Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is the Planning and Development Authority for the Pune Metro Region with an outlook towards channelizing growth in a strategic and orderly manner.
Over the last three decades, Pune city has developed as one of the prominent urban agglomerates. It is reckoned as an educational centre providing skilled manpower & talent to several industries/sectors, transcending the boundaries of the states and the country. Consequently, it has rapidly grown into a contemporary industrial hub and is identified today as a growing metropolis with tremendous potential.
This evolution has positioned Pune Region as a major growth centre and an attractive investment destination. The region enjoys a magnetic pull for multinational companies around the globe to set shop & expand existing businesses in-keeping with the promising future. The promise of win-win for the investors as well as the region is undeniable.
The region is gifted with salubrious climate, abundance of natural resources, rich cultural heritage and most importantly, proximity to India’s financial capital- Mumbai. These critical factors provide impetus for growth of new businesses & expansion of existing ones.
PMRDA covers entire Talukas of Pune city, Maval, Mulshi, Haveli and parts of Bhor, Daund, Shirur, Khed, Purandar and Velhe. PMRDA has been set up as a legally empowered and a self-financing corporate body by the Urban Development Department of the Government of Maharashtra vide Notification No. PMRD 3316/Pra.Kra.54/Navi-7, dated 11th July, 2016.The greatest advantage of PMRDA is that most of its area falls under Greenfield development.
| Area: | 7,256.46 Sq Km |
| Population: | 72.76 Lakhs (Approx) |
| Number of Municipal Corporations: | 2 |
| Number of Cantonment Boards: | 3 |
| Number of Municipal Councils: | 7 |
| Number of Villages: | 842 |
| Number of Census Towns: | 13 |
