Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Bengaluru Authority Plans Seals, Utility Cuts for Illegal PGs
Bengaluru officials say many paying guest homes are operating without required permissions.
They found thousands of PGs without licences, approved building plans or fire-safety clearances.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority wants to seal these properties.
It also plans to ask electricity and water agencies to disconnect their services.
The authority will discuss this plan with utility and police officials.
A notice may be sent to the PGs and the people living there within 10 days.
The Karnataka High Court said residents should receive about 15 to 21 days to leave.
This gives people more time than a three-to-five-day deadline.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority plans to seal illegally operating paying guest accommodations.
Officials found thousands of PGs allegedly lack required licences and approvals.
Proposed action includes disconnecting electricity and water supplies to such premises.
The GBA chief commissioner will meet BESCOM, BWSSB and police officials this week.
A notice may be issued within 10 days, with about 15 to 21 days to vacate.
- Who
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority, with support sought from BESCOM, BWSSB and Bengaluru police.
- What
- The GBA plans to seal illegal PG accommodations and disconnect their electricity and water supplies.
- When
- The proposed coordination meeting is to take place this week; notices may be issued within 10 days.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Why
- Officials found that thousands of PGs allegedly lack required licences, building-plan approvals and fire-safety clearances.
- Authority
- Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)
- Properties affected
- Illegally operating paying guest accommodations
- Reported scale
- Thousands of PGs
- Planned enforcement
- Sealing premises and disconnecting electricity and water
- Agencies involved
- Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited, Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board, and Bengaluru police
- Notice timing
- Likely to be issued within 10 days
- Vacate period
- Approximately 15 to 21 days, according to the court’s direction