Municipal Corporation in Panvel

Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) has been established to look after the developmental process of Panvel city and the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has been established to look after the developmental processes of New Panvel.
The city of Panvel is under the influence of regulatory body, Raigad Zilla Parishad PMC comprising of about 564 villages. Among the various Municipal Corporation established in Maharashtra, PMC is the oldest municipal body established in the state.
The first municipal corporation was started in 1910 in which Mr. Yusuf Noor Mohammed Master was elected as the first Mayor of the PMC, he successfully completed his tenure in the PMC from 1910 – 1916. PMC completed its 150 years of service in 2002. Due to which the city is now counted amongst the prosperous cities in India where continuous trade through sea and land route share a large contribution and the palaces built during Peshwa period.