# Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation

The Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation, is the governing body of the city of Ahilyanagar in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's various leading political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation is located in Ahilyanagar and was formed in the year 2003. The current Mayor of Ahilyanagar is Rohini Shendge. She is a member of the Shivsena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) political party.

## Revenue sources

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

## List of Mayor

| Mayor | Political Party |
| Mr. Bhagwan Fulsoundar (2003) | Shiv Sena |
| Mr. Sandip Kotkar (2006) | Indian National Congress |
| Mr. Sangram Jagtap (2008) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Mrs. Sheela Shinde (2011) | Shiv Sena |
| Mr. Sangram Jagtap (2013) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Mr. Abhishek Kalamkar (2015) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Mrs. Surekha Kadam (2016) | Shiv Sena |
| Mr. Babasaheb Wakale (2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Mrs. Rohini Shendage (2021) | Shiv Sena (UBT) |

## Area of jurisdiction

The Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation comes under B-Class Municipal Corporation as Maharashtra State Rule. A.M.C consistently governs old city i.e. main city along with newly developed suburban area. The parts of city are:
* AhilyaNagar (Head city)
* Savedi (Suburban)
* Kedgaon (suburban)
* Kotla
* Nagapur (Excluding M.I.D.C.)
* Bolhegaon
* Shivajinagar
* Govindpura
* Mukundnagar
* Tarakpur
* Bhutkarvadi
* Nalegaon
* Sarasnagar
* Burudgaon

## Election result
### Political Performance in Election 2018

| S.No. | Party Name | No. of Corporators | No. of Corporators | No. of Corporators | Alliance |
| 01 | Shiv Sena (SS) | 24 | 24 / 68 | 08 | Maha Vikas Aghadi47 / 68 |
| 02 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 18 | 18 / 68 | 02 | Maha Vikas Aghadi47 / 68 |
| 04 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 05 | 5 / 68 | 06 | Maha Vikas Aghadi47 / 68 |
| 03 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 14 | 14 / 68 | 04 | |
| 05 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 04 | 4 / 68 | 04 | |
| 06 | Others | 3 | 3 / 68 | 08 | |

## Tasks

As per the CNC Act, 1948, the key responsibility for providing Ahilyanagar's citizens basic urban services lies with the Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation. NMC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
* Intra-city transport service.
* Building and Maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
* Public Municipal schools
* Water purification and supply
* Hospitals
* Street lighting
* Maintenance of parks and open spaces
* Sewage treatment and disposal
* Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
* Urban development and city planning of new areas.
* Registering of births and deaths.

## Administration

The corporation is headed by a Municipal commissioner, an IAS officer. He wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. They are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The mayor heads the party with the largest vote. A largely ceremonial post, he has limited duties.
Various departments such as public relations, library, health, finance, buildings, slums, roads, street lighting, traffic, establishment, gardens, public works, local audit, legal services, water works, education, octroi and fire services manage their specific activities. The activities of NMC are administered by its zonal offices.
* Street lighting
* Maintenance of parks and open spaces
* Sewage treatment and disposal
* Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
* Urban development and city planning of new areas.
* Registering of births and deaths.