DNA ( 22 Feb ) carries following news report :
Very soon, the Chief Minister will be
able to monitor the status of all development projects in the state, in
real-time, on his mobile, laptop and other digital platforms via a digital
dashboard.
The State Directorate of Information Technology has
been working on an electronic interface that
aggregates and visualizes data from multiple sources.
The dashboard will be ready for use in four months,
and with it, Devendra Fadnavis will be able to access information about the
monorail, metro rail corridors, sea-links, bridges and flyovers, and other
social sector initiatives.
The CM will also be able to monitor information
regarding investment intentions worth Rs 8 lakh crore received during Make In
India week, and Rs 16 lakh crore proposed in the recently concluded Magnetic
Maharashtra summit.
"The idea is also to put in place an efficient
decision support system which will substantially reduce dependency on
government officers, work contractors and various agencies. It will be an independent monitoring mechanism
where in CM can categorize and prioritize projects," said State
information secretary SVR Srinivas.
In the second phase, members of the public can access a portion of the live dashboard,
giving the workings of the projects transparency.
The digital dashboard will also help the CM fix
loopholes, curb scams and anticipate and lift roadblocks.
If this “ digital
dashboard “ has to become an instrument for fixing
accountability of officers / agencies responsible for project
delays , then I urge Shri Fadnavisji to employ project
planning and review technique described in my following
blog
Friday, 4 December 2015
Economic Times ( 12 Oct 2015 )
carries a report titled :
" Panel set up for Innovation in
Govt Projects "
As per this report, the Prime
Minister has put together a team that will decide,
- how government projects can
be executed using cutting edge technologies and practices
The empowered committee for
Innovative Collaborations was set up to incorporate the very latest solutions
that science and technology has to offer
My suggestions :
* When any Ministry
submits any Project Proposal for Cabinet approval , it must be accompanied by
a PERT ( Program Evaluation
and Review Technique ) chart , clearly showing all the " Activities
" lying along the CRITICAL PATH
( earlier known as the CRITICAL PATH METHOD )
That PERT Chart must accompany
a tabulation showing , for each " Activity ",
# Pessimistic Time
# Optimistic Time , and the
# Most likely Time
Since Admiral Rickover , introduced this mandatory requirement for
awarding tender to build the first nuclear submarine, some 50 years ago ,
all US government departments follow this procedure for all govt contracts
* Insist that all
the government departments / contractors, responsible for execution of any of
these "activities", update the PERT chart status online on the
web site of the Project Monitoring Group
* PERT charts for all the projects should be made visible to the general
public
* If there is any " slippage " in any activity lying on the
CRITICAL PATH , the name of the department or contractor responsible ,
must appear in bold RED letters , against that activity
This is the only INNOVATION that we
need , to ensure that the projects get completed in time and within budget
28 Feb 2018
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