Governance

Land meant for public use has been turned into commercially exploitable properties in the city instead of constructing affordable housing.

SMILE Council is BMC’s business incubation centre that has already led to several innovations for the city. We spoke to the Director to know how it works.

A new government has taken oath in Maharashtra and citizens are bearing the brunt of drastic changes to existing policy.

A City Townhall provided a platform for contestants of ‘If I were the Mayor’ contest to voice ideas and solutions to make Mumbai a more liveable city.

A panel discussion hosted by Citizen Matters discussed aspects of the draft National Youth Policy with youth activists from YUVA, a non-profit organisation.

The BMC’s disaster management app aims to give location-specific flood warnings 6 to 72 hours in advance, but may find itself sidelined by Twitter.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) governs Mumbai through elected officials. Here is how the administration is structured.

There are 6 parliamentary constituencies, 36 assembly constituencies and 227 civic body constituencies in Mumbai. Here’s how to find which you belong to.

Abhishek Thakore, founder of the Blue Ribbon Movement, writes about ways in which local governance could be optimised to serve the dynamic nature of the city.

Municipal Councillors in Mumbai are elected to oversee, represent and work on issues of public interest by developing areas in their constituencies.

Given the lack of open spaces in Mumbai, urban planner Berjis Driver explains three focus areas that need to be addressed in our development plans.

A webinar organised by Mumbai First and The Blue Ribbon Movement discussed citizen participation in the BMC budget and the importance of local governance.