Key Highlights
- The Council meeting to approve the proposals could take place in January, after which they will be sent to the government for consideration with regard to inclusion in the state budget proposals.
- On Wednesday, after the government order notifying the merger of the peripheral urban local bodies (ULBs) into GHMC, orders were issued by the Commissioner R. V.
- Karnan deputing deputy municipal commissioner rank officials for taking over the charge of the ULBs under supervision by the zonal commissioners.
- Orders were also issued converting the ULBs into GHMC circles, and deputing their charge to the zonal commissioners as monitoring officials.
- By Thursday evening, designated GHMC officials took over the files and minutes of all the 27 erstwhile municipalities and corporations, and displayed the name of GHMC prominently on the office buildings.
