Dividing GHMC into three corporations could improve urban governance, but the proposed civic overhaul risks concentrating power, increasing tax burden and weakening local democracy. By Prof T Prabhakar Reddy The Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026, known as the CURE Bill, was passed in the Telangana Legislative Assembly on September 12, 2026, to overhaul Hyderabad’s 70-year-old municipal framework.