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{{Short description|City governing body in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
| native_name = హైదరాబాద్ మహానగరపాలక సంస్థ
| native_name_lang =[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| coa_pic = GHMC_Logo_1.jpg
| coa_res =
| coa_alt =
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| foundation = 1869<ref>http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| leader1_type = [[Mayor of Hyderabad, India|Mayor]]
| leader1 = Gadwal Vijayalakshmi
| party1 = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]
| election1 = [[2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election|11 February 2021]]
| leader2_type = [[Mayor of Hyderabad, India|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Mothe Sri Latha Reddy
| party2 = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]
| election2 = [[2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election|11 February 2021]]
| leader3_type = [[Municipal commissioner]]
| leader3 = Lokesh Kumar, IAS
| Official language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| seats ='''150'''
| structure1 = Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Dec 2020.svg
| structure1_res = 300px
| political_groups1 =
*{{colorbox|#FFC0DB}} [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] (56)
*{{colorbox|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (47)
*{{colorbox|#009F3C}} [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] (44)
*{{colorbox|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (3)<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/jolt-to-bjp-as-rajasekhar-of-congress-wins-in-lingojiguda/amp_articleshow/82376988.cms</ref>
| last_election1 = [[2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election|1 December 2020]]
| next_election1 = 2025
| session_res =
| meeting_place = GHMC Building
| website = {{url|http://www.ghmc.gov.in/}}
| motto = On Mission Tomorrow
}}

The '''Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation''' (GHMC) is the civic body that oversees [[Hyderabad]], the capital and largest city of the Indian state of [[Telangana]]. It is the local government for the cities of [[Hyderabad]] and [[Secunderabad]]. It is one of the [[List of municipal corporations in India|largest municipal corporations in India]] with a population of 7.9 million and an area of 650 km².

== History ==

=== Hyderabad Municipal Board and Chaderghat Municipal Board ===
In 1869, Municipal administration was first introduced for the city of Hyderabad. The city of Hyderabad was divided into four and the suburbs of Chaderghat were divided into five divisions. The whole management of both the city and the suburbs was handled by the then City Police Commissioner, Kotwal-e-Baldia.<ref name="ghmc.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/ |title=ghmc.gov.in |access-date=23 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101030345/http://ghmc.gov.in/ |archive-date=1 January 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In the same year, [[Salar Jung family|Sir Salar Jung-1]], the then Prime Minister of [[Hyderabad State]] under the [[Nizam]], has constituted the Department of Municipal and Road Maintenance. He also appointed a Municipal Commissioner for Hyderabad Board and [[Chaderghat]] Board. At that time, city was just 55 km<sup>2</sup> with a population of 3.5 lakhs.

In 1886, the suburban area of Chaderghat was handed over to a separate officer and then Chaderghat became Chaderghat Municipality.

In 1921 Hyderabad Municipality has increased to 84 km<sup>2</sup>.

=== Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ===
In 1933, Chaderghat Municipality was merged with Hyderabad Municipality to form Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and was given statutory status under the Hyderabad Municipal Act. During the following year (1934), the first elections were held for Municipal Corporation and a Standing Committee was appointed at that time.<ref name="ghmc.gov.in" />

Jubilee Hills Municipality
In the year 1937, Jubilee Hills Municipality was formed by the amalgamation of Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills. Later, in 1942, the corporation status for the city has been removed due to some issues.

Secunderabad Municipality
In the year 1945, Secunderabad Municipality was formed. Again in 1950, Hyderabad regained its lost Corporation status along with the amalgamation of Jubilee Hills Municipality.

Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad
The Hyderabad Corporation and the Secunderabad Corporation, were established in 1950 via the Hyderabad Corporation Act. Jubilee Hills Municipality merged in Hyderabad Corporation during this time.<ref name="ghmc.gov.in" /> In 1955, the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act merged the [[municipal corporation]]s overseeing Hyderabad and neighbouring Secunderabad.

Once again in 1955, both the municipal corporations of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were merged to form Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH). In 1956, Hyderabad became capital of Andhra Pradesh after the state was formed.

=== Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ===
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was formed on 16 April 2007 by merging 12 municipalities and 8 gram panchayats with the [[Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad]]. The municipalities are [[L. B. Nagar]], [[Gaddi annaram]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Malkajgiri]], [[Kapra]], [[Alwal]], [[Qutubullapur]], [[Kukatpally]], [[Serilingampalle]], [[Rajendranagar]], [[Ramachandrapuram, Medak district|Ramachandrapuram]], and [[Patancheru]]. These municipalities are in [[Rangareddy district]] and [[Medak district]]. The panchayats are [[Shamshabad]], Satamarai, Jallapalli, Mamdipalli, Mankhal, Almasguda, Sardanagar and Ravirala.

