The Municipal Corporation Shimla has also been entrusted with the task of planned and systematic development vis-à-vis maintaining the heritage of the town. This branch assigned this task. It was created as a new branch in the year 1989 prior to which it used to be a part of Roads and Building branch. It is headed by an Architect Planer who is on deputation from the Govt. of  HP.

Health Department is looking after the Health and Sanitation activities within the M.C. Shimla and provide the basic amenities i.e. door to door garbage collection, Street Sweeping, Operation and maintenance of public toilets, Issuing of Birth & Death certificates & operation of MC laboratory etc.

Tax Department, M.C. Shimla is responsible for assessment and collection of municipal taxes as per procedure laid down in chapter-VIII of the H.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1994. The department is headed by the Secretary (Tax), who is in the pay scale of Supdt. Grade-I and functions under the overall superintendence of the Asstt. Commissioner/Commissioner