The Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief executive officer of the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC; IAST: ), also known as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It is India's richest municipal corporation. The ...
. Though the
Mayor
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is the head of the house, his role is largely
ceremonial
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Church and civil (secular ...
and almost all powers are vested in the
Commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
. The Municipal Commissioner maintains Mumbai, and thus has responsibilities over the sewage system, the school divisions, power companies, roads, and other aspects of local infrastructure. The
BEST
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and the
Mumbai Fire Brigade are autonomous bodies under the organization. The commissioner is an
Indian Administrative Service
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officer appointed by the
Maharashtra
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state government.
Mr. Iqbal Chahal, is the current Municipal Commissioner of
Mumbai
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.
List of municipal commissioners
See also
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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai(MCGM) or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
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Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
The Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai, located in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is a Grade IIA heritage building opposite to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (a UNESCO World heritage site) at the junction of Dadabhai Naoroji Road and ...
(for details on the buildings architecture)
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Coat of arms of Mumbai
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Administrative divisions of Mumbai
The city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is divided into administrative divisions. Greater Mumbai is the urban agglomeration of 18 million people (the largest in India and one of the six largest in the world) which comes under the Municipal Co ...
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Mayor of Mumbai
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Sheriff of Mumbai
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References
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Mumbai civic officials
Waste managers
Municipal Commissioners of India
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation