Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 January 1992
Leadership
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator[1]
Rajesh Narvekar
Mayor
Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Deputy Mayor
Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Leader of Opposition
Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Structure
Seats111
Political groups
Administrative Rule[2]
Elections
Last election
2015
Meeting place
Ground Floor, Sector-15 A, Palm Beach Junction, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400614
Website
www.nmmc.gov.in

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is the municipal organisation of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. On 17 December 1991 NMMC was constituted. NMMC came in to existence on January 1, 1992.[3]

Headquarters

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NMMC is considered one of the most efficient Municipal Corporation in India. Till 2014, the NMMC was headquartered in an eight storied building in CBD Belapur. In 2014, construction of a new civic building was complete and NMMC decided to lease out the old premises after moving into the new one.[4] The new NMMC headquarters is located at Killa Junction at CBD Belapur and is reported to have the tallest National Flag of India at a height of 225 feet.[5]

List of Mayor

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List of Deputy Mayor

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Corporation Election 2010

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Political performance in Election 2010

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The results of Election 2010 is as follows.[6]

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 55
02 Shiv Sena (SS) 16
03 Indian National Congress (INC) 13
04 Independents 04
05 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 01

Corporation Election 2015

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S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators Change
01 Nationalist Congress Party 52 Decrease 2
02 Shiv Sena 38 Increase 21
03 Indian National Congress 10 Decrease 3
04 Bharatiya Janata Party 06 Increase 5
05 Independents 05 Increase 1

Upcycling

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The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in collaboration with Green Society Forum has created various murals by Upcycling different types of waste. It has been done to create an awareness amongst the residents, working people and visitors on 4 R's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Retain

E-Waste: Mother India Board: Waste Management by giving new life to e-waste i.e. upcycling, it has Developed two Mother India Boards by using non functional mother boards of Laptops. The first one is installed is Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Headquarter, Palm Beach Road, Belapur in the NMMC's Solid Waste Management Directors cabin and second one in Swachhta Park, Nisarg Udyan, Kopar Khairane

Metal Waste: Kinetic Art Sculpture: As NMMC has a biggest Industrial Zone. Metal Waste and or scrap is produced at a very large quantity. Considering the fact and to spread the awareness on upcycling scrap, Kinetic Art Sculpture has been developed and installed at Swachhta Park, Nisarg Udyan, Kopar Khairane.

Plastic Waste: Recycledelic FIFA Mural: Not limiting to one waste form the NMMC moved ahead and developed 'Recycledelic FIFA Mural' under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Swachh Navi Mumbai Mission) and presented another new life form for the plastic waste to ensure proper awareness on Waste Management and upcycling. With the vision to transform Navi Mumbai into Zero waste, Eco Friendly, Smart Art City. The monument has been made using more than 7000 used Plastic Bottle Caps. The caps were collected from across the Navi Mumbai city in 5 days. The monument was developed in 10 Days. The round shaped mural is 6.5 Feet Diameter and weighs around 250 kg.

Junk Music: Creating Revolution Band by upcyling used Water Bottles, Garbage Bins etc. and Played Music from Junk and performed live at Mayor Mini Marathon, Palm Beach Road, Navi Mumbai.

Revenue sources

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The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[7][8][9]

Revenue from taxes

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Assainar, Raina (7 May 2020). "NMMC chief to take over as administrator from today". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ Assainar, Raina (7 May 2020). "NMMC chief to take over as administrator from today". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ ":: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation". www.nmmc.gov.in.
  4. ^ Bannerjee, Sanjay (20 February 2014). "NMMC's old office to be rented out". Times of India. Navi Mumbai. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. ^ Tawade, Rahul (26 January 2014). "Navi Mumbai: New civic building set to create records of sorts". Daily News and Analysis. Navi Mumbai (Belapur). Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  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)
  7. ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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