Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the Municipal Corporation for the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Bhopal. The organization is known, in short, as BMC. This civic administrative body administers an area of 648.24 km2 (250.29 sq mi). BMC is headed by Mr. Avinash Lavania (IAS) the Commissioner and Mr. Alok Sharma the Mayor. In August 2014, the corporation became one of India’s first municipal corporations to automate citizen services.