Type Municipal Corporation Mayor TBD
Since 2017 Seats 227 | Founded 1888 Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta | |
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Political groups SS: 84 seats
BJP: 82 seats
INC: 31 seats
NCP: 9 seats
MNS: 7 seats
SP: 6 seats
AIMIM: the 2 seats
Ind: 6 seats | ||
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai also known as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the civic body that governs Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra and is India's richest municipal organization. The BMC's annual budget is more than that of some of the small states of India. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs of Mumbai. In 2014, Trishna Vishwasrao became the first female corporator to be leader of the Corporation's house.
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Administration
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The Mayor is the head of the house, who is usually from the majority party. As of June 2008, all administrative business in the BMC is conducted in Marathi.
Legislative
As of 2009, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's legislature, also known as the Corporation Council, consists of 227 members.