Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority

Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Agency overview
Formed	31 March 2015
Type	Urban Planning Agency
Jurisdiction	Government of Maharashtra
Headquarters	Aundh, Pune
Minister responsible	Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister;
Agency executive	Rahul Ranjan Mahiwal, Metropolitan Commissioner;
Website	http://www.pmrda.gov.in

Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is the planning and development authority for the Pune Metropolitan Region. It was notified in the year 2015 and has a jurisdictional area of 7,256.46 km² (2,801.73 sq mi) with a population of 7.276 million (approximately), it is the 2nd largest urban unit in Maharashtra.

The authority covers the entire talukas of Pune, Maval, Mulshi, Haveli and parts of Bhor, Daund, Shirur, Khed, Purandar and Velhe. It has been set up as a legally empowered and a self-financing corporate body by the Urban Development Department of the Government of Maharashtra.

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