Pune Metropolitan Region | |
Settlement Type: | Metropolitan region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pune |
Subdivision Type3: | Talukas[1] [2] |
Subdivision Name3: | PCMC, PMC |
Population Metro: | 7,541,946 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Area Footnotes: | [3] [4] |
Area Metro Km2: | 7,256.46 |
Population Footnotes: | [5] |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IST |
Utc Offset: | +5.30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Development Authority |
Blank Info Sec1: | PMRDA[6] |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Chairman |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Eknath Shinde, CM |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Minister Responsible |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Vacant |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Metropolitan Commissioner |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Suhas Diwase, IAS |
Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) is the metropolitan region around the city of Pune. According to practical purposes, PMR comprises two Municipal Corporations of PMC, PCMC and three Cantonment Boards, spread over an area of 7,256.46 km2.[7] [8] [9] The population of the region as per 2011 census was 7,541,946.[10] It Contributes 80% GDP to Pune District and 9.2% GDP to Maharashtra.
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, Eknath Shinde. Suhas Diwase, IAS, is the chief executive officer. The authority is responsible for various town planning schemes, Pune Ring Road as well as Pune Metro (Line 3).[11] [12]
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: