The state government has formed a committee comprising three senior officials to scrutinise the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) finances over the last 25 years. However, this task appears daunting as the committee needs to review approximately 7 to 8 thousand papers per year per department. Senior civic officials anticipate the committee will primarily focus on investigating major departments such as Roads, Bridges, Water, and Sewage. This committee will compile an audit report, and the state government plans to publish a white paper next year.

A senior BMC official stated that each department annually submits at least 7,000 to 8,000 finance-related documents. Excluding hospitals, there are around 40 departments. Reviewing each document would be extremely time-consuming if the government decides to pursue this approach. The state government has already conducted audits of all local self-bodies, and the Comptroller Auditor General has also audited the BMC, the official further added.