Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Seal of the MCGM
Emblem of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Leadership
Vacant[1][2]
Vacant
Administrator
Bhushan Gagrani, IAS[3]
Structure
Seats227
Political groups
NDA (166)
  •   SS (84)
  •   BJP (82)

I.N.D.I.A. (46)

Unallied (15)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
February 2017
Next election
2024
Motto
यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: (Sanskrit)
Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory
Meeting place
Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
Website
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),[4] or Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.

Salman Khan Is Now Brand Ambassador of BMC from 2016.

The BMC is India's richest municipal corporation.[5][6] Its annual budget exceeds that of some of India's smaller states. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act of 1888, the BMC is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs.[7] The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been formed with the functions of improving the infrastructure of the town.

  1. ^ "Administrator to run BMC, first time in 40 years". Times of India.
  2. ^ "BMC to be Run by Administrator Sans Mayor After 4 Decades". News18. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Iqbal Chahal appointed as BMC administrator as elections delayed". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome to The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai". Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ "BMC to open green channel for octroi". Financialexpress.com. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  7. ^ "BMC-Act-1888.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2013.