The Department of Municipal  Administration,  Housing & Urban Development (MAHUD) deals with the control and supervision of Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats/Small Town Committee under the Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994. The Department has been Implementing various Urban Development Schemes viz. Environmental Improvement of Urban Slums (EIUS), Improvement of District Head Quarters ilnd Other Towns (IDHQ), Smart City, Atal Mission Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AM RUT), Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Housing For All by 2022 (Urban), Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban livelihood Mission (DAY-NUlM), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), etc. These Programmes/Schemes are implemented through the statutory bodies/Agencies such as Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayat/STC, PDA, MUDA and other line Departments like PWD, PHED, IFeD etc.

The role of the Department of Municipal Administration, Housing & Urban Development (MAHUD) in the urbanization of the State is multi-dimensional. It has to attend to the guidance and supervision over the urban local bodies to ensure the local self governance activities from time to time viz, Implementation of Urban Poverty Eradication Programme and Development of Small and Medium Towns and shaping of the lmphal capital into a modern and beautiful city.