Port Blair Municipal Council

What Port Blair Municipal Council does

Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council (formerly Port Blair Municipal Council, renamed in 2022 following the renaming of Port Blair city) is the statutory civic governing body for Sri Vijaya Puram, the capital town of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. The council operates under the administrative oversight of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration as part of the Government of India's Digital India Initiative. Its functional remit covers all standard urban local-body services: property tax assessment and collection, residential and commercial water connections and tariffs, building plan approvals and construction permits, market and shop taxation, counter services (certificates, licenses), and solid waste management.

The council's core technology asset is a unified e-governance portal at pbmc.gov.in, supported by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Andaman. The portal provides citizen registration and login, online property/water/market tax payment, property and shop search with bill viewing, online residential and commercial water connection applications with tracking, public grievance registration and status tracking, and an administrative analytics dashboard. It integrates with an external Online Building Plan Approval System at pbmc-obpas.com for digitized permit workflow. The council also operates a mobile QR-code-based citizen feedback system and maintains Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels for citizen communication.

The revenue model is entirely that of an Indian municipal body, not a commercial enterprise. Income is generated from annual residential property taxes, monthly usage-based commercial water tariffs, one-time building and construction permit fees, recurring market/shop taxes, and various transaction-based counter service fees. The council is publicly funded via its own tax base plus grants from the Union Territory and central government, and is not a recipient of venture capital or private equity. Customers are exclusively residents, property owners, and businesses within the municipal boundary; pricing is statutory and not market-discovered.

Name

Port Blair Municipal Council

Legal name

Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council

Website

https://pbmc.gov.in

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council (formerly Port Blair Municipal Council) is the statutory municipal body for Sri Vijaya Puram in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It delivers civic services — property tax, water, building approvals, grievance redressal, and solid waste — via a Digital India e-governance portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Civic Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal e-governance
• Property tax collection
• Civic services
• Water connections
• Building plan approvals

Headquarters

HQ city

Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair)

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: Collection of property taxes from residential and commercial properties within municipal jurisdiction through online and offline channels
2. Commercial Water Tariff: Revenue generated from commercial water supply connections and usage tariffs
3. Building and Construction Fees: Fees collected for building plan approvals, construction permits, and related municipal services
4. Market/Shop Tax: Taxation of commercial markets and shops operating within municipal boundaries
5. Counter Services: Various municipal counter services including certificates, licenses, and permits

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Port Blair Municipal Council delivers statutory municipal services to residents and property owners in Sri Vijaya Puram, including property tax assessment and collection, water supply connections, building plan approvals, solid waste management, and citizen grievance redressal. These services are delivered through an online e-governance portal built under the Government of India's Digital India Initiative, alongside traditional counter-based service delivery.

Product overview

Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council (formerly Port Blair Municipal Council) operates a unified e-governance portal providing digital citizen services. The platform offers citizen registration and authentication, online tax payments, property and market search with bill viewing, water connection applications and tracking, grievance registration and status tracking, building plan approvals, and administrative analytics. The system integrates with an external Online Building Plan Approval System and provides information about solid waste management, public holidays, and emergency contacts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Tax Collection Service

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipal council operates as part of the Government of India's Digital India Initiative, utilizing national digital infrastructure and platforms for e-governance service delivery to citizens.
• National Informatics Centre (NIC) - AndamancoreTechnology or IntegrationNIC Andaman provides technical infrastructure and digital governance support for the municipal council's online services and portal operations.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipal council operates under the administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with governance oversight and coordination for civic services on the islands.
• Swachh Bharat UrbanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal council participates in the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) mission for urban sanitation and waste management services.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Informatics Centre (NIC): Core technology partner for the council's e-governance portal; NIC provides shared digital infrastructure for nearly all Indian municipal e-governance platforms and is therefore an enabling/ecosystem peer rather than a direct municipal competitor.
• Smart Cities Mission (MoHUA): Central government program under which 100 Indian cities (SPVs) implement integrated digital command-and-control and citizen-service platforms; thematically comparable as a peer cohort for digital municipal governance, though structured as SPVs rather than municipal councils.
• Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC):

Direct peers

• Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD): Statutory municipal body providing property tax assessment, building plan approvals, water/sewer services, and birth/death registration to Delhi residents via an NIC-hosted digital portal — directly comparable municipal services and digital delivery model.
• Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP): India's largest municipal corporation operating under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act; comparable to Sri Vijaya Puram as an Indian municipal body delivering property tax, building plan approvals, and citizen grievance services through a digital portal.
• Greater Chennai Corporation: City municipal corporation offering property tax, water connections, building plan approvals, and solid waste management through its online portal — equivalent statutory municipal role and e-governance delivery model.
• Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC): Municipal corporation providing property tax, building permissions, water connections, and grievance redressal to Hyderabad residents through a digital portal; comparable municipal mandate and digital service model.
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM): One of India's largest municipal corporations providing property tax collection, water connections, building approvals, and solid waste management through a unified e-governance portal; same statutory municipal function as Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PBMC_ANI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/PBMCANIslands
• Facebookfacebook.com/portblairmunicipalcouncilani
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/port-blair-municipal-council

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