Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
Immediately after the assembly elections, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis instructed government offices to implement a 150-day e-Governance programme. The Quality Council of India conducted inspections and announced the results of the revenue, municipal corporation and zilla parishad offices two days ago. In this evaluation, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation (CSMC) was left disappointed, as it did not feature among the top five municipal corporations in the state.
The final assessment of all government offices under the e-Governance programme was carried out by the Quality Council of India (QCI). Offices were evaluated on seven comprehensive criteria, including the office website, ‘Aaple Sarkar’ system, e-Office, office dashboard, WhatsApp chatbot, use of AI, and utilisation of GIS in operations.
CSMC has adopted online systems for its operations. To improve tax collection, a ‘Mitra’ cell was established using advanced technology. The record room has been digitised, staff attendance is now tracked through an app, a mobile app was developed to monitor the location of garbage trucks, and another app was created to inform citizens of water supply timings.
Among the 29 municipal corporations in the state, the top five were Panvel Municipal Corporation (first), Pune Municipal Corporation (second), Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (third), Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (fourth) and Amravati Municipal Corporation (fifth).
Divisional Commissioner’s office ranks second
The e-Governance performance of six Divisional Commissioner offices in the state was also evaluated. Nagpur Divisional Commissioner’s office secured first place, while Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Divisional Commissioner’s office ranked second in state.