The Government Order 261 was initially issued in July 2005. Now, the Supreme Court has rejected the plea to interfere into the matter, the Andhra Pradesh government has passed the GO 261 that is related to the creation of Greater Hyderabad on 16 April 2007. Earlier, the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad had a population of 45 lakhs living in an area of 172 km². The new urban agglomeration sprawls across {{convert|625|km2|sqmi}} with a population of 67 lakhs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/New-geographical-map-of-Hyderabad-released/articleshow/45543021.cms|title=New geographical map of Hyderabad released}}</ref> The erstwhile city of the Nizams has now transformed into an area far greater.
[[File:Ghmc building.jpg|thumb|GHMC Head Office]]
The Government has decided to divide the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation into Six zones in 2019 (south, east, north, north east, west and central zones), [[List of Hyderabad Corporation wards|30 circles and 150 wards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sixth-zone-created-in-ghmc/article23842019.ece|title=Sixth zone created in GHMC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/ghmcs-new-circles-to-be-established-by-june-1/article18579435.ece|title=GHMC’s new circles to be established by June 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/telangana-reports-one-more-death-31-new-cases/1829490|title=Telangana reports one more death, 31 new cases}}</ref> [[Old City (Hyderabad, India)|Old City]] has about 50 wards in seven circles. Each ward would cover about 40,000 - 50,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ghmc-to-add-50-more-wards-act-to-be-amended/articleshow/74719087.cms|title=GHMC to add 50 more wards, Act to be amended}}</ref> The GHMC is headed by a Commissioner and also has a Special Commissioner both of whom belong to [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]. Each zone will have a zonal commissioner, an officer of the rank of additional commissioner with a deputy municipal commissioners heading every circle. There will also be a separate engineering wing with an Engineer in Chief and Chief Engineer at head office level and a superintending engineer for each zone; a town planning wing with Additional Commissioner (Planning) and a Chief City Planner at the head office level and a city planner for each zone.

Secunderabad cantonment does not come under purview of GHMC. There are eight civilian wards in Secunderbad Cantonment Board, with a population of four lakh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/dec/28/scb-met-just-twice-this-year-to-discuss-peoples-issues-1917509.html|title=Secunderabad Cantonment Board met just twice this year to discuss people issues}}</ref>

In February 2018, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has listed its municipal bonds on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The civic body became the second to list its bonds on the BSE’s newly launched bond platform.<ref>http://indtoday.com/ghmc-lists-its-bonds-on-bse-bond-platform/</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) comprises the erstwhile Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, plus 10 municipalities & 8 panchayats in erstwhile [[Ranga Reddy district]], 2 municipalities in erstwhile [[Medak district]].

The 10 municipalities in erstwhile Ranga Reddy district are: [[L. B. Nagar]], [[Gaddi annaram]], [[Uppal Kalan]], [[Malkajgiri]], [[Kapra]], [[Alwal]], [[Qutubullapur]], [[Kukatpally]], [[Serilingampalle]] and [[Rajendranagar]]

The 8 panchayats in erstwhile Ranga Reddy district are: [[Shamshabad]], Satamarai, Jallapalli, Mamdipalli, Mankhal, Almasguda, Sardanagar and Ravirala

The 2 municipalities in erstwhile sangareddy district are: [[Ramachandrapuram, Medak district|Ramachandrapuram]] and [[Patancheru]]

At present, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is spread across 4 districts - [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad district]], [[Medchal district]], [[Ranga Reddy district]], and [[Sangareddy district]].

==Administration==
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is headed by a [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]], an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities.

=== Executive ===
The Andhra Pradesh Government has appointed CVSK Sarma as the first Chief Commissioner of GHMC in 2007. There is also a provision for a directly elected mayor of Hyderabad. However, the Chief Commissioner can allocate more funds and in general has more power

=== Legislature ===
The term of the legislature of precursor to the GHMC namely the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, then simply called by the same name ended before the formation of the GHMC. The Standing Committee of the Legislature takes a major role in the decision making process within the legislature when it is in session. 64 ex-officio members including 5 Lok Sabha MPs whose constituencies are in GHMC jurisdiction vote in GHMC election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010216/ghmc-polls-candidates-shying-away-from-poll-expenditure.html|title=GHMC poll fray 2016}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/GHMC-in-dilemma-over-ex-officio-members/articleshow/5280541.cms|title=GHMC in dilemma over ex-officio members}}</ref><ref name="sakshipost.com">http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/politics/72601-here-are-the-50-ex-officio-members-eligible-to-vote-in-ghmc-mayor-election.html{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The [[Mayor of Hyderabad (India)|Mayor]] is the head of the house. They function through four organs namely Council, Mayor, standing Committees and commissioner. The council, which consists of the registered voters of the corporation, is a deliberative body.

