Zilla Parishad Office, and Superintendent of Police, Nagpur (Rural) bag top honours n Staff Reporter The city’s administrative machinery has secured a significant Statewide recognition under the Maharashtra Government’s 150-day e-Governance reform campaign, with the Revenue, Police and District Council departments collectively bagging top honours for digital transformation and citizen-centric governance. In the category of Divisional Commissioner offices, the Nagpur Divisional Commissioner’s office emerged best in the State, reflecting its comprehensive adoption of technology-driven administrative practices. The award was presented by Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister at a programme held at ‘Sahyadri’ Guest House in Mumbai.

 

Ashish Shelar, Minister of IT and Cultural Affairs; Rajesh Agrawal, Chief Secretary and Sadanand Date, Director General of Police also were present. Rajesh Khawale, Additional Commissioner, received the honours on behalf of the Nagpur Division. The office was recognised for its performance across seven key parameters including website compliance, Aaple Sarkar services, e-Office implementation, dashboards, WhatsApp chatbot integration, and the use of artificial intelligence, blockchain and GIS technologies. Initiatives such as digital monitoring of public grievances, timely disposal under the Right to Services Act and data-driven decision-making contributed to its top ranking.

 

The Special Inspector General of Police (IGP) office, Nagpur Range was honoured for excellence in e-Governance and website development, while the Superintendent of Police (Nagpur Rural) office secured second rank in the State. The Rural Police unit scored 161 out of 200 marks, marking consistent performance after a similar achievement in the earlier 100-day reform programme. Nagpur ZP recognised for ZP Panorama the Nagpur Zilla Parishad (ZP) also was recognised for its innovative ‘ZP Panorama’ dashboard, designed to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in administrative decision-making. Under the leadership of Vinayak Mahamuni,

 

Chief Executive Officer, the council demonstrated progress in both e-Governance and ‘Sevakarmi’ administrative reforms, including service records digitisation, recruitment tracking and staff training through the iGOT platform. Mahamuni received the award at the hands of Chief Minister during the programme. Nagpur (Rural) SP second in State The Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) office secured second rank in Maharashtra under the State Government’s 150-day e-Governance reform programme.

 

The initiative, implemented to enhance administrative efficiency, was evaluated by the Quality Council of India, which shortlisted the top five SP offices across the state. Nagpur Rural scored 161 out of 200 marks. Notably, the office had earlier achieved second rank in the 100-day action plan, making it the only unit to receive recognition in both programmes. Key initiatives included website development, Aaple Sarkar services, e-Office implementation, dashboards and WhatsApp chatbot integration. The award was presented by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to Dr Harssh Poddar, Superintendent of Police, Nagpur (Rural) during the programme in Mumbai.