Overview
- The government’s notification formalizes an expansion from about 650 to roughly 2,000 square kilometres with 12 zones, 60 circles and 300 wards.
- Authorities merged 27 urban local bodies into the corporation to consolidate metropolitan governance.
- Ward boundary details have been posted at circle, zonal and head office buildings for public reference.
- A new post of special chief secretary for metropolitan area and urban development has been created, and Jayesh Ranjan has been appointed.
- Officials say GHMC’s population now exceeds 1.34 crore, and the boundary fix is aligned with the 2026–27 decadal census.