This document is an internal communication from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) dated 28 June 2024, regarding the operational validity of a circular from 7 January 2000.
As per the circular, public meeting hours for citizens to interact with municipal officials are restricted and regulated.
The email confirms that the circular dated 7.1.2000, which prescribes fixed days and timings for citizens’ visits to municipal departments, is still in force as of April 8, 2024.
The BMC clarified that no new resolution has overridden the 2000 circular, meaning the restricted visiting hours still apply.
It appears this email was in response to a query or dispute about the reduction of citizen access or visiting hours in government offices.
The list of attached documents includes several earlier minutes of meetings (MoM) and notifications issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) of BMC from 2000 to 2024.
Among them is MoM-1653 (7.1.2000) that governs citizen interaction schedules and MoM-2353 (6.3.2024) which addresses administrative delays.
The BMC reiterates the importance of streamlining administrative functions and emphasizes adherence to the old but still-active circular regulating public meetings.