B'luru civic body operating with half its approved strength 
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been operating with a permanent staff of 9,000, which is half of its sanctioned strength of staff. After taking into consideration the increasing area under the BBMP's limits, it was sanctioned a permanent staff strength of 18,000 in 2007. No additional mass recruitment has taken place in the last ten years, reports said.