Pune Municipal Corporation

Pune Municipal Corportation Puṇe Mahānagarpālikā
Emblem of Pune Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	15 February 1950; 74 years ago (15 February 1950)
Preceded by	Pune Municipal Council (1857–1950)[1]
Leadership
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator	Dr. Rajendra Bhosale, IAS[2][3]
Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)[4]
Deputy Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Structure
Seats	162
Political groups	Administrative Rule[4]
Committees	Standing Committee Ward Committees (15) Law Committee City Development Committee Women and Child Welfare Committee Sports Committee
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting
First election	1952[5]
Last election	21 February 2017[6]
Next election	2022
Motto
Varam janahitam dhyeyama (IAST) "For welfare of the public"
Meeting place
PMC Building, Shivajinagar, Pune
Website
Pune Municipal Corporation

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is the civic body that governs the inner limits of Pune, India. It is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis, 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 the Municipal Commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer appointed by the Government 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]