Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Telangana Introduces Core Urban Region Governance Bill
Telangana has introduced a new law for managing the Hyderabad metropolitan area.
The area includes the Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri corporations.
The government says the old law was written in 1955, when the city was much smaller.
Today, the region has about 1.30 crore people and faces traffic, flooding, pollution and housing problems.
Many different government agencies currently share responsibility for these issues.
The new Bill would make them coordinate and share information.
It would create special groups for traffic, lakes, disasters, climate, heritage and other urban needs.
It would also offer online services, combined bills and new ways to appeal official decisions.
The government says the plan is meant to help Hyderabad grow in a more organized and sustainable way.
Minister D Sridhar Babu introduced the Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026, in the Telangana Assembly.
The Bill would replace the 1955 law governing Greater Hyderabad and cover the Core Urban Region’s three corporations.
It proposes coordination among agencies responsible for transport, roads, water, sewerage, lakes, disasters and utilities.
New bodies would address traffic safety, flooding, climate action, heritage, food safety, livelihoods and gender inclusion.
The Bill also mandates digital governance, consolidated billing, modern property-tax reforms and a dedicated appellate authority.
- Who
- Telangana Legislative Affairs Minister D Sridhar Babu introduced the Bill; it concerns the Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri corporations and other agencies in the Core Urban Region.
- What
- The Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026, would repeal the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, and establish an integrated governance framework.
- When
- The Bill was introduced on Saturday and is identified as the 2026 Bill.
- Where
- The Bill was introduced in the Telangana Assembly in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- The government says the 1955 law is outdated and cannot adequately coordinate agencies or address the scale and complexity of current metropolitan challenges.
- Covered area
- The Core Urban Region comprises the Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri corporations.
- Population
- The region has nearly 1.30 crore people, according to the article.
- Existing law
- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act dates from 1955 and received presidential assent on February 14, 1956.
- Economic role
- The region contributes a preponderant share of Telangana’s gross state domestic product of ₹17.82 lakh crore in 2025-26.
- Proposed coordination
- The Bill creates or provides for bodies dealing with disaster management, traffic and road safety, utility coordination, climate, lakes, heritage, food safety, gender inclusion and urban livelihoods.
- Digital services
- It mandates data sharing, interoperable systems, a single services and approvals portal, consolidated billing and a Smart Governance Centre.
- Water and sewerage
- The Bill affirms the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board as the single authority for water supply and sewerage.