Karachi Metropolitan Corporation

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in most of Karachi, the capital of Sindh.

1846
Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846. The board was upgraded into the Municipal Commission in 1852.

1853
In 1853 the Municipal Commission was turned into Karachi Municipal Committee. The foundation stone of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Building was laid on Bandar Road in 1927.

1933


In 1933 the Karachi Municipal Committee was upgraded to the Karachi Municipal Corporation by the Karachi Municipal Act.

1976
The Karachi Municipal Corporation was turned into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1976.

1987
Zonal Municipal Committees were established in 1987. The zonal committees were merged again into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Five district municipal corporations were established in 1987.

2000
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils.

2011
In 2011 Sindh Government restored again Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and five district municipal corporations.

2015
In 2015, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation consisted of 305 members, including 209 general members and chairmen of union committees, and 96 reserved members.

The numbers of KMC council members since 1979 is as follows:

Budget
KMC and Karachi budget formulated by its mayors and administrators during their tenure.

KMC-operated hospitals

 * Sobhraj Maternity Hospital
 * Karachi Medical & Dental College
 * Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases
 * Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
 * Sarfaraz Shaheed Hospital
 * Spencer’s Ey Hospital
 * Leprosy Hospital