Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

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Administrative headquarters of the BMC.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (formerly Bombay Municipal Corporation) or the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई महानगर पालिका) is India's richest municipal organisation. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Mumbai (Bombay). Its motto, यतो धर्मस्ततो जय (Sanskrit: Yato Dharmastato Jaya or, Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory) is inscribed on the banner of its Coat of Arms. The BMC, as it is more popularly known, is the largest civic organisation in the country, and administers an area of 434 sq km.

1 Tasks
2 Administration
3 Jurisdiction
4 Other departments
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Tasks

The BMC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

Building and Maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
Public Municipal schools
Water purification and supply
Hospitals
Street lighting
Maintenance of parks and open spaces
Sewage treatment and disposal
Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
Aiding in prevention of epidemic outbreaks through mass production of medicines at the Haffkine Institute.
Cemeteries and Crematoriums
Registering of births and deaths.
Lighthouses

BMC Building

[edit] Administration

The corporation is headed by a Municipal commissioner, an IAS officer. He wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. They 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 heads the party with the largest vote. A largely ceremonial post, he has limited duties.

City officials
Mayor	Datta Dalvi	February 20, 2005
Municipal Commissioner	Johny Joseph	February 29, 2004
Police Commissioner	Anami Narayan Roy	February 5, 2004
Sheriff	Vijaypat Singhania	December 19, 2005
Collector	Mahesh Pathak	-

[edit] Jurisdiction

The BMC is responsible for most of Mumbai's territory. Their realm extends from Colaba in the south to Mulund and Dahisar in the north. Some regions such as Defence lands, Bombay Port Trust lands and the Borivali National Park area are out of their jurisdiction. The city is subdivided into alphabetical wards, from A to R. Each ward has own ward office which oversees its territory. The headquarters of the civic administration are in South Mumbai opposite the Victoria Terminus.