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Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s municipalities are headed for a significant administrative overhaul, with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, February 27, announcing that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act will be replaced with a new Core Urban Act, which will be applied across all three corporations of GHMC, Malkajgiri and Cyberabad.
The GHMC Act had until now served as the governing rulebook for the city. Officials have been directed to prepare the new legislation.
The Core Urban Act will govern everything from permissions and fee structures to development works across the three corporations. The announcement comes just two weeks after the state government, in two separate orders dated February 11, split the GHMC into three bodies and appointed new commissioners. While RV Karnan continues as GHMC Commissioner, G Srijana and T Vinay Krishna Reddy have been posted as the new commissioners of Cyberabad and Malkajgiri, respectively.
In what could prove to be one of the more consequential decisions of Friday’s review, Revanth Reddy ordered that all roads currently under the jurisdiction of the Roads and Buildings Department and other agencies within the core urban area be transferred to the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department. The move is aimed at ending the long-standing confusion over road ownership and maintenance responsibilities that has plagued the city.
“Road maintenance by a single agency will help speed up works,” the CM said, according to a statement from his office. He also showed officials models of elevated corridors being designed to ease traffic congestion at several locations across the city.
On food safety, the Chief Minister ordered closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras to be installed in the kitchens of all hotels in Hyderabad, with the feeds to be linked to the city’s command and control centre. Frequent inspections are to be conducted and monitored continuously, he said, adding that hotels should be evaluated on food safety standards and awarded ratings accordingly.
Revanth Reddy also instructed officials to take strict action against those dumping garbage outside designated points, in addition to establishing proper garbage dumping zones across the city.
On fire safety, the CM directed officials to treat it as a high priority in the core urban area, ensuring that high-rise buildings are equipped with advanced firefighting equipment and technology. He also reviewed proposals to develop buildings of historical importance as tourist destinations and ordered officials to examine them further.
Reviewing the progress of new government buildings within the Bharat Future City limits, Revanth Reddy instructed officials to obtain necessary permissions and meet the completion deadline without delay.
This post was last modified on February 28, 2026 5:33 am