Telangana Notifies 300 Wards for Expanded GHMC

Overview

• The Municipal Administration and Urban Development department issued G.O. Ms. No. 266 on December 8 to formalize the change.
• The move doubles the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s wards from 150 to 300 to reflect its enlarged limits covering the Telangana Core Urban Region.
• The decision draws on a Ward Reorganisation Framework prepared by the Centre for Good Governance and submitted by the GHMC Commissioner.
• Authorities signaled that delimitation will follow, with ward boundaries to be redrawn in coordination with district administrations in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Sangareddy and Medchal–Malkajgiri.
• The expanded civic area is reported to have grown from about 650 square km to roughly 2,000 square km, shaping election planning, service delivery and infrastructure mapping.