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BMC Faces Vigilance Probe Over Alleged Contract Splitting
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had a meeting on July 31, 2026.
Some city officials said that the BMC was breaking big projects into smaller pieces so they could avoid the rules that normally require a public bidding process.
A BMC chairman warned that if this keeps happening, the city’s Vigilance Department will investigate.
A BJP corporator said the city should give a full report of all the money spent on these small projects.
A Shiv Sena corporator asked why projects already approved by local ward committees were being shown again to the committee.
The BMC said it was following old rules, but the corporators disagreed and wanted more transparency.
BMC Standing Committee warned of a vigilance probe over alleged contract splitting.
Chairman Prabhakar Shinde said projects worth Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore were being divided into smaller contracts to bypass tender norms.
BJP corporator Preeti Satam demanded a detailed report on total expenditure from piecemeal proposals.
Shiv Sena corporator Ramakant Rahate questioned re‑submission of already approved ward committee projects.
BMC officials claimed they were following rules set before ward committees were formed.
- Who
- BMC officials and corporators
- What
- Allegations of splitting civic contracts to avoid tender procedures
- Where
- Mumbai, BMC Standing Committee meeting
- When
- July 31, 2026
- Why
- To bypass detailed scrutiny and consolidate procurement
Key facts
- Event
- BMC Standing Committee meeting
- Date
- July 31, 2026
- Location
- Mumbai
- Key Figures
- Prabhakar Shinde, Preeti Satam, Ramakant Rahate, Ganesh Khankar
- Alleged Practice
- Splitting large contracts into smaller ones to bypass tender norms
Quotes
Prabhakar Shinde
Chairman of the BMC Standing Committee
“"all such proposals would be referred to the Vigilance Department for investigation if officials failed to disclose the complete scope of works and continued to bypass consolidated tenders."”
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“"If officials believe they can outsmart the system by using old provisions, they should remember that the Standing Committee also has equally alert members."”
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