Overview
- The state issued a Gazette notification on December 25 confirming 300 newly delimited wards and completing the merger of 27 urban local bodies into the GHMC.
- On Friday, the appointed zonal commissioners assumed charge across the 12 zones, moving the enlarged corporation into operational rollout.
- The government publicly posted detailed ward boundaries at circle, zonal and head office buildings to support the transition.
- Six new zones were added—Malkajgiri, Uppal, Shamshabad, Rajendranagar, Golconda and Quthbullapur—joining the existing Charminar, Serilingampally, Kukatpally, Secunderabad, Khairatabad and LB Nagar zones.
- A new Special Chief Secretary for metropolitan area and urban development covering HMDA limits was created, with Jayesh Ranjan appointed to the post, as authorities cited the 2026–27 census as a driver for finalizing boundaries.