Thane Municipal Corporation

{{Short description|Governing body of the city of Thane, Maharashtra, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

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| name = Thane Municipal Corporation

|native_name=Ṭhāṇē Mahānagarapālikā|native_name_lang=ma| established = {{start date and age|1982}}{{Cite web|title=Thane Municipal Corporation|url=https://thanecity.gov.in/tmc/CitizenHome.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=thanecity.gov.in}}

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| house_type = Municipal Corporation

| body = Thane

| leader1_type = Mayor

| leader1 = Vacant (Administrative Rule){{cite web|url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/thane/term-of-thane-municipal-corporation-corporators-is-over-administrative-rule-will-start-from-tomorrow-653451.html|title=TMC Corporator : ठाणे महापालिका नगरसेवकांचा कार्यकाळ संपला, उद्यापासून प्रशासकीय राजवट सुरू|publisher=TV9 Marathi|access-date=5 March 2022}}

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| leader3_type = Municipal Commissioner & Administrator

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Saurabh Rao, IAS

| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor

| leader2 = Vacant (Administrative Rule)

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| members = 131

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(Administrative Rule)

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| website = http://www.thanecity.gov.in

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Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is the governing body of the city of Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consisting of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and transport. Members from the nation's and state's leading political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party, Indian National Congress, Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janata Party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena hold elected offices in the corporation.

The TMC has jurisdiction over the towns of Kalwa, and Mumbra-Kausa, along with the main city of Thane.{{cite news|title=Who'll take Thane and Kalyan?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Wholl-take-Thane-and-Kalyan/articleshow/4537432.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103103445/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-16/thane/28170773_1_thane-and-kalyan-kalva-and-mumbra-ls-constituencies|url-status=live|archive-date=3 January 2013|date=16 May 2009|location=Thane|work=The Times of India|access-date=2012-10-15}} Thane Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Taxes in Thane

The municipal corporation has recently added a new tax as a substitute for Octroi i.e. Local Body Tax from 1 April 2013.[http://lbtthane.blogspot.in/2013/04/is-lbt-applicable-in-thane.html LBT Thane Blog] This indirect tax has been repealed.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |title=Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-civic-bodies-in-india-need-municipal-bonds/article33237962.ece |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=The Hindu Businessline |date=3 December 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/municipal-corporations-under-severe-strain-as-revenues-sink-rbi-report-314215-2021-12-02 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=Business Today |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/if-cities-are-to-deliver-better-quality-life-need-to-have-business-models-which-are-sustainable/642276/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=Financial Express |date=17 May 2022 |language=en}}

=== 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.
  • Fines & Penalty & late fees etc.

List of Mayors

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!#

!Name

!colspan="3"|Term

!Election

!colspan="2" |Party

1

|Satish Pradhan

|1986

|1987

|

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|Shiv Sena

|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |

2

|Vasant Davkhare

|1987

|1988

|

|

| rowspan="5" |Indian National Congress

| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

3

|Manohar Salvi

|1988

|1990

|

|

4

|Mohan Gupte

|1990

|1991

|

|

5

|Ashoka Raul

|1991

|1992

|

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6

|Naeem Khan

|1992

|1993

|

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7

|Anant Tare

|1993

|1996

|

|

| rowspan="13" |Shiv Sena

| rowspan="13" style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |

8

|Manohar Gadhwe

|1996

|1997

|

|

9

|Vijaya Deshmukh

|1997

|1998

|

| rowspan="3" |1997

10

|Prem Singh Rajput

|1998

|1999

|

11

|Ramesh Vaity

|1999

|2002

|

12

|Sharda Raut

|2002

|2005

|

| rowspan="2" |2002

13

|Rajan Vichare

|2005

|2007

|

17

|Smita Indulkar

|10 March 2007

|3 December 2009

|{{ayd|10 March 2007|3 December 2009}}

| rowspan="2" |2007

18

|Ashok Vaity

|3 December 2009

|5 March 2012

|{{ayd|3 December 2009|5 March 2012}}

19

|Harish Chandra Patil

|6 March 2012

|10 September 2014

|{{ayd|6 March 2012|10 September 2014}}

|rowspan=2|2012

20

|Sanjay More

|10 September 2014

|5 March 2017

|{{ayd|10 September 2014|5 March 2017}}

21

|Meenakshi Shinde

|6 March 2017

|21 November 2019

|{{ayd|6 March 2017|21 November 2019}}

|rowspan=2|2017

22

|Naresh Mhaske

|21 November 2019

|5 March 2022

|{{ayd|21 November 2019|5 March 2022}}

Election results

= 2017 results =

The results of Election 2017 are shown in the following table.{{cite news|title=Shiv Sena is set for a clear majority in Thane |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/thane-municipal-election-results-2017-live-updates-bjp-shiv-sena-congress-ncp-devendra-fadnavis-uddhav-thackeray/}} Voter turnout was 58.08%.

class="sortable wikitable"
colspan=2| PartySeats

!+/-

bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|

| Shiv Sena (SHS)

| 67

|{{Increase}} 14

bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"|Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)34

|{{Steady}}

bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)23

|{{Increase}} 15

bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|Indian National Congress (INC)3

|{{Decrease}} 15

bgcolor="{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}"|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)2

|{{Increase}} 2

bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|Independents2

|{{Decrease}} 5

colspan=2|{{center|Total}}

|131

= 2012 results =

The results of election 2012 are shown in the following table.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf |title=Results |language=mr |access-date=21 July 2013 |archive-date=29 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529095752/http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf |url-status=dead }}

class="sortable wikitable"
colspan=2| PartySeats
bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|Shiv Sena (SHS)53
bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"|Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)34
bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|Indian National Congress (INC)18
bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)8
bgcolor="{{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}"|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)7
bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)2
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|Independents8
colspan=2|{{center|Total}}131

References

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