Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation or BMC is the local urban governing body of the city of

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

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Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. This civic administrative body administers an area of . The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation was established in 1994. The city is divided into 67 administrative

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s. Each ward elects a councillor to the BMC. By means of the standing committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals and municipal markets. As Bhubaneswar's apex body, the corporation discharges its functions through the mayor-in-council, which comprises a mayor, a deputy mayor, and other elected members of the BMC. The functions of the BMC include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, street lighting and building regulation. Another ancillary civic body is the

Bhubaneswar Development Authority Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is a statutory agency which is responsible for development and beautification of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is ...

(BDA), which is responsible for the statutory planning and development of the Greater Bhubaneswar area.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation. * Property tax. * Profession tax. * Entertainment tax. * Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax. * Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation. * Water usage charges. * Fees from Documentation services. * Rent received from municipal property. * Funds from municipal bonds.

Achievements

Services

BMC has undertaken pioneering work in various fields and perceives its role as principal provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life to the Bhubaneswarites. * Health & Sanitation * Slum Development * Disaster Management * City Beautification * Citizen Services * Efficient Solid Waste Management * Underground Sewerage System * Efficient Urban Planning and Development * Water Supply Services * City Bus Services * Online Services * Vending Zones * Parking Zones Particulars of each of the service undertaken by BMC * Marriage Registration Certificate * Issue of Birth & Death Certificate * Timely Grievance redressal system through Mobile App. * Online Booking of Kalyan Mandap * Online Booking of Mahajatra Vehicle * Citizen Grievance * Water Tanker Reservation * Booking of Cess pool emptier * Implementation of Swachha Bhubaneswar Abhijan

Organization Structure

Organization Structure for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

Boundaries

*North Side - Daruthenga, Raghunathpur, Kalarahanga, Injena, Rokata, Krushna Saranapur, Barimunda, Kacharamala. *East Side - Janmejayapur, Bhimpur, Jaganathpur, Saleswar, Andilo,

Kuakhai River Kuakhai River is a distributary of Mahanadi River which flows by Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Mahanadi River branches off at Naraj, Cuttack as Kathajodi River, then immediately it is bifurcated, with its southern branch flowing as Kuakhai River. The Kush ...

, Koradakanta, Kesura, Bankual, Basuaghai, Raghunathpur. *South Side - Daya River, Kukudaghai, Mohanpur, Dihapur, Balabhadrapur, Erabanga, Kochilaput, Bahadalpur, Sarankantar, Raysinghpur, Papada, Sankarpur, Paikarapur. *West Side - Nuagan, Malipada, Andharua, Jaganathprasada, Sundarpur, Patha-rgadia.

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{{Authority control Municipal corporations in Odisha Government of Bhubaneswar 1994 establishments in Orissa