History of Chhindwara Municipality

The history of the urban body is 153 years old

The municipality was formed before the district

The history of the urban body in the Chhindwara district is 153 years old. Chhindwara Municipality was formed in the year 1867. The population of the Chhindwara city at the time of formation was close to 9736. There were a total of 2393 residences in the city during this period.

The municipality had 738 acres of land under its jurisdiction, while there were 14 wards. The special thing is that the Chhindwara district was formed later.

In the year 1903, the municipality passed a resolution to build a town hall. The then deputy commissioner JS Skinner showed interest in the development of the city at that time. The town hall was named after him. The construction of the town hall was completed in 1906-07. The building was inaugurated on 13 December 1960 by the wife of the British officer. Since then the Municipality Office started operating here. Later the town hall became the center of cultural activities of the Chhindwara city after the municipality shifted from here.

Tenure used to be 3 years-

Hiralal Verma became the first chairman of the municipality. At that time, the tenure of the municipality was 3 years. Apart from a chairman, there was 2 vice-chairman. During this time, British officer Sexpier was posted here as deputy commissioner. An appreciative letter was also given to the Municipality President for good work.

Chhindwara Municipal Corporation was formed on 05-Sep-2014. It has total of 48 wards. The area of Chhindwara district is 11815 square kilometer and its total population is 2,15,843.

Address of Municipal Corporation-

Near, Indira Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Chhindwara M.P. Pin: 480001

Chhindwara Municipal Corporation website-

http://www.chhindwaranagarnigam.com