Jalgaon Municipal Corporation

Jalgaon Mahanagar Palika
Type
Type
History
FoundedMarch 2003
Leadership
Mayor
Jayshree Mahajan (SHS)
Commissioner
Vidya Gaikwad
Structure
Seats75
Political groups
Government (64)
  SHS:56 seats
  NCP:8 Seats

Opposition (11)

  BJP:8 seats
  AIMIM:3 Seats
Elections
Last election
2018
Website
http://www.jcmc.gov.in

Jalgaon Municipal Corporation (JMC) is the local administrative body of the Jalgaon city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

It is situated in North Maharashtra administrative–geographical region of the state.

Jalgaon municipality was established in the year 1864.[1]

The Municipal corporation is composed of democratically elected members and currently headed by Mayor Jayshree Mahajan of Shiv Sena.[2] It administers the city's infrastructure and public services. JMC was founded 21 March 2003.[3] It serves an area of 68.78 km2 and provides civil services and facilities for approximately 460,000 people.[4]

History

The British government established the Jalgaon municipality in the year 1864, it had 35 municipal councils till 1961 census. In 1961 its population was 80,315.[1]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the central and state Government.[5][6][7]

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 (GST)
  • Advertisement tax

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the non-tax related revenue streams of the corporation :

  • Water bills
  • Fees from Documentation services
  • Rent received from municipal property
  • Funds from municipal bonds

Housing scam

In 1996, the officials of the corporation built 200 houses for individuals living below the poverty line. The project tender attracted 11 responses. Khandesh Builders was awarded the contract.[8]

The Jalgaon Housing Scam (Marathi : Jalgaon Gharkul Ghotala or Gharkul Ghotala, घरकुल घोटाळा) was publicized in 2012. It was alleged that documents were forged and deadlines illegally overridden by firms owned by Suresh Jain and Gulabrao Devkar, the sitting ministers of Maharashtra.

The scam was exposed when Praveen Gedam, the municipal commissioner of Jalgaon, filed a First Information Report against Jain and Devkar. Chandrakant Sonawane, a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and the architect of the project, along with 90 others, were sued for providing forged documents and also for delaying and overriding multiple deadlines.[9] After years of court proceedings, Dhule District Court sentenced Jain and Devkar to seven and five years in prison, respectively,[10][11] under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, India Penal Code Section 420, and many sections of corruption, misuse of office, cheating, theft of taxpayer money, submitting forged documents, fraud, and confidence tricks.[12][13] The Jalgaon housing scam was one of the largest scams of Maharashtra, totaling Rs 110-crore. Investigation revealed that Minister Suresh Jain, Gulabrao Devkar, Khandesh Builders, the architects, and other corporates conspired to exploit the Government of India's affordable housing initiative, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–then called the Gharkul scheme.

A police investigation led by IPS officer Ishu Sindhu exposed that the owners of Khandesh Builders were friends with Suresh Jain and that the entity's headquarters were located at Jain's residence. The money given by Jalgaon Municipal Corporation to Khandesh Builders first advanced Rs 15-crore then Rs 45-crore routed to firms owned by Jain's friends and family members. Builders started work on 5,000 houses but completed only 1,500.[14]

Mayors of Jalgaon

Year Mayor Political Party Notes
2006 – 2007 Tanuja Tadvi   Nationalist Congress Party
2016 – 2017 Nitin Laddha   Khandesh Vikas Aghadi
2017 – 2018 Lalit Kolhe   Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena
2018 – 2021 Seema Bhole   Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 – Present Jayshree Mahajan   Shiv Sena

Deputy Mayors of Jalgaon

Year Mayor Political Party Notes
2016 – 2017 Lalit Kolhe   Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena
2017 – 2018 Ganesh Sonawane   Khandesh Vikas Aghadi
2021 – Present Kulbhushan Patil   Shiv Sena

List of Chairman, Standing Committee

Alliance Composition

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Alliance Number of Corporators
01 Shiv Sena (SS) MVA 56
56 / 75
02 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 08
8 / 75
03 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 08
8 / 75
04 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) kite 03
3 / 75

References

  1. 1 2 District census handbook Jalgaon 1961 (PDF). The Maharashtra census office Bombay. 1966.
  2. "Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation". www.jcmc.gov.in.
  3. "Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation". www.jcmc.gov.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. "Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation". www.jcmc.gov.in.
  5. Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. "Two former Maharashtra ministers convicted in Rs 110-crore Jalgaon housing scam case - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. Balajiwale, Vaishali (11 March 2012). "MLA Suresh Jain arrested in housing scam". DNA India. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  10. Shiv Sena MLA arrested in Jalgaon Gharkul scam-NewsX, retrieved 3 March 2021
  11. "Jalgaon housing scam: State govt yet to grant sanction to hold trial". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  12. Staff Reporter (22 May 2012). "Maharashtra Minister held for Jalgaon housing scam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. "घरकुल घोटाळा प्रकरण: सुरेश जैन यांना सात वर्षांचा कारावास". BBC News मराठी (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. "Maharashtra housing scam: 7 years jail, Rs 100 crore fine for former minister Suresh Jain | Mumbai News-Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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