Jalgaon Municipal Corporation: Difference between revisions

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'''Opposition (15)'''

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The '''Jalgaon Municipal Corporation''' is the administrative body of the city of [[Jalgaon]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. The [[Municipal Corporation]], composed of [[democratically elected]] members and currently headed by [[Mayor]] Jayshree Mahajan of [[Shiv Sena]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jcmc.gov.in/english/mayor.html|title=Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation |website=www.jcmc.gov.in}}</ref> administers the city's infrastructure and [[public service]]s. Jalgaon Municipal 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 68.78&nbsp;km² and provides [[civil service]]s and facilities for approximately 460,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jcmc.gov.in/|title=Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation |website=www.jcmc.gov.in}}</ref>

The Municipal Corporation is located in Jalgaon, India. In 1996, the officials of the corporation built 200 economic houses for individuals living [[Below Poverty Line]]. In the response to the project tender, 11 builders quoted. 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>

=== Jalgaon Housing Scam ===

The scam was exposed when [[Praveen Gedam]], the municipal commissioner of Jalgaon, filed a [[First information report|First Information Report]] against [[Suresh Jain]] and [[Gulabrao Devkar]], the sitting ministers of Maharashtra. [[Chandrakant Sonawane]], a member of the 13th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] and the architect of the project, along with 90 others, were both sued for providing forged documents and also for 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|Dhule District]] Court sentenced Jain and Devkar to seven and five 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 money, submitting [[forged document]]s, [[fraud]], and [[confidence trick]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter|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]] was one of the largest scams of Maharashtra, totaling Rs 110-crore. Investigation revealed that Minister Suresh Jain, Gulabrao Devkar, Khandesh Builders, the architects, and other corporates conspired to exploit the Government of India's affordable housing initiative, [[Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana]]–then called the ''Gharkul'' scheme.