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        On 15-11-1980 – The shillong was upgraded from station to Municipality and the Lieutenant Governor agreed sanction and extension of the Bengal Municipal Act in Shillong Municipality on 01-01-1911 and on 1917 the area within the Municipal area included not only British portion but the Mylliem State portion also.
        On 1913, some areas under Mulliem syiemship like Malki, Laitumkhrah, Jhalupara and Mawprem were also included.
        On 1921, there were five Commissioners in the Shillong Municipality, three of them were ex-officio members and the other two were the syiem of Mylliem and Rai Sahab H.R. Lyngdoh.
        As time passed, the old Municipality was converted into the New Municipality. As per Assam Municipal Act 1923 the Municipality was divided into 10 wards

        The first meeting of the Shillong Municipal Board was held on 20^th June 1925. The total numbers of members present were 15 members including the then D.C. as the chairman.
        On 29^th August 1931, Mr. M.W. Reede was proposed to be the Chairman (temporary).
        Upto 1931 Shillong has got only one Municipality known as Shillong Municipality including the area not only of British portion but also of Mylliem Syiemship i.e.

        The elected ward Commissioners were 13 in numbers. There were 2 ward Commissioners in laitumkhrah and 3 were nominated by the Government.
        The last Municipality held under the Assam Municipal Act 1923, met on 9^th August 1955 under the Chairmanship of the D.C., Mr. C. S. Booth and Vice Chairman Mr. A. Pariat and in 1956 the Municipal Board came to an end and the Municipal Board was run by the Executive Officer and again in 1962, the Board was constituted and the post of the Chairman was held by the D.C. Mr. P.H. Trivedi and the vice Chairman by Dr. B.C. Gogoi.
        In 1964, the Government made arrangement that the Shillong Municipal Board should have their own non official Chairman. On May 1964, the member elected Shri. B. Bareh as the first Chairman of the Board through Secret Ballot. The Board’s tenure was fixed upto 1967. Then came Mr. P. R. Kyndiah as Chairman from 1967-1972 and Mr. N. Chaudhury from 1972 – 1973.
        After this the board was abolished and Shri. A.H. Scott took over as C.E.O from 1^st June, 1972 to 24^th Jan, 1978.
        In between the year 1986 and 1989 i.e. on 1987 the Government constituted the Board and appointed 11 members popularly known as Shillong Municipality Adhoc Board under the Chairmanship of Shri. B. Massar from 1988-1989, Shri. A.H. Scott from 1989-1990, Shri. N. Rynjah from 1990-1991, Shri. H.Shullai from 1991-1992 and Shri. G.M. War from 1992 till 18^th April 1998.
        The Government later abolished the Adhoc Board.
        At present the Shillong municipality is consisting of 27 wards covering an area of 36 Sq. km with a population of 1,31,719 as on 1991.

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