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{{Short description|Administrative governing body for the city of Panaji}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Corporation of the City of Panaji
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]]
| logo_pic = Corporation of the City of Panaji.jpg
| body = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|2002}}
| leader1 = [[Rohit Monserrate]]<ref name="ccpgoa.com">https://ccpgoa.com/elected-members/</ref>
| leader2 = Sanjeev Shamsundar Naik<ref name="ccpgoa.com">https://ccpgoa.com/elected-members/</ref>
| leader3 = Clen Madeira<ref>https://ccpgoa.com/key-officials/</ref>
| leader1_type = [[Mayor (India)|Mayor]]
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader3_type = [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| seats = '''30'''
| term_length    = 5 years
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]
| last_election1 = 2026
| next_election1 = 2031
| meeting_place = 
| website = {{URL | https://ccpgoa.com/}}
}}

The '''Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP)''' is responsible for the [[Civil authority|civic administration]] of [[Panaji]] (Panjim), the capital city of [[Goa]], India.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Panjim History {{!}} CCPGOA |url=https://ccpgoa.com/panjim-history/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=CCP GOA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Corporation Of The City Of Panaji {{!}} North Goa District, Government of Goa {{!}} India |url=https://northgoa.gov.in/public-utility/corporation-of-the-city-of-panaji/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Duties & Functions – Goa State Election Commission |url=https://sec.goa.gov.in/duties-functions/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=sec.goa.gov.in}}</ref> It is the oldest civic institution in Asia and<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About us {{!}} CCPGOA |url=https://ccpgoa.com/about/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=CCP GOA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=NIC |url=https://goaulbservice.gov.in/About.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708231432/https://goaulbservice.gov.in/About.aspx |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=goaulbservice.gov.in}}</ref> is the world's smallest [[municipal corporation]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

According to [[2011 Census of India|Census of India 2011]], the area under the municipal body is 53.7 km<sup>2</sup> and the population is 70,991.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/368/download/1120/DH_2011_3001_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_GOA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203054814/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/368/download/1120/DH_2011_3001_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_GOA.pdf |archive-date=2024-02-03 |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> It has 17,807 households and the population of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] is 1,701 and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] is 4,586.<ref name=":2" />

== History ==
On 22 March 1843, by royal [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] decree, [[Pangim]] was elevated to the status of a city and became the capital of [[Portuguese India]] and was renamed [[Panaji|Nova Goa]].<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Goa's Liberation Day: How Panaji Became The Capital Of Goa |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/goas-liberation-day-how-panaji-became-the-capital-of-goa-11915251.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com}}</ref> The erstwhile capital was [[Old Goa|Velha Goa]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2018-01-07 |title=When Asia's First Civic Body Was Set Up In Goa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/when-asias-first-civic-body-was-set-up-in-goa/articleshow/62400016.cms |access-date=2025-10-31 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 1858, a loan was sanctioned and the municipality began the construction of Pangim's Pacos Municipais (municipality palace).<ref name=":4" /> In December 1969, [[Panaji|Panjim]] became part of the [[India|Republic of India]] after the Indian annexation, known as the [[Annexation of Goa|Liberation of Goa]].<ref name=":3" /> On 19 December 1961, the [[Indian Army|Indian army]] with Operation Vijay resulted in the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu into the Indian union.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=HISTORY OF GOA – Department of Information and Publicity |url=https://dip.goa.gov.in/history-of-goa/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=dip.goa.gov.in}}</ref> After annexation, Panjim served as the capital of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu until statehood in 1987.<ref name=":5" />

In 2002, the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] enacted the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=The City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002 |url=https://dip.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/act.pdf}}</ref> The Act provides for constituting a [[Municipal corporation|Municipal Corporation]] for Panaji (the Act appears in the [[Government gazette|Government Gazette]] — it is dated/published in the Official Gazette, 23 January 2003).<ref name=":6" />

