The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) was established on 15th February 1950. The PMC controls the whole administration of Pune. The executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an IAS officer appointed by the Maharashtra state government. The corporation consists of directly elected corporators headed by a Mayor. The mayor has few executive powers.
The total number of PMC members is 151. The PMC is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis. Pune is divided into forty-eight municipal wards, each overseen by an Assistant Municipal Commissioner for administrative purposes. The corporators of the administration are elected by the people through a popular vote and almost all the state political parties participate in the election.
The city comes under the Haveli Taluka of Pune District, Maharashtra. The collectors are in charge of property records and revenue collection for the Central government. They also conduct national election in the city. Like other metropolises in India, the Pune Police is headed by a Police Commissioner, an IPS officer. The Pune Police is the law enforcing agency in the city and comes under the state Home Ministry.
The current Mayor of Pune is Rajlaxmi Bhonsale of the NCP political party. The Current Commissioner of PMC is Mr Pravinsinh Pardesi.
Pune has been known as Oxford of the East. Pune is one of the historical cities of India with a glorious past, an innovative present and a promising future. The Pune Municipal Corporation administers the city. Pune is among the greenest urban areas in the country. Pune Municipal Corporation is well known as Pune MahaNagarPalika and serving citizens since 1950. To Serve Citizens better Pune Municipal Corporation has taken initiative for e-Governance. Presently a few big corporations like Persistent Systems Ltd are lending help for developing the E-governance system, as a part of their social service initiative. A public-private partnership is perceived to bring tremendous changes in the future. |
