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{{short description|Governing civic body of Mumbai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai|Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation]]
| coa_pic = SealofMumbai.jpg
| coa_res = 150px
| coa_alt = Logo of the MCGM
| coa_caption = [[Coat of arms of Mumbai|Coat of Arms]]
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| foundation = 1888
| budget = $4.5 billion (2020 - 2021)
| leader1_type = [[Mayor of Mumbai|Mayor]]
| leader1 = [[Kishori Pednekar]] |([[Shiv Sena|ShivSena]])<ref name = BMCMayor>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/shiv-senas-kishori-pednekar-named-mumbai-mayor/articleshow/72182037.cms | title = Shiv Sena's Kishori Pednekar named Mumbai mayor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/kishori-pednekar-elected-unopposed-new-mayor-of-mumbai-jud-87-2020222/ | title = किशोरी पेडणेकर मुंबईच्या नव्या महापौर}}</ref>
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Suhas Wadkar
| leader3_type = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 = [[I. S. Chahal]], [[Indian Administrative Services|IAS]]
| Official language = [[Marathi]]<br/>
[[English]]
| seats = 227
| structure1 = File:BMC_after_2017_election.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
|political_groups1 = {{legend|#BA4E20|[[Shiv Sena|SS]]: 97 seats}} {{legend|#ED8F13|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 82 seats}} {{legend|#00C6FF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 30 seats}} {{legend|#1D8FB4|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 9 seats}}
{{legend|#FAA09B|[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 6 seats}}

{{legend|#1AAB1F|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]: 2 seats}}
{{legend|#D1C719|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 1 seats}}
| session_room = Bombay Municipal Corporation.JPG
| session_res = 250px
| meeting_place = [[Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai]]
| website = {{url|http://portal.mcgm.gov.in/}}
| motto = यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: {{small|([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]])}} <br />''Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory''
|last_election1=[[2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election|February 2017]]|next_election1=[[2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election|2022]]|native_name=बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिका|native_name_lang=[[Marathi]]|leader4_type=[[Police Commissioner]]|leader4=[[Hemant Nagrale]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]|party1=([[Shivsena|SHS]])|party2=([[Shivsena|SHS]])}}

The '''Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai''' ('''MCGM'''; {{lang-mar|बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिका}}, [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{IAST|bṛhanmuṃbaī mahānagarapālikā}}),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai|url=http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous?NavigationTarget=navurl://55454fe42297ed3da8ca5afe777d49de&guest_user=english|access-date=2017-02-23|website=Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224055742/http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous?NavigationTarget=navurl%3A%2F%2F55454fe42297ed3da8ca5afe777d49de&guest_user=english|url-status=dead}}</ref> formerly known as the '''Bombay Municipal Corporation''', is the governing civic body of [[Mumbai]], the capital city of [[Maharashtra]]. It is [[India]]'s richest municipal corporation.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-09-03|title=BMC to open green channel for octroi|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bmc-to-open-green-channel-for-octroi/214127/|access-date=2010-08-25|publisher=Financialexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/15/20100720201007200513356955a0576d5/Gold--beautiful.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903164108/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/15/20100720201007200513356955a0576d5/Gold--beautiful.html|archive-date=2012-09-03|access-date=2010-07-21|publisher=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref> The MCGM's annual budget exceeds that of some of India's smaller states. It was established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888.<ref>{{cite web|title=BMC-Act-1888.pdf|url=https://www.indianemployees.com/uploads/documents/022015/1423923516-THE%20MUMBAI%20MUNICIPAL%20CORPORATION%20ACT_1888.pdf|access-date=2013-01-12}}</ref> MCGM is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs.
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==Administration==
The MCGM is headed by an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer who serves as [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai|Municipal Commissioner]], wielding executive power. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators, who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty. The [[Mayor of Mumbai|Mayor]], usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house. As of June 2008, all administrative business in the MCGM was conducted in Marathi, a decision that sparked controversy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-25/mumbai/27763034_1_marathi-bmc-jairaj-phatak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085748/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-25/mumbai/27763034_1_marathi-bmc-jairaj-phatak |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-11 |title=From today. MCGM will do business only in Marathi |date=2008-06-25 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2010-08-25}}</ref> following which the BMC eased its stance and began accepting forms in [[Indian English|English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/bmc-drops-only-marathi-clause-to-accept-forms-in-english/story-cN189ISVVH244C3nwPKgxJ.html|title=BMC drops only marathi clause, to accept forms in english|date=28 January 2012|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ City officials
|-
| [[Mayor of Mumbai|Mayor]]
| [[Kishori Pednekar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/national/maharashtra-shiv-sena-leader-kishori-pednekar-elected-mayor-bmc|title=Shiv Sena leader Kishori Pednekar elected Mayor of BMC|website=DDNews.Gov.in|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>
| 22 November 2019
|-
| [[Mayor of Mumbai|Deputy Mayor]]
| [[Suhas Wadkar]]
| 22 November 2019
|-
| [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai|Municipal Commissioner]]
| [[I. S. Chahal|Iqbal Singh Chahal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/civic/bmc-commissioner-praveen-pardeshi-replaced-iqbal-chahal-becomes-the-new-commissioner-of-mumbai-amidst-coronavirus-covid19-outbreak-49328|title=BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi Replaced; Iqbal Chahal Becomes The New Commissioner Of Mumbai|website=MumbaiLive|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref>
| 8 May 2020
|-
| [[Police Commissioner of Mumbai|Police Commissioner]]
| Hemant Nagrale
| 17 March 2021
|}

==Legislature==
As of 2017, the MCGM's legislature, also known as the Corporation Council, consisted of 227 members. 2017 was the first time 31 candidates contested from a single ward (164). Raghvendra Singh was the youngest independent candidate at age 21.MCGM is one of the richest municipal corporations in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/bmc-elections-2017-complete-fact-sheet-of-asias-richest-civic-corporation-1858436/|title=BMC Elections 2017: Complete fact sheet of Asia's richest civic corporation|last=Mishra|first=Sohit|date=2017-02-21|work=India.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
[https://www.nmkpro.in/mcgm-recruitment-2020-2/]{{Reflist}}

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