Through digital monitoring platform urban amenities to be brought in Jharkhand

With the help of the state urban development department, the centralized portal will be implemented and it’ll be a part of the National Urban Digital Mission.

For providing all citizens-centric assistance in urban areas of the state, Jharkhand will soon boast of a centralized digital infrastructure. To enhance the governance the centralized portal will not only deliver services but will also support in monitoring and timely delivery of citizen services.

With the help of the state urban development department, the centralized portal will be implemented and it’ll be a part of the National Urban Digital Mission.

In a meeting of the state urban development department officials along with a visiting four-member delegation headed by the Director of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) Hitesh Vaidya the planning was reviewed.

Ideas implemented in the state will also be incorporated as part of the NUDM (National Urban Digital Mission). Also, the delegation held discussions about current reforms and initiatives which are being implemented in the state.

For modifying ease of living for citizens and fostering electronic delivery of municipal assistance across all 4,400+ ULBs of the country NUDM is being anchored by NIUA which was inaugurated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for improvement.

Amit Kumar, Director of the State Urban Development Authority (SUDA) said: “We have citizen-centric services like issuance of birth/death certificate, building plan approval, property tax collection, issuing trade license among others which are being done online. But it is being done by respective ULBs and they are working in isolation. However, when we have a central portal which will have a dynamic database with service delivery options using technological interventions, it will help us in real-time monitoring as well as in clearing backlogs of services.”

“For example, if all ULBs in the state relate to a central portal, we can ascertain how many water connections have been provided and what is the current backlog and the reasons behind it with a click. It will also help us in monitoring pending work and can take remedial actions for clearing the backlogs.” he further added.

On Ranchi smart city campus Vaidya also visited the control and command centre and said for people living in urban areas, practices in the state are appreciable and the integration of all citizen-centric services will be a boon.

“The surveillance centre in Ranchi smart city is world-class and this model can be taken up for replication in other states too,” said Vaidya.

A visiting team to incorporate a real-time monitoring system for solid waste management has been requested by urban development department officials of the state.

It is done to monitor the disposal of solid waste generated in urban areas on a real-time basis at all ULBs.