Municipal Corporation of The City of Panvel is the governing body of the city of Panvel and 29 revenue villages including Taloje Pachnand, Kharghar, Kamothe in Raigad district in Navi Mumbai. Panvel Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Panvel Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
In 2016 Maharashtra State cabinet decided to elevate Panvel Municipal Council to Municipal Corporation under Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966.
The mismanagement of the Panvel Municipal Corporation has led to illegal encroachments in many municipal areas, such as New Township Navde near NH4, Kharghar near D-Mart, and the area near Panvel bus depot.
The Municipal Corporation does not have its own transportation system and is entirely dependent on Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT). The internal roads in nodal areas, such as Kopar, Navde, and Taloja, are currently in poor condition.
The city is lagging behind due to poor infrastructure, including an inadequate transportation system, deteriorating roads, sewage problems, and water supply issues. Despite these challenges, the authorities are allocating a massive sum of ₹280 crore for the construction of the municipal corporation building and ₹17 crore for the Mayor’s residence.
Following the formation of Panvel Municipal Corporation, CIDCO ceased to function as New Town Development Authority for the area in villages Kalundre, Devichapada, Kamothe, Chal, Tondhare, Kalmboli, Khidukpada, Pale Khurd, Asudgaon (pt), Tembhode (pt), Walvali (pt), Padghe (pt) and Roadpali (pt), and Panvel Municipal Corporation became the planning authority for the same. However CIDCO continues to be the New Town Development Authority for Kharghar, Taloje Pachnand, Owe, Navde and Pendhar.
List of Mayor +#NameTermElectionParty1Kavitha Chautmal10 July 20178 July 20222017Bharatiya Janata Party2Nitin Patil6 February 2026Incumbent2026
List of Deputy Mayor
List of Chairman, Standing Committee
History Panvel Municipal Council was formed on August 25, 1852 as the first municipal council in the country. The First President of Panvel Municipality is Mr.Yusuf Noor Muhammad Master, The initial notification for converting Panvel Municipal Council to Municipal Corporation came in the year 1991 but was never finalised. After rapid urbanisation post-2000, Panvel Municipal Council was eventually upgraded to Municipal Corporation in 2016.
Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad district, 9th in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and 27th in the state of Maharashtra. The Municipal Corporation includes 29 revenue villages of Panvel taluka including CIDCO colonies of Taloja, Kharghar, Kalamboli, Kamothe, New Panvel covering area of 110 km2.
The Government of Maharashtra through its Urban Development Department's notification dated 14 October 2016 has added 11 more villages (namely: Bid, Adivali, Rohinjan, Dhansar, Pisarve, Turbhe, Karvale Budruk, Nagzeri, Taloje Majkur, Ghot and Koynavele) of Panvel Taluka to the Panvel Municipal Corporation. Earlier these 11 villages were part of MMRDA's sanctioned development plan of "AKBSNA"(Ambernath Kulgaon Badlapur Surrounding Notified Area).
Revenue sources
The total budget for the year 2024-25 was 3991.9 crores. The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.
Revenue from taxes 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
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.
Corporation election
Political performance in election 2026
Panvel Municipal Corporation elections were conducted on 15 January 2026.
+2026 resultsPartiesNumber of CorporatorsBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)55Peasants and Workers Party of India9 Shiv Sena (SHS)2Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP)0Indian National Congress (INC)4Shiv Sena (UBT)5Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)2Independents1
Political performance in election 2017 Panvel Municipal Corporation elections were conducted on 24 May 2017.
+2017 resultsParties Number of CorporatorsBhartiya Janata Party (BJP+RPI)51Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP)23Indian National Congress (INC)2Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)2Shiv Sena (SS)0Independents0
Administration
The Municipal Corporation is headed by Shri. Mangesh Sharmila Pandurang Chitale, who holds the post of Municipal Commissioner-cum-Administrator in the absence of an elected legislature. The municipal commissioner is supported by additional officers. No elections have been conducted after the term of previous corporators came to and end on July 9, 2022 and due to COVID induced lockdowns elections were delayed.
+City RepresentativesMayor Nitin PatilDeputy Mayor Pramila PatilMunicipal Commissioner & Administrator Shri. Mangesh Sharmila Pandurang ChitaleLeader of the House Nitin PatilLeader of Opposition Vacant +Administrative OfficersCommissioner And AdministratorShri. Mangesh Sharmila Pandurang ChitaleAdditional Commissioner-IDr. Shri. Prashant Dattatray RasalAdditional Commissioner-IIShri. Bharat Prabhakar RathodDeputy Transport ManagerShri. Abhishek Ravikiran ParadkarDeputy Commissioner (Headquarters)Shri. Kailas Balu GavadeDeputy CommissionerDr. Vaibhav Kailas VidhateDeputy CommissionerShri. Maruti GaikwadDeputy CommissionerShri. Babasaheb RajaleDeputy CommissionerShri. Santosh Chandrabhaga Suresh VaruleChief Accounts and Finance OfficerShri. Mangesh Namdev GavadeChief AuditorShri. Nilesh Murlidhar NalawadeCity EngineerShri. Sanjay KatekarAssistant Director Town PlanningSmt. Jyoti Surendra KavadeMedical Health OfficerDr. Anand Dadasaheb GosaviAuditorShri. Sandeep Vidyadhar KhurpeAccounts OfficerShri. Sangram Tulashidas VhorakateAssistant CommissionerShri. Swaroop Manik KharageDeputy Engineer (Water Supply)Shri. Vilas Rajaram ChavanChief Fire Officer (Additional Charge)Shri. Parvin Balu BodakheTown PlannerShri. Keshav Jagannath ShindePlanning AssistantShri. Vitthal Baburao DhaygudeAssistant Town PlannerShri. Ranjit Netaji KoreEducation OfficerShri. Ramesh ChavhanPlanning AssistantShri. Aniket Arun DurgavaleAssistant Law OfficerShri Sagar Rahul AhiwaleJunior Security OfficerShri. Siddhesh Kailas Tawari
List of Commissioner's
1. Ganesh Deshmukh
See also Panvel Navi Mumbai Raigad district
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