:: Welcome to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ::
Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
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1869:
the Kotwal-e-Baldia, the City Police Commissioner, begins to look
after the Municipal Administration
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1869: Sir Salar Jung-I,
the then Nizam, constitutes the Department of Municipal and Road
Maintenance and a Municipal Commissioner appointed for Hyderabad
Board and Chadarghat Board
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Hyderabad is 55 sq
km; population: 3.5 lakhs
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1886: Chadargat becomes
Chadarghat Municipality
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1921: Hyderabad Municipality
increases to 84 sq km
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1933: The two Boards
amalgamated into a Corporation and given statutory status under
the Hyderabad Municipal Act
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1934: First elections held for Municipal
Corporation, and a Standing Committee appointed
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1937: Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills merged
into Jubilee Hills Municipality
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1942: Corporation status removed due to
certain issues
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1945: Secunderabad Municipality formed
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1950: two separate corporations created
under the Hyderabad Corporation Act, 1950: one for the city of Hyderabad
and another for the city of Secunderabad
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August 3rd 1960: the two Corporations
again merged into a single Corporation by the Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955
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1956: Hyderabad becomes capital of Andhra
Pradesh after the state is formed
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1956 to March 2007 sees many changes and
services provided to citizens. City divided into 4 Zones and 7 Circles
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In 1960, the budget of the Corporation
was 1.5 crores; raised to 1000 crores in the next 45 years
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April 2007 onwards it becomes Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, based on a notification released
on 16th April 2007 by Government of Andhra Pradesh
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City is divided into 5 Zones (North, South,
Central, East and West) and 18 Circles
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City grows from 175 sq km to 650 sq km
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Population is over 60 lakhs
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The following 12 municipalities from Rangareddy
and Medak districts merged into Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation: