Maleesha Kharwa grew up in the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, one of the largest slum areas in the world. Life in Dharavi is a daily struggle for survival. Families often live in cramped, makeshift ...

Mumbai: The BMC's survey to assess commercial units in slum areas aims to bring more of these establishments into the tax net ...

Setting a goal in life often comes with many challenges ... spent her teenage years living in the slums of Mumbai with her husband’s family. During this time, she suffered severe physical ...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has unveiled a record Rs 74,427.41 crore budget for 2025-26 without raising taxes.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has begun surveying commercial slums, is considering recovering property tax from floors in slums where commercial activities are being carried out.

Mumbai: To develop alternative revenue streams, the BMC has started imposing property tax on commercial structures operating within slum areas, with an expected revenue generation of Rs 200 crores.

Sureshchandra Rajhans, president of the Congress Slum Cell in Mumbai, said, “At the moment, not much is known about this proposal. However, this decision will be unfair to a slum dweller who ...