Hyderabad, July 7 -- The Telangana government has proposed introducing a new bill to replace the seven-decade-old Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act to govern Hyderabad's civic administration, in view of the massive expansion of the metropolitan region over the years, officials familiar with the development said on Monday.

A draft of the proposed legislation - the Telangana Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026 (CURE Bill) - was uploaded on the GHMC website on Sunday, inviting suggestions and comments from citizens and other stakeholders.

According to a senior GHMC official, the GHMC Act, 1955, despite being amended from time to time, is no longer adequate for a metropolitan region that has expanded far be...