Pune Municipal Corporation Puṇe Mahānagarpālikā | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 15 February 1950; 75 years ago (1950-02-15) |
| Preceded by | Pune Municipal Council (1857–1950)[1] |
| Leadership | |
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator | |
Mayor | Vacant (Administrative Rule)[4] |
Deputy Mayor | Vacant (Administrative Rule) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 162 |
Political groups | Administrative Rule[4] |
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
First election | 1952[5] |
Last election | 21 February 2017[6] |
Next election | Oct 2025 (Tentative) |
| Motto | |
| Varam janahitam dhyeyama (IAST) "For welfare of the public" | |
| Meeting place | |
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| PMC Building,Shivajinagar, Pune | |
| Website | |
| pmc | |
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) nicknamed asMa Na Pa is thecivic body that governs the inner limits ofPune, India. It is in charge of the civic needs andinfrastructure of themetropolis, which is spread over an area of 500 sq. km. and has 3.4 million residents.[7][8][9] Established on 15 February 1950,[10] the executive power of the PMC is vested in theMunicipal Commissioner, anIndian Administrative Service (IAS) officer appointed by theGovernment of Maharashtra. The position is held by Dr. Rajendra Bhosale, IAS. The general body of the PMC consists of 162 directly elected councilors, popularly known as "corporators", headed by a mayor.[11]Murlidhar Mohol (BJP) was elected as the mayor and Sunita Wadekar (RPI(A)) as the deputy mayor by the newly elected in April 2021. The land for Pune Municipal Corporation was donated by Late Hon. Shri. Bhausaheb Shirole (Patil) who was second Mayor of Pune city and later became an MLC.
The Pune Municipal Corporation has launched an e-Governance initiative.[12]
The city comes under thePune district, Maharashtra. TheCollector is in charge of property records and revenue collection for theCentral government. Appointed by theState government, the Collector also functions as the election officer and conductsgeneral as well asstate elections in the city.[13] ThePune City Police is the law enforcement agency in the city and answers to the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by a Police Commissioner, anIndian Police Service (IPS) officer.
In July 2017, eleven villages surrounding the city were merged in PMC bringing an additional area of 80.7 sq. km. and a population of 278,000 under the civic body's jurisdiction. PMC now governs a total area of 331.26 sq. km.[7][8] The merged villages include: Uruli Devachi,Phursungi,Bavdhan Budruk, Lohegaon (remaining),Hadapsar (Sadesatra Nali), Mundhwa (Keshavnagar area),Shivane (remaining),Dhayari (remaining), Undri, Ambegaon Khurda and Ambegaon Budruk. This merger was preceded by the merger of 23 villages in 1997.[14][15]
On 23 December 2020, the state government issued a draft notification for the merger of 23 adjoining villages within PMC limits, namelyMhalunge, Sus, Bavdhan Budruk, Kirkatwadi, Pisoli, Kondhwe-Dhawade, Kopre,Nanded, Khadakwasla, Manjari Budruk, Narhe, Holkarwadi, Autade-Handewadi,Wadachiwadi, Shewalewadi, Nandoshi, Sanasnagar, Mangdewadi,Bhilarewadi, Gujar Nimbalkarwadi, Jambhulwadi, Kolewadi andWagholi. The total area of the PMC would be around 485 sq km, making it the municipal corporation with the largest area in the state.[16]
To serve citizens better, PMC has taken initiative fore-Governance. Presently a few big corporations likePersistent Systems are lending help for developing the E-governance system, as a part of their social service initiative.[17] A public-private partnership is perceived to bring tremendous changes in the future[citation needed].
