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| | #REDIRECT [[Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation]] |
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| | name = Jalgaon Municipal Corporation
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| |image = Municipal Corporation
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| | house_type = Municipal Corporation
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| | body = Jalgaon
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| | leader1_type = Mayor
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| | leader1 = Jayshree Mahajan
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| | party1 = [[Shivsena]]
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| | leader2_type = Commissioner
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| | leader2 = Satish Kulkarni
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| | leader3_type = Deputy Mayor
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| | party3 = [[NCP]]
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| | political_groups1 ={{legend|#FC8332|[[Shiv Sena]]:48 seats}}
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| {{legend|#FAB223|[[BJP]]:24 seats}} {{legend|#00B2B2|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]:22 Seats}} {{legend|#009F3C|[[AIMIM]]:3 Seats}}
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| | members = 75
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| | last_election1 = 2018
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| | website = [http://www.jcmc.gov.in http://www.jcmc.gov.in]
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| |Population=4,60,228}}
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| The '''Jalgaon Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body of the city of [[Jalgaon]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. The [[municipal corporation]], which consists of democratically elected members headed by a [[mayor]], Mr Lalit Vijayrao Kolhe,<ref>[http://www.jcmc.gov.in/english/mayor.html]</ref> administers the city's infrastructure and public services. The corporation (founded March 21, 2003)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.jcmc.gov.in/english/about_us.html|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.jcmc.gov.in}}</ref> serves an area of 68.78km<sup>2</sup> and provides civil services and facilities for around 460,000 people.<ref>[http://www.jcmc.gov.in/ Jalgaon Municipal Corporation]</ref>
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| == History ==
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| {{Main|Jalgaon housing scam}} | |
| In 1996, the Jalgaon Corporation decided to build 11,000 affordable houses for [[Below Poverty Line|BPL families]] of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-05-21|title=NCP minister arrested in Jalgaon housing scam|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/ncp-minister-arrested-in-jalgaon-housing-scam/story-OWJaVYGlK0zhC7LqTfY9JO.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> After releasing the tender, 11 building firms came forward to build ''Gharkuls'' (Term used in [[India]] for affordable houses for the poor under government schemes). Ultimately, Khandesh Builders were awarded the contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Two former Maharashtra ministers convicted in Rs 110-crore Jalgaon housing scam case - The Economic Times|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/two-former-maharashtra-ministers-convicted-in-rs-110-crore-jalgaon-housing-scam-case/amp_articleshow/70924125.cms|access-date=2021-03-03|website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref> The scam was exposed when the municipal commissioner of Jalgaon [[Praveen Gedam]] filed an FIR against both sitting ministers of Maharashtra, [[Suresh Jain]] and [[Gulabrao Devkar]]. [[Chandrakant Sonawane]], a member of the 13th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], the architect of the project, and 90 others were also sued for providing forged documents, irregularities, and delaying and overriding multiple deadlines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Balajiwale|first=Vaishali|date=2012-03-11|title=MLA Suresh Jain arrested in housing scam|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mla-suresh-jain-arrested-in-housing-scam-1660949|access-date=2021-03-03|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> After years of court proceedings, Dhule District Court sentenced Jain and Devkar to 7 and 5 years in prison, respectively.<ref>{{Citation|title=Shiv Sena MLA arrested in Jalgaon Gharkul scam-NewsX|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVrSokelGJg|language=en|access-date=2021-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-06-19|title=Jalgaon housing scam: State govt yet to grant sanction to hold trial|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/jalgaon-housing-scam-state-govt-yet-to-grant-sanction-to-hold-trial/story-yC6snpqueShCl7fmGtOtLK.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Devkar and Jain were sentenced and booked by the [[Dhule]] court under the [[Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988]], [[Indian Penal Code|India Penal Code]] section [[Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code|420]] and many sections of [[corruption]], [[Embezzlement|misuse of office]], [[Cheating (law)|cheating]], theft of taxpayer's money, submitting [[Forged document|forged documents]], [[fraud]], and [[Confidence trick|confidence tricks]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2012-05-22|title=Maharashtra Minister held for Jalgaon housing scam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-minister-held-for-jalgaon-housing-scam/article3443424.ece|access-date=2021-03-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=घरकुल घोटाळा प्रकरण: सुरेश जैन यांना सात वर्षांचा कारावास|language=mr|work=BBC News मराठी|url=https://www.bbc.com/marathi/india-49536359|access-date=2021-03-03}}</ref> The [[Jalgaon housing scam]] is one of the largest scams of Maharashtra, totalling to Rs 110-crore. Investigation revealed that Minister Suresh Jain, Gulabrao Devkar, Khandesh Builders, the architects, and corporates conspired to exploit the Government of India's affordable housing initiative, [[Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana]] - then called, Gharkul scheme. A police investigation, which was led by [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer Ishu Sindhu, also exposed that the owners of Khandesh Builders were friends with Suresh Jain and that their headquarters were located at Jain's residence. The money given by Jalgaon Municipal Corporation to Khandesh Builders first advanced Rs 15-crore then Rs 45-crore routed to the firms owned by Jain's friend and family members. Builders started work on 5,000 houses and completed just 1,500.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aug 31|first=PTI /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=18:39|title=Maharashtra housing scam: 7 years jail, Rs 100 crore fine for former minister Suresh Jain {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-housing-scam-7-years-jail-rs-100-crore-fine-for-former-minister-suresh-jain/articleshow/70925280.cms|access-date=2021-03-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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| [https://jalgaonlive.news/administration/municipal-corporation/ Jalgaon Municipal Corporation News]
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