Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

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Administrative headquarters of the BMC.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई महानगर पालिका) (formerly the Bombay Municipal Corporation) or the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai (Bombay). It 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 and some suburbs of Mumbai. 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. Built in the Indo Saracenic style of architecture the BMC, as it is more popularly known, is the largest civic organisation in the country, and administers an area of 603 km².

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

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

[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 (a largely ceremonial post with limited duties^{[citation needed]}) heads the party with the largest vote.

City officials
Mayor	Shubha Raul	March 9, 2007
Municipal Commissioner	Jairaj Phatak	May 4, 2007
Police Commissioner	Hasan Gafoor	February 29, 2008

[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, Mumbai 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 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.