Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation(BMC) - Overview

8th Feb 2017

BMC Set-Up

• Set up as a co-operation, Not a Government Body

• Formed under the Mumbai Muncipal Corporation Act 1888

• Objective: For providing Basic Civic services to the city

• City divided in 24 Wards for smooth adminstration

BMC Role & Responsibilities

Creation & Maintenance of Roads & Flyovers

Maintenance of Parks & Pubilc Spaces

Garbage Disposal

Water Supply

Public Health

Office of Record for Urban Property & Setting up Building Norms

Basic Education

Source: Mumbai Muncipal Corporation Act 1888

Budget Allocation

32%

12%

11%10%

7%

28%

Budget Allocation

Employee

Roads

Sanitation (Garbage & Water Supply)

Health

Education

Others

Source: BMC Website

Annual Budget of BMC is larger than State Budgets like Goa, Himachal Pradesh & Arunachal Pradesh

BMC Budget for the F.Y 2016-17: Rs. 37,052 Cr

Budget funded by taxes BMC Budget for the F.Y 2016-17: Rs. 37,052 Cr

26.90%

24.50%19.30%

4.90%

24.40%

Revenue Receipts- Rs. 25,643 Cr.

OctroiDevelopment Plan Property Tax Water ChargesOther Receipts

Source: BMC Website

Citizens fund the BMC BudgetCitizens are consumers of the BMC services

BMC Staff

• BMC employs 1,10,000 people

• To serve a city population of 12.5 Million (Census 2011)

• Average Salary of a BMC employee> Avg Salary of Tata Power> Rs. 6 lakhs p.a

Source: Year Book and BMC Website

1 BMC employee for every 112 Mumbaikars

1/3 rd of BMC Budget is spent on Employees

BMC PERFORMANCE BMC Role Wise Analysis

Investment in Roads- Questionable Results

1940 km of Mumbai Roads are managed by the BMC

Only 35 potholes in Mumbai now,

believe it or not! - Hindustan Times

4336 Potholes registered in the city!

-Hindustan Times

Citizens say 35 potholes just in their neighbourhood!!!

BMC Open Spaces v/s Global Standards

Source: Planning for Mumbai Development Plan

Urban Development Planning Formulation and Implementation (UDPFI) Prescribes

10-12 sq metre/person

Open Space in Mumbai = 1.24 sq metre/person

International Comparison: • New York City: 7.5 sq metre/person • Singapore: 6 sq metre/person

Dumping Waste at Landfills

31.80%

68.42%

Daily Waste Disposal 9500 metric tonnes

Waste Treated

Source: Hindustan Times

Mumbai: 68% of waste is dumped in landfills,International Comparison:

UK: 3% of waste dumpedSingapore: 2% of waste dumped

Deonar and Mulund landfills are exhausted

and will have to be shut

Leakages in Distribution of Water

• Person Avg. Water Requirement : 135 litres per day

• BMC provides per person : 90 litres per day (Post Distribution)

• Water lost through Unauthorised tapping and leakages in water

• 30% of the Water is Unfit for Human Consumption due to the high bacteria content

900 million litres water lost daily

Source: BMC Website and

Rising Cases, Not Enough Beds

• The World Health Organisation (WHO) norm for provision: 1 bed for every 550 population

• BMC Current Provisions: 1 bed for every 3,000 population

No. of Malaria cases have doubled in the past 5 years

No.of Dengue cases increased 5 times in the past 5 years

Source: Praja Report

Rise in Epidemics

Falling enrollments in BMC schools

Source: Praja Report

Muncipal Budget per child = Rs. 49,835 (Yr. 2015-16) equivalent to Private Annual School Fees like

St. Annes High School, etc

Yr. 2008-09 to Yr. 2015-16Education Budget increased from

Rs. 911 Cr. to Rs. 2,567 crores

Yr. 2008-09 to Yr. 2015-16Std.1 Enrollments decreased from

63,392 children to 34,549 children

Governance of BMC • There are 227 Corporator Seats across 24 Administrative Wards

• These corporators are elected once every 5 years

• The corporators are Elected Representative of the residents, by the residents and for the residents of the constituency

• The residents are consumers of the BMC services

• Corporators elect a Mayor amongst them, who serves as a ceremonial head

• Muncipal Commissioner is nominated by the State Government

• Muncipal Commissioner serves as a Head and the CEO of the BMC

Role of Corporator • Ensure the BMC does its job in relation to its constituency

• Represent the population of the constituency

• Understand the concerns and issues of the constituency • To represent the constituency in Ward & council committee meeetings

• To attend the council committee meetings, • Ask questions • Raise attention to the concerns of the constituency

• Development Fund : Each Corporator is given Rs. 60 lakh to be used for development of the respective constituency

Corporator Performance

Attendance: • 40% of councilors have 80 -100 % attendance in 2016

Question asked: • 20% of complaints were on Roads whereas 18% of questions i.e maximum questions were asked on Naming of Roads

• 55% of the councillors have asked about 1-5 questions

Source: Praja Report

Democracy begins with your local corporator

• Questions we must ask • Are our roads satisfactory ?• Is our Waste managed properly?• Are we getting enough and clean water?

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