Relief for bulk waste generators as Minister promises to end vendor monopoly in Bengaluru
Bengaluru's Solid Waste Management Limited plans to empanel more vendors to collect waste from bulk generators to end current market monopolies. This move follows citizen complaints regarding high costs and limited bargaining power under the existing vendor system.
Why it matters
Addressing waste management monopolies is a key urban governance issue that directly impacts the cost of living and service efficiency for businesses.
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) will empanel more vendors to collect waste from bulk generators , addressing a long-standing demand of citizens.
Currently, BSWML has empanelled five companies, one for each corporation, to collect waste from bulk generators. However, citizens have been complaining about the monopoly , alleging that they are forced to spend more than necessary on waste disposal.
Most of the empanelled vendors are charging ₹12 per kg, while other private vendors, before the BSWML mandated that waste be handed over only to empanelled vendors, had been charging much less.
On July 15, Mr. Gowda clarified that the government of Karnataka has fixed ₹12 per kg as the maximum charge, and that customers can bargain. He said they have instructed the vendors to charge around ₹8 per kg, and urged stakeholders to negotiate with the vendors.
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