India, July 4 -- The state government has clarified that it has no plans to bifurcate the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and form a separate civic body for the city's eastern parts. Instead, it assured increased funding and better services for the merged villages.

The issue was raised in the Assembly on Thursday by BJP leader and MLC Yogesh Tilekar, who demanded the creation of a new municipal corporation for the eastern region, citing neglect of the merged areas under the current PMC structure.

Tilekar said, "PMC is the largest municipal corporation in India and Asia in terms of geographical area. While it collects taxes from the merged villages, it has failed to provide adequate civic amenities. Citizens from these areas feel that n...