Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Raigad ZP Members Oppose 59 Panvel Schools' Transfer to PMC
In Panvel, there are 59 schools that belong to the local district council, called the Zilla Parishad.
The city government, called the Panvel Municipal Corporation, wants to take over these schools.
The people elected to run the district council, called ZP members, do not want this to happen.
They say the land the schools sit on is worth a lot of money now.
If the schools are handed over, they want the city to pay the full current value of that land.
They also want a promise that the land will only be used for schools and education.
The members discussed this at a big meeting at a place called Kunte Baug.
They said big decisions like this should not be made without asking elected leaders first.
They also talked about other problems, like water projects that were not done well and a big flood plan that needs more discussion.
Raigad Zilla Parishad members across party lines opposed the transfer of 59 ZP schools in Panvel to the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) at the general body meeting.
Members demanded compensation at the current market value of the school land, citing substantial appreciation in Panvel land prices.
Members questioned why the administration initiated the transfer without general body approval, arguing the properties belong to the Zilla Parishad.
Members sought assurances that the land would remain in exclusive educational use and asked who would be accountable if it were diverted.
The meeting also raised the Jal Jeevan Mission's poor execution, a demand for 20% of DPC funds for ZP members, and objections to the Rs 305-crore flood mitigation plan.
- Who
- Raigad Zilla Parishad members and officials, including President Mangesh Wakdikar, Vice-President Madhukar Patil and CEO Neha Bhosale
- What
- Opposition to the transfer of 59 ZP schools in Panvel to the Panvel Municipal Corporation, with demands for market-value compensation
- When
- Monday, at the Raigad Zilla Parishad general body meeting
- Where
- Kunte Baug, Raigad district (the schools are in Panvel, Navi Mumbai area)
- Why
- Because the properties belong to the Zilla Parishad, Panvel land values have appreciated, and the transfer was initiated without general body approval
ZP Members Opposing Transfer
Administration Proposing Transfer
School Transfer
ZP Members Opposing Transfer
The 59 school properties belong to the Zilla Parishad and should not be handed over to the PMC; members oppose the move across party lines.
Administration Proposing Transfer
The administration initiated the transfer of the 59 schools to the PMC; its detailed rationale is not stated in the article.
Compensation
ZP Members Opposing Transfer
The ZP should be compensated at current market value because Panvel land prices have risen substantially.
Administration Proposing Transfer
The transfer process as initiated did not include market-value compensation, according to members' objections.
Approval and Consultation
ZP Members Opposing Transfer
Transfers and major plans such as the flood mitigation project should be approved by the general body and consulted with elected representatives first.
Administration Proposing Transfer
The administration proceeded with the transfer process without prior general body approval.
- Schools in dispute
- 59 Zilla Parishad schools in Panvel
- Transfer target
- Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC)
- Current owner
- Raigad Zilla Parishad
- Compensation demand
- Current market value of the land
- Meeting
- ZP general body meeting at Kunte Baug, chaired by Mangesh Wakdikar
- Flood mitigation plan
- Rs 305 crore, proposed by the Public Works Department
- DPC fund demand
- At least 20% direct allocation to elected ZP members
- Other concerns raised
- Jal Jeevan Mission execution and complex housing permission procedures