After more than three years of administrative rule, the BMC on Wednesday unveiled its largest-ever budget of Rs 80,952.56 crore, marking the first time since the civic body lost elected representation that the financial plan has been formally placed before a standing committee. The budget addressed several topics that were promised by the BJP-Shiv
26 February,2026 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MSThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday unveiled a QR code-based certification system for authorised hawkers in city as part of the BMC Budget 2026 implementations, reported PTI. The move is aimed at tightening regulations on street vending across the city. The announcement comes amid Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde’s strong stanc
25 February,2026 09:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMaharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday said the state government will deploy advanced equipment and reinforce existing mechanisms to combat forest fires and boost firefighting capacity across Maharashtra. Naik was speaking in the Legislative Assembly in response to a query by Congress MLA Jyoti Gaikwad, Naik said local representative
25 February,2026 08:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to receive Rs 10,948.58 crore from various departments of the Maharashtra government, according to figures released during the BMC Budget 2026 presentation on Wednesday. According to the figures up to January 31, 2026, the largest share of the pending amount - Rs 7,241.44 crore - relates to grant
25 February,2026 06:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has more than doubled its allocation for the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project, proposing Rs 4,700 crore in the BMC Budget 2026 estimates compared with Rs 2,100 crore in the revised estimate for 2025-26. The Mumbai civic body said that it was focusing on expanding road infrastructure and improving eas
25 February,2026 06:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday projected property tax revenue of Rs 7,000 crore for the financial year 2026-27. It marks a rise from the revised estimate of Rs 6,200 crore for 2025-26. The original property tax estimate for 2025-26 had been set at Rs 5,200 crore, indicating a steady upward revision. Property tax remains
25 February,2026 04:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday presented its budget estimates for the financial year 2026-27 before the Standing Committee, marking the first such presentation to an elected body in four years following recent civic polls. Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani tabled the budget, projecting a total outlay of Rs 80,952.56
25 February,2026 04:12 PM IST | MumbaiFormer Mumbai mayor and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Kishori Pednekar on Monday became the first woman to hold the post of Leader of Opposition (LOP) in BMC’s 227-member general body. The post of LOP was first created in 1999 following the reversal of the "Mayor-in-Council" system. According to information from BMC:
16 February,2026 09:41 PM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MSMumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Monday declared BJP corporator Ganesh Khankar, from Dahisar's ward 7, as the leader of the house in the BMC. After electing BJP corporator Ritu Tawde as the BMC Mayor and Sanjay Ghodi from Shiv Sena as her deputy, the 227-member BMC general body on February 16 also elected the leader of the house and the leader of
16 February,2026 03:21 PM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MSThe political rift between Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) seems to be widening. On Thursday, MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande accused Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators of supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Chandrapur mayoral election in exchange for money. Deshpand
13 February,2026 09:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev ShivadekarA day after filing his nomination for the post of deputy mayor of Mumbai, Sanjay Ghadi said that this role and that of the mayor should come with more powers. Speaking to mid-day, Ghadi said that while these positions come with the responsibility of addressing citizens’ grievances and queries, they are more symbolic than functional. “I
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