Themajor responsibility of PMC is to look after the civic and infrastructural needs of the citizens. The administration consists of two major branches: the executive branch headed by theMunicipal Commissioner and the deliberative branch headed by theMayor.[18][19]
The executive branch is headed by theMunicipal Commissioner appointed by theState government from theIndian Administrative Service for a term not exceeding three years according to Section 36 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949.[20] Additional Municipal Commissioner(s) assist the Municipal Commissioner in the administration of the departments deputed to them. As of April 2018, there are three Additional Commissioners supervising the general, special and estate administration of the city. Each of these categories consist of several departments.[18] The Municipal Commissioner also serves on the boards of directors of the two public transport companies,PMPML andMahaMetro.[21][22][23]
For the convenience of administration, the city is divided into five zones each headed by a Deputy Municipal Commissioner. Each zone consists of three ward offices (Marathi: क्षेत्रिय कार्यालय,IAST: Kṣhetriya Kāryālay) overseen by an Assistant Municipal Commissioner.[24][25] A ward office typically has jurisdiction over more than one election ward. Ward offices not only coordinate major civic projects in their respective areas but also deal with minor works such as maintenance and repair. Residents can avail municipal services at their local ward office eliminating the need to visit the PMC headquarters.[26]
The deliberative branch is the elected branch of the PMC headed by theMayor.[18][19] The city is divided into 41 multi-member wards (Marathi: प्रभाग,IAST: Prabhāg), 39 of which are represented by fourcorporators each while two are represented by threecorporators each.[27] Thus, the general body of the PMC consists of 162 corporators. They are elected for a five year term byadult franchise in municipal elections. All majorpolitical parties active in thestate contest the elections.
The corporators elect the Mayor, a ceremonial position with limited duties who acts as an ambassador and representative of the city, as well as a Deputy Mayor. The corporators approve the city budget and act as watchdogs on implementation of policy by the staff under the Municipal Commissioner.[19]
The corporators form several committees which deliberate on various issues. At present, PMC has the following subject committees: Law, City Development, Women and Child Welfare, and Sports.[18] The Standing Committee is the perhaps the most important committee of the PMC formed according to Section 20 of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949.[20] It consists of 16 members headed by a President appointed at the first meeting of the newly elected Corporation, half of whom retire every succeeding year. A new President is also appointed every year. The Standing Committee along with 15 ward committees are together responsible for financial approvals.[18]
| Title | Incumbent | Since | Appointed/Elected | References |
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| Municipal Commissioner | Naval Kishore Ram, IAS | May 2025[28] | Appointed by theGoM | [29] |
| Commissioner of Police | Amitesh Kumar, IPS | January 2024 | [30] | |
| Mayor | Murlidhar Mohol (BJP) | November 2019 | Elected | |
| Deputy Mayor | Sunita Wadekar (BJP) | November 2019 | ||
| Leader of the House | Ganesh Bidkar (BJP) | Dec 2020 | [31] | |
| President of the Standing Committee | Hemant Rasane (BJP) | March 2020 | [32] |
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[33][34][35]
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Municipal elections were held on 16 February 2012 to elect a total of 152 councillors in 76 wards (2 per ward).[36][37]Vaishali Bankar (NCP) andDeepak Mankar (Congress) were elected as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively.[38]
Municipal Elections were held on 21 February 2017 to elect a total of 162 councillors in 41 wards.[27][39] The BJP won an absolute majority in the 2017 elections, marking the first time the city got a mayor from the party.Mukta Tilak (BJP) was elected as the mayor and Navanth Kamble (RPI (A)) as the deputy mayor by the newly elected general body in March 2017. Tilak is the first member of theBJP to hold the position. Following Kamble's death while in office,[40] Siddharth Dhende of theRPI (A) was elected as thedeputy mayor in June 2017.
The demise of the Deputy Mayor Navnath Kamble (RPI (A)) in May 2017 necessitated by-elections in the Koregaon Park-Ghorpadi ward. TheRPI (A) retained the seat with Himali Kamble elected as the new councillor.[41][42] Another round of bypolls was held on 4 April 2018 following the death of ex-mayor Chanchala KodreNCP, who was elected in 2017 from the Mundhwa-Magarpatta ward.NCP retained the seat and Puja Kodre was elected as the new councillor.[43]
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