Bangalore development authority came in to existence in the year 1976 under the Bangalore development authority act issued in the year 1976. After the established of its office, Bangalore development authority has merged the departments of City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) and Bangalore City Planning Authority. The development authority of Bangalore is now undertaking numerous housing projects, layout planning of infrastructural outlook for the city of Bangalore, allots new sites for various residential ventures and commercial complexes. The Bangalore development authority is working with vision of procuring the city with continuous, meticulously planned and sustained growth to meet international standards in the long run.

The numbers suggest that Bangalore development authority has been working hard from its inception to provide the best possible service. As many as 76,000 sites were allotted to many individuals and other building firms to facilitate infrastructural growth in the city. Many civic amenities were paid lot of interest as their respective boards were allotted with required land sites to help them for the cause of public utility. The best part of the development authority is that its auction planner. No particular individual or firm is favoured as most of the auctions are carried out very transparently as there carefully planned and executed. Apart from these services many others are also been provided by Bangalore development authority. To name some departments of its office we have: Engineering Department BDA, BDA Town Planning Department, Land Acquisition Department, Finance Department, Law Department, General Allotment Department of BDA, Public Relations, Environment and Horticulture, Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project (IUEIP) etc. All the above departments work hand in hand to make Bangalore a better place to live in. Some of the major projects which are in progress, undertaken by Bangalore development authority are: Banashankari extension project, Arkavathi Nagar, Ananda Rao Circle Flyover, Shri M. Visveswaraiahnagar and Bangalore city Ring Road. The new department included to the list of departments Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project (IUEIP) is developing many green patches on the contour of the city so as to improve the scenic beauty.