- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
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Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
पिंपरी चिंचवाड़ महानगर पालिका
Type Type Local Authority of Pune Leadership Mayor Behl Yogesh Mangalsen[1], NCP Commissioner Asheesh Sharma[2] Leader of Opposition Hanumant Bhosale[3], Congress Members 128[4] Website www.pcmcindia.gov.in 
PCMC Administrative office at Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC is a Municipal corporation in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad which is a suburb of Pune. This corporation is situated on Mumbai - Pune National Highway (Part of NH 4) in the heart of Pimpri-Chinchwad. It was established in 1982 covering an area of about 87 square km. This is the RichestMunicipal Corporation - not only in India but the Richest in Asia. And the reason behind it is that, it has a industrial belt of small as well as big National & Multinational Companies. All the industrial units are closed on Thursdays.[5]
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History
The industrial area of PCMC was started with the established of Hindustan Antibiotic the first pharmaceutical company in the year 1954.On 4 March 1970 by late Annasaheb Magar put the founding stone of PCMC. In the beginning four villages of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi and Bhosari were merged into this corporation area. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Transport (PCMT) was started in 1974. This is now a part of PMPML (the local transport of Pune Metropolitan Area). In 1975 the status of this corporation was changed from C to A class. [6]
Services provided to its citizens
- Water Supply
- Public Health
- Sewerage and Drainage
- Road and Building Maintenance
- Electricity (Street Lights)
- Licenses : Industrial and Shops
- Primary Education
- Renting Municipal Property
- Birth and Death Registration
- Vaccination
- Miscellaneous Services
- Food Adulterate Control Certificates
- Building Permission
Schemes
PCMC has various schemes like:
- free distribution of Bicycle and Sewing Machines,
- providing financial assistance to girls for technical training,
- computer and vocational trainings for self-developemnt to women,
- Entrepreneurship development etc.
See also
References
- ^ "PCMC's Mayor". PCMC Official website- Mayor's page. http://www.pcmcindia.in/corporator.asp?Action=SHOW_DETAIL&MID=15&ISMayor=1&PID=1&MenuID=106&Title=Mayor.
- ^ "PCMC's Commissionor". PCMC - Office of Commissioner. http://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/department.asp?Action=SHOW_DETAIL&MID=16&PID=1&MenuID=16&ID=00054&Title=1-Office%20of%20Commissioner.
- ^ [Bhosale is opposition leader in PCMC "Bhosale is opposition leader in PCMC"]. Times of India. 16 February 2011. Bhosale is opposition leader in PCMC.
- ^ "PCMC civic elders strength to be 128". Sakaal Times. 11 August 2011. http://www.sakaaltimes.com/SakaalTimesBeta/20110811/4976249755531959244.htm.
- ^ "About PCMC". PCMC BSUP JNNURM website. http://pcmc-bsup-jnnurm.com/about_pcmc.html.
- ^ "About PCMC". PCMC BSUP JNNURM website. http://pcmc-bsup-jnnurm.com/about_pcmc.html.
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