Hyderabad's areas divided into new GHMC zones following administrative trifurcation.
Hyderabad: The current term of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) concluded the previous day. On Wednesday, February 11, the civic body, once the largest in the country in area-wise, was trifurcated into GHMC, the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) and the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC).
Siasat.com lists out several areas that will now come under which administrative corporation.
GHMC will now have six zones – Shamshabad Zone, Rajendranagar Zone, Charminar Zone, Golconda Zone, Khairatabad Zone and Secunderabad Zone.
There are a total of 150 wards with 30 circles.
Shamshabad Zone – Four circles, 17 wards
Rajendranagar Zone – Six circles, 29 wards
Charminar Zone – Five circles, 25 wards
Golconda Zone – Five circles, 28 wards
Kairatabad Zone- Five circles, 29 wards
Secunderabad Zone – Five circles, 28 wards
The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation will comprise three zones – Serilingampally Zone, Kukatpally Zone and Qutubullapur Zone. There are a total of 76 wards with 16 circles.
Serilingampally Zone – Five circles, 26 wards
Kukatpally Zone – Four circles, 23 wards
Qutubullapur Zone – Seven circles, 27 wards
The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation will have three zones – LB Nagar Zone, Malkajgiri Zone and Uppal Zone. There are a total of 74 wards with 14 circles.
LB Nagar Zone – Four circles, 24 wards
Malkajgiri Zone – Five circles, 26 wards
Uppal Zone – Five circles, 24 wards
The government has also passed orders appointing new commissioners to the two newly created corporations.
Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Metropolitan Area and Urban Development, Jayesh Ranjan, will now have the additional responsibility of the Special Officer for the three municipal corporations.
The government had, in December last year, merged 27 municipalities on the fringes of Hyderabad into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
Following the merger, the GHMC emerged as a megacity, with its area increasing from 650 sq km to 2,053 sq km.
The government, in an order, said it has decided to reorganise the existing GHMC into three corporations in view of the administrative requirements arising out of the city’s expansion.
The Telangana government has also ordered transfers and postings of several non-cadre officers across key departments.
As per the official orders, S Pankaja, who was serving as Additional Commissioner, Urban Community Development (UCD), GHMC, has been transferred and posted as Executive Director, HMWS&SB, Malkajgiri.
Samrat Ashok Nama (SGMC), who was waiting to be posted, has now been appointed as Executive Director, HMWS&SB, Hyderabad.
M Santhosh, District Registrar in the Registration and Stamps Department, Rangareddy, has been transferred and posted as Executive Director, HMWS&SB, Cyberabad.
In another posting, K Shashikiranachary, Assistant Director, Employment and Training, has been transferred and appointed as Joint Secretary, Lok Bhavan.
The transfers and postings have been made to meet administrative requirements and ensure smooth functioning of the concerned departments, a press release said.
This post was last modified on February 12, 2026 4:50 pm