A row is brewing over the membership policy of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) Kharghar Valley Golf Course (KVGC), with residents alleging a lack of transparency and questioning the basis on which memberships have been granted to select government officials. What was envisioned as a public recreational facility for Navi Mumbai, Panvel, and Kharghar is now under public scrutiny for appearing exclusive and inaccessible to ordinary citizens.

RTI disclosures indicating that several bureaucrats, senior police officers and top executives of government-owned companies have been allotted memberships have further intensified calls for clarity, accountability, and transparency.