Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

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Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

कोल्हापूर महानगरपालिका
Type
Type
History
Founded12th October 1982
Leadership
Mayor
Vacant (Administrative Rule), N/A
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Smt. K Manjulekshmi [1]
Deputy Mayor
Vacant (Administrative Rule), N/A
Seats92
Elections
Last election
2015
Motto
' बहुजन हिताय बहुजन सुखाय '
Website
https://web.kolhapurcorporation.gov.in/

Kolhapur Municipality was established on 12th October 1954. Establishment of municipality initiated planning of modern Kolhapur city of Maharashtra state. Due to Maharashtra government anaunces the 15% growth in the municipal corporations seats there was a 92 seats from 81 seats in Kolhapur municipal corporation.[clarify] 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] Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Revenue sources[edit]

The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.[3][4][5]

Revenue from taxes[edit]

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[edit]

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.

List of Mayors[edit]

https://web.kolhapurcorporation.gov.in/mayers

List of Deputy Mayors[edit]

List of Chairman, Standing Committee[edit]

https://web.kolhapurcorporation.gov.in/standingCommitteeChairmans


Municipal elections[edit]

Elections 2022[edit]

Main article: 2022 Kolhapur Municipal Corporation election

Election 2015[edit]

The results of election 2015 are as follows.[6]

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Indian National Congress (INC) 27
02 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 32
03 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 15
04 Shiv Sena (SS) 04
05 Independents 3

The period from 1941 to 1944 was the golden period in the history of municipality. There were major changes in various fields. In the three-year election of March 1941, local self-government was established. A control board of three persons – Bhai Madhavrao Bagal, Seth Govindrao Korgaonkar, Shri Ratnappa Kumbhar – was appointed in it. Motto of this board "To reserve the society without any discrimination. There is no linking of this board to any political organization. Whatever rights are confessed by government to citizens should be utilized fully is prime duty of the board." is declared in the board's manifesto.

Progress of corporation[edit]

The period from 1954 to 71 was the period of speedy growth of Kolhapur city. It is seen that the municipality moved towards corporation status during this period. It is seen from records that in 1960, there were 44 members in municipality. Out of them 37 were from general category, 3 from reserved backward category and 4 from women reserved category. The municipal working was based on administrative triangle of general body meeting, chief officer and standing committee. Engineers, health officers, account officers, supervisors, octroi and tax officers used to help chief officer. In 1956- c57, the annual income of municipality was Rs. 33,21,213 through taxes and other means, and the expenditure was Rs. 29,29,161. This indicates the growing business of municipality. During this period, a network of roads was constructed in the city. New bridges were constructed as per requirement. Water supply was made more effective. New markets and gardens were constructed to make the city more beautiful.

Effective growth in industrialization in Kolhapur resulted in starting a new industrial era, due to devoted efforts of Y. P. Pawar, Mhadba Mistri, Tatya Shinde, and late Rambhai Samani. The large area of Udyam Nagari was busy in preparing machinery and spare parts. The products from Kolhapur Industrial Estate started getting exported to several Asian and African companies. Municipality helped the growth of industry in many ways.

During this period, Shivaji University was established at the hands of Dr. Radhakrishnan in 1962. Thus, municipality helped in restructuring industry and education. In December 1972, the municipal council was dissolved.

Era of elected body of members[edit]

In August 1978, the first people-elected corporation was formed in true sense. During this period, Shri Babasaheb Kasabekar (1978–79), Shri Nanasaheb Yadav, (1979–80), late Shri D. N. Kanerkar (1980), Baburao Parkhe (1980-81), Prof. Shri Subhash Rane were mayors and they contributed significantly to the development of Kolhapur city.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "K Manjulekshmi appointed new Kolhapur municipal chief". The Times of India. 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[edit]

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