Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | Civic Services, Property Tax, Water, Trade Licence & Public Services in Salt Lake

Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the urban local government body responsible for civic administration and municipal services across Bidhannagar, Salt Lake and the areas under its municipal jurisdiction in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

The present Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was constituted in 2015 by bringing together the municipal areas of Bidhannagar and Rajarhat-Gopalpur along with a portion of Mahishbathan-II Gram Panchayat. The corporation has its head office at Poura Bhawan, Salt Lake, and currently has 41 wards, 6 borough offices and 41 ward offices. Its jurisdiction covers approximately 55.51 sq. km.

BMC provides a wide range of citizen-focused services, including property tax, water services, e-mutation, trade licence, birth and death certificates, sanitation, solid waste management, public health and municipal infrastructure.

Services & Facilities

🏛️ Municipal Administration

• Municipal civic administration
• Ward-level civic services
• Borough-level services
• Citizen assistance
• Municipal notices and information
• Grievance-related services
• E-governance services
• Public information and forms

💰 Property Tax

Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation provides online property tax payment facilities. The official website currently states that online collection for Financial Year 2026-27 started on 13 April 2026.

Services include:

• Property tax payment
• Property tax demand notice
• Tax collection
• Tax-related citizen assistance
• Online payment facility

💧 Water Services

BMC provides several water-related online services, including:

• Water tanker booking
• Water tanker refill booking
• New ferrule connection
• Change of ferrule
• Cleaning of ferrule
• Shifting of ferrule

The corporation's website states that these facilities can be accessed online so citizens do not necessarily have to visit Poura Bhawan for these services.

🏠 E-Mutation & Property Services

• E-Mutation
• Property assessment-related services
• Municipal property records
• Tax-related services
• Citizen applications

BMC provides an online e-Mutation facility, with the official site directing citizens to the relevant West Bengal urban services portal.

🏪 Trade Licence

Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation provides facilities related to:

• New Trade Licence
• Renewal of Trade Licence
• Municipal trade-related permissions
• Trade licence fee information

The official website provides an online system for issuance of new and auto-renewal of existing Trade Licences.

📜 Birth & Death Certificates

BMC provides access to municipal registration services for:

• Birth Certificate
• Death Certificate
• Birth registration
• Death registration
• Related application forms

The official website provides dedicated application/download sections for birth and death certificates.

🗑️ Solid Waste Management & Sanitation

• Solid waste management
• Municipal sanitation
• Waste-related civic services
• Cleanliness and conservancy
• Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws

BMC has published its Final Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws 2025 on the official website.

🏥 Public Health Services

BMC also operates municipal health-related programmes and Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs). Recent official recruitment notices show engagement of medical officers for UPHCs under the National Urban Health Mission.

🏢 Bangla Sahayata Kendra Services

A Bangla Sahayata Kendra (BSK) is available at Poura Bhawan, where citizens can access various government services under a single-window model.

The BMC website lists the BSK at:

FD-415A, Poura Bhawan, Salt Lake, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation

The listed service delivery time is 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except specified Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays