Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) is the metropolitan region around the city of
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
. According to practical purposes, PMR comprises two
Municipal Corporations of
PMC,
PCMC and three
Cantonment Boards, spread over an area of 7,256.46 km
2.
The population of the region as per
2011 census was 7,541,946.
It Contributes 80% GDP to
Pune District and 9.2% GDP to
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
.
The
Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is the planning and development authority of the region formed. PMRDA is headed by the
Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
Devendra Fadnavis. Shri Yogesh Mhase,
IAS, is the Metropolitan Commissioner. The authority is responsible for various town planning schemes, ring roads as well as
Pune Metro (Line 3).
Jurisdiction
Pune Metropolitan Region is spread over three
talukas of the
Pune district. It includes the entirety of
Pune City and
Pimpri Chinchwad talukas, and the
Dehu Road cantonment of
Haveli taluka. The prominent
urban local self-governing bodies in the region are as follows:
Municipal Corporations
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Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
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Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad, also known as PCMC, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city is about northwest of the historic city of Pune, at an altitude of above sea level. It is the fifth largest city in Maharashtra and the List of most ...
Cantonment Boards
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Pune Cantonment Board
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Khadki Cantonment Board
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Dehu Road Cantonment Board
See also
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Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority
References
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Cities and towns in Pune district
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Metropolitan areas of India