Panvel City Municipal Corporation
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Type
Type
History
EstablishedOctober 2016 (October 2016)
Preceded byPanvel Municipal Council
Leadership
Mayor
Dr. Kavita Chaoutmol (BJP)[1]
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Shri Sudhakar Deshmukh
Deputy Mayor
Sita Tai Patil
Opposition Leader
Pritam Mhatre (PWP)[2]
Structure
Seats78
Political groups
  BJP: 51 seats
  PWP: 23 seats
  NCP: 2 seats
  INC: 2 seats
Elections
Last election
2017[3]
Website
http://www.panvelcorporation.com

Municipal Corporation of The City of Panvel is the governing body of the city of Panvel in Raigad district.[4][5][6] 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.[7] Sitamarhi Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Panvel Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

In 2016 Maharashtra State cabinet decided to elevate Panvel Municipal Council to Municipal Corporation.

List of Mayor
# Name Term Election Party
1 Kavitha Chautmal 10 July 2017 8 July 2022 4 years, 363 days 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party

List of Deputy Mayor

List of Chairman, Standing Committee

History

Panvel Municipal Council was formed on August 25, 1852 as the first municipal council in the country. The First President of Panvel Municipality is Mr.Yusuf Noor Muhammad Master, The initial notification for converting Panvel Municipal Council to Municipal Corporation came in the year 1991 but was never finalised. After rapid urbanisation post-2000, Panvel Municipal Council was eventually upgraded to Municipal Corporation in 2016.

Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad district, 9th in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and 27th in the state of Maharashtra. The Municipal Corporation includes 29 revenue villages of Panvel taluka including CIDCO colonies of Taloja, Kharghar, Kalamboli, Kamothe, New Panvel covering area of 110 km2.

The Government of Maharashtra through its Urban Development Department's notification dated 14 October 2016 has added 11 more villages (namely: Bid, Adivali, Rohinjan, Dhansar, Pisarve, Turbhe, Karvale Budruk, Nagzeri, Taloje Majkur, Ghot and Koynavele) of Panvel Taluka to the Panvel Municipal Corporation. Earlier these 11 villages were part of MMRDA's sanctioned development plan of "AKBSNA"(Ambernath Kulgaon Badlapur Surrounding Notified Area).

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[8][9][10]

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.


Corporation election 2017

Political performance in election 2017

Panvel Municipal Corporation elections were conducted on 24 May 2017.[11]

2017 results
Parties Number of Corporators
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP+RPI) 51
Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) 23
Indian National Congress (INC) 2
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 2
Shiv Sena (SS) 0
Independents 0

Administration

The Municipal Corporation is headed by Mr. Sudhakar Deshmukh (previously Dr. Ganesh Deshmukh), who holds the post of Municipal Commissioner-cum-Administrator in the absence of an elected legislature. After the first elections will be held in summer 2017, the municipal corporation will consist of democratically elected members, headed by a mayor and administer the city's infrastructure, public services and supplies.

City Representatives
Mayor Dr. Kavita Chaoutmol
Deputy Mayor Jagdish Gaikwad
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator Ganesh Deshmukh
Leader of the House Paresh R. Thakur
Leader of Opposition Pritam Mhatre
Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale (Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "भाजपा की कविता बनी पनवेल की पहली महापौर-news Video | Navbharat Times" (in Hindi).
  2. ↑ "सेवाव्रती समाजकार्याची कास धरणारे व्यक्तिमत्व : प्रीतम म्हात्रे | Sakal".
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra civic poll results: BJP sweeps Panvel Municipal Corporation".
  4. ↑ Hindu, The (28 September 2016). "Panvel is now a municipal corporation". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Panvel becomes first municipal corporation in Raigad district". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "State nod to Panvel City Municipal Corporation | Navi Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.mahasec.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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