Nanded-Waghala City Municipal Corporation (NWCMC)

नांदेड महापालिका
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded26 March 1997 (1997-03-26)
Preceded byNanded Municipal Council
Leadership
Dr. Sunil Lahane[1], IAS
since May 2020
Mohini Yevankar, INC
since 21 September 2020
Chairman, Standing Committee
Mrs. Anuja Tehra, INC
Leader of the Opposition
Mr.Dipak Singh Rawat, BJP
Structure
Seats81
Political groups
  • Government
  •   INC (73)
  • Opposition
  •   BJP (6)
  •   SS (1)
  •   Independent (1)
Elections
First past the post
First election
October, 1997
Last election
11 October 2017
Next election
2022
Motto
"कटिबद्धा जनहिताय" (Sanskrit)
Prepared for public interest
Meeting place
Town Hall, Oppo. SGGS Memorial Hospital & Near Collectorate, Nanded-431605.
Website
http://www.nwcmc.gov.in

The Nanded-Waghala City Municipal Corporation is the municipal governing body of the city of Nanded in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[2] Sitamarhi Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and the Municipal Commissioner is the CEO who administers the city's civic services, infrastructure.[3]

List of Mayor

No. Name Party Term
1 Sudhakar Pandhare Shivsena 1997
2 Mangala Nimkar INC 1998-99
3 Gangadhar More INC 1999-2002
4
5
6
7 Omprakash Pokarna INC 2002-05
8 Prakash Mutha INC 2005-07
9 S. Balwant Singh Gadiwale INC 2007-2010
10 Ajay Bisen INC 2010-12
11 Abdul Sattar INC 2012-15
12 Shailaja Kishor Swami INC 2015-17
13 Shila Kishor Bhavre INC 2017-18
14 Deeksha Dhabale INC 2018-20
15 Mohini V. Yevankar INC 2020-22
16 Administrator 2022, November- Upto Date

List of Deputy Mayor

List of Chairman, Standing Committee

History

NWCMC was established on 26 March 1997, by merging Nanded Municipal Council and adjoining Waghala Municipal Council. The Corporation is constituted under the provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. Corporation is governed by the provisions of 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.

Geographical Scope

Nanded City is divided in two parts i.e. Old Nanded (20.62 km2) situated north side of the Godavari river (on the left bank) and New Nanded (31.14 km2) comprising Waghala and six other newly merged villages and CIDCO area, compromising south of the Godavari River. The total area under the NWCMC jurisdiction is 51.76 km2 i.e. (5,176.66 Ha).

In addition to the Waghala Municipal Council 5 more Villages viz. Vasarni Village, Kautha Village, Asarjan Village, Fatehjangpur Village, Asadwan Village & CIDCO and HUDCO colonies were merged with the NWCMC.[4]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[5][6][7]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

  • Property tax.
  • Profession tax.
  • Entertainment tax.
  • Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
  • Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

  • Water usage charges.
  • Fees from Documentation services.
  • Rent received from municipal property.
  • Funds from municipal bonds.

Administration

The NWCMC is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Municipal Commissioner, wielding executive power. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators, who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty. The Mayor, usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house.

City officials
Mayor Diksha Kapil Dhabale 22 November 2019
Deputy Mayor Satish Deshmukh 22 November 2019
Municipal Commissioner Lahuraj Mali 8 May 2020
Police Commissioner Manoj Singhal 28 February 2019

Commissioner's of Nanded

Office of NWCMC is located at Nanded which is situated on the banks of Godavari River.

  • Sumant Bhange
  • Shravan Hardikar, IAS
  • Shushil Khodwekar
  • Lahuraj Mali

Current Commissioner is Dr. Sunil Lahane, IAS.

  • Maheshkumar Doiphode

Corporation Election 2017

The Municipal corporation elections were held on. 11 October 2017 and the result was declared on 23 November 2017.

Political performance in Election 2017

The results of Election 2017 are as follows.[8]

S.No.Party NameParty flag or symbolNumber of Corporators
01Indian National Congress (INC)73
02Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)06
03Shiv Sena (SS)01
04Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)00
05Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)00
06Other Registered Parties00
07Independents01

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nwcmc.gov.in/commissioner.php
  2. ↑ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ The Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation
  4. ↑ The Nanded-Waghala municipal corporation
  5. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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