The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has fined 1.57 lakh people in the last 11 months, with 44 per cent of them penalised for spitting in public places across Mumbai. The highest fine—Rs 1.40 crore—was collected from a single private premise for failing to maintain cleanliness.

In April 2024, the BMC appointed clean-up marshals to monitor and penalise those contributing to the city’s uncleanliness. According to BMC data, marshals have recovered Rs 4.54 crore in fines since then. Of the total fines collected, Rs 1.25 crore came from 62,892 people penalised for spitting in public, primarily on roads.