Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) In a major move providing significant financial relief to Mumbaikars, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a proposal to increase the property tax waiver limit for residential homes. Under the new resolution passed unanimously by the municipal body, the exemption limit has been raised from 500 square feet to 700 square feet.This decision is being viewed as a major “gift” to citizens from the newly-formed Mahayuti alliance and the city’s new Mayor.The e…
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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the annual budget for 2026-27, presented on Wednesday, has proposed a slew of measures, including the use of strategic reserves and Green Bonds, to mobilise funds for financing development projects. In a significant administrative move following the political shift in the corporation, the BMC has decided to utilise its fixed deposits (FDs) for developmental projects.The BMC currently holds total deposits of Rs 81,449.32 crore….
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani on Wednesday presented the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 80,952.56 crore. The budget gives a major push to infrastructure development and technological advancement.This represents an 8.77 per cent increase over the previous year’s budget of Rs 74,427.41 crore.The budget marks a significant strategic shift toward long-term asset creation, with Capital Expendit…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday presented its education budget for the financial year 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 4,248.08 crore, an increase over the 2025-26 budget of Rs 3,674 crore. The budget, presented by Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs) Dr Avinash Dhakne, marks a historic return to democratic processes, being the first in four years presented before an elected general body of corporators rather than an administr…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to impose an immediate week-long halt on private construction activities, citing worsening air quality and what he described as Mumbai being “engulfed in terrible smog”.In a strongly worded letter addressed to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, Thackeray raised concerns over deteriorating environmental conditions and ongoing urban development projects, calling for urgent…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has condemned the repeated and alarming safety violations reported on the shooting set of the upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar 2’. The film, helmed by Aditya Dhar, stars Ranveer Singh in the lead. It has come under scanner of the authorities for regular violation of safety protocols during the filming. In fact, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also sought blacklisting Aditya Dhar’s production house B62 Studios.I…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s production house B62 Studios could be blacklisted by the A-Ward office of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over repeated violations of safety norms and civic regulations during the shooting of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ starring Ranveer Singh. A source form the BMC said that rules were violated multiple times during the shooting of the film Dhurandar 2.Gas cylinders were reportedly used on the set for cooking, which is against the prescribed re…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Saturday imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on contractor Rajv Milan Infra and Rs 1 crore on the general consultant — a consortium of DB Engineering & Consulting, Hill International Inc, and Louis Berger Consulting Private Limited — after one person died and three others were injured following the collapse of a pillar segment of the under-construction Metro Line 4 corridor (Wadala–Kasarvadavali) in Mulund …
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) BJP corporator Ritu Tawde and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) corporator Sanjay Ghadi were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), respectively.The Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and other opposition parties did not field their candidates, paving the way for unanimous election. The development brings to an end nearly four years of administrator rule in the civic body and signals a significant shift in Mumbai’s po…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP’s nomination of Ritu Tawde for the mayoral post of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is not just a routine civic decision — it is a carefully calibrated political move aimed at reshaping Mumbai’s power structure.Coming after decades of Shiv Sena dominance over the BMC, Tawde’s candidature signals the BJP’s intent to assert itself as the principal force in the city’s civic and cultural politics. Her profile — Marathi, a two-time corporator, and a woma…