On 9th November 2020, the Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Panchayat Raj Minister of Telangana launched the two mobile applications, Palle Pragathi Panchayat Secretary app and Palle Pragathi Inspection Officer app to monitor and improve the Palle Pragathi works, works undertaken by the gram panchayats.
The apps were designed by the State Panchayat Raj department.
Aim of the applications:
- To enhance the performance of the officials at the grass root level and enable the monitoring of the world taken up by the inspection officers on a daily basis.
- To identify the issues at village level and the steps required to resolve the issues.
- These apps will ensure a seamless flow of information on the progress of works.
Palle Pragathi Panchayat Secretary(PS) app:
Aim:
The app was designed to improve the daily and monthly activities of the secretaries.
Purpose:
i.The PS App includes the daily cleanliness programmes like cleaning of roads, drains, government office premises, collection of solid and liquid wastes and maintenance of street lights on a daily basis.
ii.It also deals with the monthly activities of the Palle Pragathi works, cleaning of water tanks, conduct of gram sabha, maintenance of records of the respective villages, permissions and certificates issued, revenue of the respective panchayat, expenditure and other works.
iii.These data posted by the secretary will be transferred to the inspector’s login.
Palle Pragathi Inspection Officer app:
Aim:
The app was designed for the daily functioning of the concerned officers.
Purpose:
i.The app has been designed to fix the responsibility of the officials at different levels to enable an effective delivery of services to the people.
ii.This app will support the officers to rank the panchayats based on their performances.
iii.This will also monitor the sanitation work, cleaning of government offices, status of use off Vaikuntadhamams, dumping yard details, nursery works, approvals and certificates, financial dealings, issued cheques, maintenance of records and others
About Palle Pragathi Programme:
The Palle Pragathi Programme, was launched to improve the infrastructure and to ensure the complete development in villages.
Recent Related News:
On April 6, 2020, The Public Health and Family Welfare Department of the government (govt) of Telangana deployed India’s first automated “COVID- 19 Monitoring System Application”. The application (app) was developed by startup Vera Smart Healthcare and launched by Telangana Director of Public Health Dr G Srinivas Rao.
About Telangana:
Chief Minister- K. Chandrashekar Rao
Stadiums– Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium; G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium; Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
