Illegal PG proliferation in Silicon City: GBA prepares new rules for control

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is formulating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to regulate over 5,000 paying guest (PG) accommodations operating across its five city corporations. However, citizen activists and voluntary organizations, who have raised concerns about illegal PGs for years, doubt the strict implementation of the proposed rules. The article notes that 3,597 illegal PGs are currently in the city.