== Elections ==
Elections to the Corporation of the city of Panaji were held in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/bjpbacked-panel-sweeps-panaji-municipal-corporation-polls-wins-27-of-30-seats-101773402613765.html|title=BJP-backed panel sweeps Panaji municipal corporation polls, wins 27 of 30 seats|work=Times of India|accessdate=13 March 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Zone
!Ward Number
!Ward Name
!Areas Covered
!Assembly Constituency
!Councillor<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELECTED MEMBERS {{!}} CCPGOA |url=https://ccpgoa.com/elected-members/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=CCP GOA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winning Candidate with address |url=https://sec.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Winning-Candidate-with-address.pdf}}</ref>
!Political Group
|-
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|1
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| valign="top" |CABRAL NELSON FRANCISCO
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|-
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|2
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| valign="top" |FERNANDES YUVRAJ FRANCIS
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|-
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|3
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| valign="top" |MONSERRATE ROHIT JOE
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|-
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|4
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| valign="top" |PO CAROLINA
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|5
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| valign="top" |SHIRGAONKAR SHUBHADA RUPESH
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|-
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|6
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| valign="top" |FURTADO SURENDRA CRISTOVAM
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|-
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|7
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| valign="top" |LORENA BENTO SILVESTER
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|-
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|8
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| valign="top" |ANDRADE JOEL SAVIO
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|-
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|9
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| valign="top" |FURTADO RUTH SURENDRA
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|-
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|10
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| valign="top" |AMONKAR PRASAD PRAKASH
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|-
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|11
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| valign="top" |PAREKH KARAN YATIN
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|-
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|12
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| valign="top" |SHETYE VARSHA HARI
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|-
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|13
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| valign="top" |MAINKAR PRAMAY PRAKASH
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|-
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|14
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| valign="top" |MADKAIKAR UDAY VAMAN
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|-
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|15
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| valign="top" |CHOPDEKAR SHAYANI SHARAD
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|-
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|16
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| valign="top" |KERKAR ASMITA SANDESH
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|-
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|17
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| valign="top" |JORGE DENNIS EDWARD FRANCIS
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|-
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|18
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| valign="top" |CHOPDEKAR ADITI
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|-
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|19
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| valign="top" |MORAJKAR NARSINVHA CHANDRAKANT
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|-
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|20
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| valign="top" |CHODANKAR SHUBHAM GOPAL
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|-
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|21
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| valign="top" |MANERKAR MANISHA BHAVANIDAS
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|-
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|22
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| valign="top" |MAINKAR DIKSHA DEVANAND
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|-
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|23
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| valign="top" |SURLIKAR SANTOSH DHANANJAY
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|-
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|24
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| valign="top" |NAIK PRANJAL PRAJIT
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|-
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|25
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| valign="top" |NAIK SANJEEV SHAMSUNDER
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|-
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|26
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| valign="top" |AGSHIKAR VASANT ASHOK
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|-
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|27
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| valign="top" |DIAS LORRAINE SUEELLEN
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|28
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| valign="top" |CHOPDEKAR VITHAL DAYANAND
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|-
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|29
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| valign="top" |FERNANDES SILVESTRE
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|-
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|30
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| valign="top" |DA CUNHA SANDRA MARIA
|
|}

== Revenue sources ==
The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="My11">{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |date=3 December 2020 |title=Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-civic-bodies-in-india-need-municipal-bonds/article33237962.ece |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="My12">{{cite news |date=2 December 2021 |title=Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/municipal-corporations-under-severe-strain-as-revenues-sink-rbi-report-314215-2021-12-02 |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="My13">{{cite news |date=17 May 2022 |title=If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/if-cities-are-to-deliver-better-quality-life-need-to-have-business-models-which-are-sustainable/642276/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

=== Revenue from taxes ===
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

* Property tax.
* Profession tax.
* Entertainment tax.
* Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
* Advertisement tax.

=== Revenue from non-tax sources ===
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

* Water usage charges.
* Fees from Documentation services.
* Rent received from municipal property.
* Funds from municipal bonds.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}



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