== Administrative divisions of GHMC ==
{{Main|Hyderabad Corporation zones, circles and wards}}
[[File:GHMC NEW ZONES,CIRCLE MAP.jpg|thumb|Greater Hyderabad Zones and Circle 2019]]
[[File:Wards of Hyderabad 2011.pdf|thumb|]]

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is the civic body that oversees [[Hyderabad]], the capital and largest city in the Indian state of [[Telangana]]. It is the local government for the cities of Hyderabad and [[Secunderabad]]. Its geographical area covers most of the urban development agency the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]] (HMDA). 24 Assembly constituencies comes under GHMC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcrs-early-election-gamble-gives-enough-ammo-to-trs/articleshow/66104449.cms|title=KCR’s early election gamble gives enough ammo to TRS}}</ref> 64 ex-officio members including 5 Lok Sabha MPs whose constituencies are in GHMC jurisdiction vote in GHMC election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010216/ghmc-polls-candidates-shying-away-from-poll-expenditure.html|title=GHMC poll fray 2016}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/><ref name="sakshipost.com"/>

== Responsibilities ==
The body is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
# Building and Maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
# Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
# Public Municipal schools
# Street lighting
# Maintenance of parks and open spaces
# Urban development and city planning of new areas.
# Registering of births and deaths.
# Health & Sanitation
GHMC co-ordinates with various other government organizations like [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority|HMDA]], [[Hyderabad Metro|HMR]], [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board|HMWS&SB]], [[Telangana State Road Transport Corporation|TSRTC]], [[Hyderabad Police|Hyderabad Traffic Police]], etc. for delivering these basic urban services.

== Greater Hyderabad Municipal Elections ==

=== 2020 GHMC Elections ===
{{Main|2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election}}
After 2016, third GHMC elections were held in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=DNA Web|date=2020-11-23|title=
GHMC elections: What Hyderabad wants|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ghmc-elections-what-hyderabad-wants/articleshow/79363000.cms|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Times of india|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-04|title=GHMC results: BJP makes massive inroads at the expense of.TRS|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/ghmc-results-bjp-makes-massive-inroads-at-the-expense-of-trs-923392.html|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
{|CLASS="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
!colspan=2|Party Name
!Symbol
!Won
!Change
|-
|1
|bgcolor="{{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}"|
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|[[File:Telangana Rashtra Samithi symbol.svg|50px]]
|56
|{{decrease}}43
|-
|2
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|48
|{{increase}}44
|-
|3
|bgcolor="{{All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/color}}"|
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|50px]]
|44
|{{no change}}
|-
|4
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress symbol.svg|50px]]
|2
|{{no change}}
|-
|5
|bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png|55px]]
|0
|{{decrease}}1
|-
|}

=== 2016 GHMC Elections ===
Second GHMC election were conduced in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=DNA Web|date=2017-02-05|title=GHMC Election Results: TRS sweeps, Congress and TDP decimated|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ghmc-election-results-counting-begins-for-greater-hyderabad-municipal-corporation-elections-2174308|access-date=2020-07-05|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
{|CLASS="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
!colspan=2|Party Name
!Symbol
!Alliance
!Won
!Change
|-
|1
|bgcolor="{{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}"|
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|[[File:Telangana Rashtra Samithi symbol.svg|50px]]
|''None''
|99
|''New''
|-
|2
|bgcolor="{{All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/color}}"|
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|50px]]
|''None''
|44
|{{increase}}1
|-
|3
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|4
|{{decrease}}1
|-
|4
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress symbol.svg|50px]]
|''None''
|2
|{{decrease}}50
|-
|5
|bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png|50px]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|1
|{{decrease}}44
|}

=== 2010 GHMC Elections ===
{|CLASS="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
!colspan=2|Party Name
!Symbol
!Won
|-
|1
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress symbol.svg|50px]]
|52
|-
|2
|bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png|50px]]
|45
|-
|3
|bgcolor="{{All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/color}}"|
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|50px]]
|43
|-
|4
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|5
|-
|5
|bgcolor=#C1C1C1|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|
|5
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Hyderabad}}
* [[List of Hyderabad Corporation wards|List of Hyderabad Corporation wards, circles and zones]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|ghmc.gov.in}}

{{Municipal corporations in Telangana}}
{{Hyderabad topics}}
{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad|state=collapsed}}
{{State Agencies of Telangana}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Telangana}}

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