PMC chief honoured for tech-driven initiatives

Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram was felicitated on Tuesday for the civic body’s use of IT to strengthen the implementation of Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act

PUNE: Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram was felicitated on Tuesday for the Pune Municipal Corporation’s use of information technology to strengthen the implementation of the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015.

Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram was felicitated on Tuesday for the civic body’s use of IT to strengthen the implementation of Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act. (HT)

He received the honour from Maharashtra chief secretary Rajesh Agrawal during a programme marking the ‘Second Service Rights Day’ held at Sahyadri State Guest House in Mumbai. Manukumar Srivastava was also present.

The event was jointly organised by the state’s General Administration Department and the Maharashtra State Right to Service Commission.

Speaking on the occasion, Ram said the PMC has been implementing the “PMC 360” initiative to speed up delivery of civic services, information and welfare schemes.

He said the platform integrates multiple digital systems, including the civic body’s website, online service portal, grievance redressal mechanism, direct benefit transfer (DBT) portal, online payment systems, eSign services, QR code-based authentication, WhatsApp bot, the Aaple Sarkar portal and the PMC Care platform.