# BMC plans Rs 6 crore tablets for corporators, oppn slams 2026-08-09T18:00:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet BMC plans to provide 13-inch tablets to all 237 corporators, senior officials and committee heads as part of a digitisation push, with an estimated cost of Rs 6 crore. Physical copies of agendas will continue during the transition, BJP group leader Ganesh Khankar said. Opposition leaders including Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Kishori Pednekar questioned the need, saying most corporators already have smartphones. Khankar defended the move, saying it aims to gradually shift to a paperless system. The BMC is also exploring a voice-to-text system for House proceedings. Pednekar cited the civic body's declining fixed deposits and questioned other recent expenditure proposals. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - indiatvnews.com Tags: BMC, corporators, digitisation, Mumbai, paperless, tablets Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bmc-to-give-tablets-to-all-237-corporators-opposition-criticises/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bmc-to-give-tablets-to-all-237-corporators-opposition-criticises/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.