Panipat Municipal Corporation

Local civic body in Panipat, Haryana, India

Municipal Corporation PanipatAbbreviation| MCP

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Formation| 17 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-17)
Type| Municipal Corporation

Mayor

| Avneet Kaur

Municipal Commissioner (Panipat)

| Dr. Pankaj
Website| https://nagarnigampanipat.in

Formerly called

| Municipal Council 1867; 158 years ago (1867)

Municipal Corporation of Panipat or Panipat Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic administration of the UA city Panipat in Panipat district, Haryana, India. This was a municipal council established in 1867. In 2010 this was converted to Municipal Corporation.[1][2] Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[3] Panipat Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

## History and administration

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Panipat Municipal Corporation was formed to improve the infrastructure of the town as per the needs of local population.[4] Panipat Municipal Corporation has been categorised into wards and each ward is headed by councillor for which elections are held every 5 years.[citation needed]

Panipat Municipal Corporation is governed by mayor[5] and administered by Municipal Commissioner Dr. Pankaj[6]

## Earlier Municipal Commissioners

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* Yashender Singh.[7]

## Geography

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The Panipat Municipal Corporation located at 29°23′37″N 76°58′10″E﻿ / ﻿29.3937°N 76.9694°E﻿ / 29.3937; 76.9694 in Panipat in the state of Haryana, India.

## References

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1. ^ "Municipal Corporations Panipat". ulbharyana.gov.in. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. ^ "Panipat Municipal Corporation: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Panipat Municipal Corporation | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
3. ^ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
4. ^ "MC sets up enforcement wing for demolition drives in Panipat". Tribuneindia News Service. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
5. ^ "ULB minister's surprise to Panipat MC: 2 staffers terminated for dereliction of duty". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
6. ^ https://nagarnigampanipat.in/contact/. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
7. ^ "64 unauthorised colonies in Panipat likely to be regularised". Tribuneindia News Service. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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