21 May,2026 02:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BMC headquarters. File Pic
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance on Thursday presented a 100-day performance report on its administration in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), highlighting measures aimed at increasing transparency, digitising civic systems, cancelling high-value tenders, and improving infrastructure and public services across Mumbai.
The BJP claimed that several decisions taken over the past three months had helped curb irregularities in civic administration and reduce expenditure on projects that were either under review or considered financially unviable.
According to the BJP, one of the key administrative changes during the period was the discontinuation of the long-standing "understanding system" in the BMC Standing Committee, which the party alleged had enabled informal arrangements in civic decision-making for several years.
The BJP also said the civic administration had initiated procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for school supplies, medicines, and hospital equipment to improve transparency and standardise purchasing procedures.
The party further stated that an online bed availability system had been introduced in municipal hospitals to improve access to healthcare information for residents.
The BJP claimed that tenders worth more than Rs 1,000 crore had been cancelled in an effort to prevent unnecessary expenditure and reassess project costs.
These included the cancellation of the proposed Rs 490 crore Byculla Zoo expansion tender, a Rs 385 crore tender related to footpath railings, and road-marking tenders worth Rs 150 crore.
The party also claimed that revised planning in the Gargai-Pinjal water supply project resulted in estimated savings of Rs 270 crore.
The BJP said nearly 1,900 km of roadwork had been completed under Mumbai's ongoing road concretisation programme, with a target of achieving 93 per cent concretisation by 2027.
According to the party, a scientific plan was being prepared in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to address waterlogging in vulnerable areas of the city.
The BJP also highlighted the launch of the "Mumbai Clean League" initiative as part of the civic body's cleanliness campaign. It added that GPS tracking systems and stricter monitoring mechanisms had been introduced for construction and demolition (C&D) waste transportation and disposal.
The BJP stated that a QR code-based registration system had been introduced for hawkers to streamline identification and regulation processes.
The party further claimed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry into birth and death registrations had exposed nearly 87,000 fake birth registrations.
The civic administration is also developing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) portal to facilitate partnerships for social development projects, according to the BJP.
In the education sector, the BJP said budgetary allocations had been made for artificial intelligence and robotics laboratories in municipal schools. The party added that provisions had also been introduced to promote education based on the constitutional values of Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
The BJP further said a free HPV vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls had been launched through the municipal health system.
The report also mentioned budgetary provisions for 27 underground parking facilities across Mumbai and proposed reforms to the "Dattak Vasti Scheme" for slum areas.
Additionally, the BJP stated that a request for two Asiatic lions for the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Vanaspati Udyan and Zoo had been approved.
The party also said special provisions had been made to promote the Marathi language internationally as part of its cultural outreach initiatives.
