The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has added 27 more circles in its expanded version, taking the total number of circles to 57. Each new municipality or municipal corporation attached to the GHMC is treated as a separate circle, according to orders issued by GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan on Wednesday.
The orders also designated the former municipal commissioners of 27 ULBs (20 municipalities and 7 corporations) as deputy commissioners on an interim basis. They were directed to work under the supervision of the nearest zonal commissioners.
Accordingly, Adibatla, Badangpet, Jalpally, Shamshabad and Turkayamjal circles were brought under Charminar zone, Bandlaguda Jagir, Manikonda, Narsingi, Ameenpur and Tellapur under Serilingampally zone, Meerpet, Pedda Amberpet, ThukdigdaLB and PohatdaLB, Pehatammaigu Nagar Zone, Boduppal, Jawaharnagar, Nagaram and Thumkunta under Secunderabad. Zone and Dundigal, Gundla Pochampally, Kompally, Medchal, Nizampet and Bolarum were clubbed with Kukatpally Zone.
The government on Wednesday issued an ordinance to expand the territorial limits of the GHMC to cover the entire Telangana Core Urban Region as defined in the amended GHMC Act, 1955. The three key ordinances passed by the state cabinet earlier amending the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 and the GHMC Act, 1955 were approved by Jishnu DevMC Governor Jishnu Devma up. Outer circuit.
Continuing the process, Mr. Karnan also issued orders to appoint officials of the rank of Deputy Municipal Commissioner to take over the records from the former ULBs. The process is to be monitored by the respective zonal commissioners.
As part of the process, officials have been asked to follow certain proformas for recording details such as ULB profile, number of employees, movable and immovable assets, deposits and investments, tax and non-tax income, details of ongoing schemes, liabilities and disposition/building permissions issued during the last three years.
They are also to cancel the registrations of councils and close the existing bank accounts by transferring the account balance to the existing GHMC General Fund. They are also directed to erect the name plate of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on the office building and other plates as required.
An expanded GHMC is likely to host a population of over 1.3 million and with 40,000-50,000 people in each ward/division, the total number of wards could be anywhere between 280 and 300. The size of each division could also be based on natural boundaries like the Musi River, major storm water drains, railway lines, colonies.
Staffing or rationalization exercises are yet to be done. GHMC is to inherit 512 employees who are working on regular basis and 6,026 employees on outsourcing basis from the merged ULBs. The Commissioner has sent a letter to the Commissioner and Director, Municipal Administration Department asking for a list of the sanctioned strength and manpower of all employees in the 27 ULBs, including regular and outsourced workers.
Published – 03 Dec 2025 22:20 IST
