Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
	Emblem of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	1889; 136 years ago
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant
Deputy Mayor	Vacant
Municipal Commissioner	Bhushan Gagrani, IAS
Administrator	Iqbal Singh Chahal, IAS
Structure
Seats	227
Political groups	Administrative rule SS (84); BJP (82); INC (31); NCP-SP (9); MNS (7); SP (6); AIMIM (2); ABS (1); IND (5);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last election	February 2017
Next election	March 2025
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.^[5] The BMC is India's richest municipal corporation.^[6]^[7] 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.^[8] The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been formed with the functions of improving the infrastructure of the town. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is also a beneficial corporation which creates a surplus of 3000Cr - 4000Cr annually. The total budget of Jharkhand Municipality is less than one percent of the total budget of Brihanmumbai Corporation. In the year of 2024, BMC has invested its 47% revenue on infrastructure in Mumbai.

^ "Administrator to run BMC, first time in 40 years". Times of India.
^ "BMC to be Run by Administrator Sans Mayor After 4 Decades". News18. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Iqbal Chahal appointed as BMC administrator as elections delayed". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Welcome to The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai". Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^ "Salman Khan is BMC's Open Defecation Free drive brand ambassador". The Economic Times. 17 December 2016. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "BMC to open green channel for octroi". Financialexpress.com. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
^ "Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ "BMC-Act-1888.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2013.

[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] "Salman Khan is BMC's Open Defecation Free drive brand ambassador". The Economic Times. 17 December 2016. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[6] "BMC to open green channel for octroi". Financialexpress.com. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

[7] "Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

[8] "BMC-Act-1888.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2013.

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