Editing Pune (section)

===Civic administration===
[[File:Pune Municipal Corporation building in October 2023.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pune Municipal Corporation]] building]]
[[Pune Municipal Corporation]] and [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation]] are the civic bodies responsible for [[Municipal governance in India|local government]]. It comprises two branches, the executive branch headed by the Municipal Commissioner, an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer appointed by the [[Government of Maharashtra]], and an elected deliberative branch, the general body, headed by the [[Mayor of Pune]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://pmc.gov.in/sites/default/files/pmc_administrative_structure.pdf|title=PMC Administrative Structure|website=Official Website of Pune Municipal Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705155143/https://pmc.gov.in/sites/default/files/pmc_administrative_structure.pdf|archive-date=5 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Municipal elections are held every five years to elect councillors, commonly known as "corporators", who form the general body. The current general body of the PMC elected in February 2017 has 162 corporators representing 41 multi-member wards (39 with 4 corporators each and 2 with 3 each).<ref name="PMC2017winningcandidates">{{cite web|url=https://pmc.gov.in/en/pmc-election-2017-winning-candidate-list|title=PMC ELECTION 2017 WINNING CANDIDATE LIST|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913184428/https://pmc.gov.in/en/pmc-election-2017-winning-candidate-list|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The general body, in turn, elects the mayor and the deputy mayor. The mayor has a ceremonial role as the first citizen and ambassador of the city while the actual executive power lies with the municipal commissioner. For policy deliberations, corporators form several committees. Perhaps the most important of these is the 16-member Standing Committee, half of whose members retire every year.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=https://pmc.gov.in/sites/default/files/miscellaneous/%2802%29%20The%20Mah.%20Municipal%20Corporation%20Act%20%28H-4062%29.pdf|title=Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949|website=Official Website of the Pune Municipal Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229103448/https://pmc.gov.in/sites/default/files/miscellaneous/%2802%29%20The%20Mah.%20Municipal%20Corporation%20Act%20%28H-4062%29.pdf|archive-date=29 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Standing Committee and the 15 ward committees are in charge of financial approvals.<ref name=":4" /> PMC was ranked 8th out of 21 Indian cities for best governance and administrative practices in 2014. It scored 3.5 out of 10 compared to the national average of 3.3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janaagraha.org/asics/images/Annual-Survey-of-Indias-City-Systems-2014.pdf|title=Annual Survey of India's City-Systems|last1=Nair|first1=Ajesh|publisher=Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy|access-date=7 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003215/http://janaagraha.org/asics/images/Annual-Survey-of-Indias-City-Systems-2014.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Pune Police|Pune City Police Department]] is the law enforcement agency for the city of Pune. It is a division of the [[Maharashtra Police]] and is headed by the [[Police Commissioner of Pune|Police Commissioner]], an officer of the [[Indian Police Service]]. The Pune Police Department reports to the State Ministry of Home Affairs. A separate police commissionerate was announced for [[Pimpri-Chinchwad|PCMC, Pune]] in April 2018 to be carved out of the historic Pune Police Department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/police-commissionerate-for-pimpri-chinchwad-gets-state-nod/articleshow/63703600.cms|title=Police commissionerate for Pimpri Chinchwad gets state nod|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625072811/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/police-commissionerate-for-pimpri-chinchwad-gets-state-nod/articleshow/63703600.cms|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/rs-323-crore-set-aside-for-new-pimpri-chinchwad-police-commissionerate/story-ckEdDzI8oA02adbclgzudN.html|title=Rs 323 crore set aside for New Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate|date=4 April 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=27 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093547/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/rs-323-crore-set-aside-for-new-pimpri-chinchwad-police-commissionerate/story-ckEdDzI8oA02adbclgzudN.html|archive-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The new commissionerate took charge on 15 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/rk-padmanabhan-takes-over-as-pimpri-chinchwad-police-commissioner/story-YWU432kcWGjxAIuOgJVG5N.html|title=RK Padmanabhan takes over as Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner|date=31 July 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803015544/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/rk-padmanabhan-takes-over-as-pimpri-chinchwad-police-commissioner/story-YWU432kcWGjxAIuOgJVG5N.html|archive-date=3 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-mumbai/new-police-chiefs-for-navi-mumbai-thane/article24558335.ece|title=New police chiefs for Navi Mumbai, Thane|agency=Press Trust of India|date=31 July 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=4 August 2018|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806131254/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-mumbai/new-police-chiefs-for-navi-mumbai-thane/article24558335.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (PMRDA) was formed on 31{{spaces}}March 2015 and is responsible for the integrated development of the PMR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pmrda-formed-to-push-projects-on-fast-track/|title=PMRDA formed to push projects on fast track|access-date=7 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007211825/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pmrda-formed-to-push-projects-on-fast-track/|archive-date=7 October 2015|url-status=live|date=29 March 2015}}</ref> Currently its jurisdiction extends over {{convert|7,256.46|km2|0|abbr=on}} and includes two [[Municipal corporations in India|municipal corporations]], three cantonment boards, seven municipal councils, 13 [[Census town#India|census towns]] and 842 villages.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

[[File:Khadakwasla Dam image.JPG|thumb|Khadakwasla reservoir, the main source of water for the city]]