BMC Standing Committee likely to elect chairperson on February 20; BEST committees to meet on 23

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After the first session of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) newly elected 227-member general body on Wednesday (February 11), to elect Ritu Tawde as Mumbai's Mayor and Sanjay Ghadi as the Deputy Mayor, the general body is likely to meet next on February 16, Monday.

Members of BMC's statutory committees will be decided in this meeting of the General Body, including the Standing Committee, which approves all projects and other expenditure above Rs 1 crore; the Improvements Committee, in charge of approving infrastructure and land development projects; the Education Committee; and the BEST Committee.

According to a tentative schedule, dates decided for the formation and special meetings of all committees are:

• February 20: Standing Committee and Education Committee are to meet and elect the respective chairpersons.
• February 23: Improvement and BEST committees to meet and elect their respective Chairpersons
• March 5, 6, 9: Ward committees to meet
• March 12, 13, 14: Special Committees to meet and elect their respective Chairpersons (Work Committee, Public Health, Markets and Gardens, Women and Child, Law)

Budget: According to the tentative schedule, BMC is likely to present its budget at a meeting of the standing committee on February 25.