bangalore bismillaharrahman ar rahim in the name of allah the beneficent the merciful with these words mumtaz begum took over as mayor of bangalore on tuesday the first muslim to hold the post her famous first words i am on service 24 hours the new deputy mayor is ward 41 gali anjaneya corporator m lakshminarayana begum took office as the citys 43rd mayor and lakshminarayana as the 44th deputy mayor winning 58 votes each moments after the results were announced begum donned the ceremonial mayoral robe and outlined her vision for bangalore the numero uno priority being retaining the citys sobriquets of silicon city and garden city for this civic amenities will be stepped up immediately she said also high on her radar of improvements for the city is modernising bmp schools and adult education in all areas especially cantonment and kannada development as a woman mayor does she have special plans for her brethren under the mahila kalyana scheme we have been providing computer training and tailoring classes the bmps maternity homes offer really good facilities as a testimony to how rooted a bangalorean she is begum said her family has been living in the same house at shivajinagar for the past 300 years would she go on foreign jaunts i have already visited malaysia thailand singapore oman and daressalaam one needs to learn from other cities begum steps in at a time when bangalores civic infrastructure has received brickbats how daunting is her task then her reply nothing is impossible heres to woman power then