India, Sept. 11 -- While the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been struggling to address local complaints and provide civic services efficiently since the merger of 34 villages, the civic administration has now proposed increasing the number of regional ward offices and carrying out fresh recruitments to improve overall efficiency.

On Tuesday, municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram and additional municipal commissioner B P Prithviraj held a meeting with all department heads and ward officers to review administrative functioning and ensure quicker response to complaints.

At the meeting, Ram said, "After the merger of 34 villages, the PMC has become the number one corporation in terms of geographical area. But the PMC has not been a...