 24)

Sl.

Name of the

Agency

assigned

License for

Advertisement

Registered

Address of

the

Licensed

Advertiser

Address for

Correspond

ence of the

Licensed

Advertiser

License

Number

Order

Number

and Date

issuance

License

Email ID

of the

Licensed

Advertiser

Mobile

Number of

Authorized

Representa

tive of the

Licensed

Advertiser

Lice

nse

Valid

Until

Licensed Advertiser wise List of Permissions for erection and display of

advertisements

Sl.

Name of

the

Agency

assigned

License

for

Advertis

ement

Lice

nse

Num

ber

Type

and

descripti

on of

Advertis

ement

Number

and Date

approval

for

erection

and

display

advertis

ement

Size of

the

Advertis

ement

(Length,

Width

and

Area)

Address

of the

building

/ land/

spot of

the

advertis

ement

Latitude

and

Longitud

e of the

Spot/Lo

cation of

Advertis

ement

Google

Plus

Code of

the

spot/loc

ation of

the

Advertis

ement

Name of

the

owner of

the

land/bui

lding

where

the

advertis

ement

is/will

erected

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka

(Lakshmisagar N.K.)

Under Secretary to Government

Urban Development Department

(GBA & B.C.C-1)

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