Mumbai: To enable better planning and improve basic services, the BMC began restructuring its 24 wards in 2021. While P North and K East have been split over the last two years, the proposed merger of three corporator wards from L ward and two from M East into M West remains delayed. As a result, larger wards continue to face service delivery and planning challenges due to inadequate staff strength.

Ward Splitting and Restructuring History

With rapid population growth in the suburbs and increasing challenges in managing civic services and development planning, the BMC initiated the splitting of larger administrative wards and restructuring of smaller ones. The last such bifurcation took place in the early 2000s, bringing the total to 24 wards.

Over the past two decades, Mumbai has seen

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