HYDERABAD
The Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has criticised the government for reorganising the GHMC and splitting it into three civic bodies by merging seven other existing municipal corporations and 20 other municipalities, including some of those beyond the Outer Ring Road (ORR) by terming it as the core urban region and said it’s highly unscientific.
Speaking on the voting of demands for grants as part of the discussion on the annual financial statement (budget) for 2026-27, BRS Whip K.P. Vivekanand said several major cities across the world and within the country too have unified civic bodies with decentralised administration. He requested the government to rethink on the reorganisation as it would have a serious adverse impact on the infrastructure without improving it.
On the Future City project he sought to know whether the government has funds even to acquire another 16,000 more acres of land required for it in addition to the available 14,000 acres acquired for Pharma City. He criticised the functioning of HYDRAA, stating that its actions had become unconstitutional as the agency had no respect for other agencies/department and even courts.
Another member of the BRS T. Srinivas Yadav alleged that the government had failed to spend even the funds allocation to BC welfare and explained that only ₹1,932 crore out of ₹11,000 crore allocated in the 2024-25 budget was spent and it was 3,000 crore in 2025-26. He criticised the government for making 42% reservation promise to BCs without ensuring that it would see the light of the day.He suggested that the government keep aside the ninth schedule hurdle and implement the BC Sub-Plan by allocating 42% of the budget (funds) to BCs.
Congress member Y. Srinivas Reddy said the government has very big dreams/plans for city development with Musi Riverfront Development as its focus. He complimented that the previous government had done some good work for Hyderabad, but had failed to cleanse Musi, based on which the city was established and developed initially.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) member Jaffar Hussain said the government had not done anything to Old City except for making promises. He requested the government to allocate at least ₹200 crore to Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority instead of just ₹25 crore as even the Charminar Pedestrian Project would need another ₹229 crore for its completion.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Dr. Palvai Harish Babu said the restructuring of GHMC was arbitrary and unconstitutional and there was no scientific reason behind it as it was done indiscriminately. He demanded that the government rethink about it and redo it with proper consultation with all stakeholders. He criticised the government for pushing RTC into a web of losses as it had not reimbursed the ₹9,222 crore incurred for providing the free travel facility to women.