Vid’s 2 officers excel in 100-day action plan

 

 

As Nagpur division performed well in the 100-day Action Plan for Regional Offices, a brainchild of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, two persons from Vidarbha too excelled in the campaign. One is Divisional Commissioner of Nashik Dr Praveen Gedam, who hails from Nagpur; and second is Director of Technical Education Dr Vinod Mohitkar from Chandrapur. Dr Mohitkar topped the category of Commissioner/ Director while Dr Gedam excelled in the category of Divisional Commissioner. With the vision of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the 100-day Action Plan was undertaken with the aim of bringing discipline to Government offices in the State, completing citizens' work quickly and increasing trust between the Government- administration and citizens.

 

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), has done an important job by balancing many aspects such as digitalization, student orientation, transparency in work procedures. This directorate has been awarded the honor of the best director's office in the state. The DTE scored 77.72 percent marks out of a total of 100 marks. It has made an impression in this campaign among other departments that are always at the forefront of discussions. This office has demonstrated a blend of innovative ideas in management, emphasis on technology, efficient method of delivering services directly to citizens and students, effective interaction with the Central Government and departmental offices, and visionary use of artificial intelligence.

 

The website of the Directorate was made more accessible and accessible to the disabled. Special efforts were made for the effective implementation of the new National Education Policy of the Central Government. Centers of Excellence in cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, 3D Printing were established. Skill-based courses were implemented under international level agreements under the National Skill Development Corporation. It was observed that there has been a significant increase in the participation of girls in scholarship schemes. Through the campaign of discipline and cleanliness in office procedures, 2,360 kg of waste was destroyed in the offices. Old items and vehicles were deregistered. All complaints on ‘Aaple Sarkar’ and PG portal were resolved in time. Waiting rooms for visitors, clean toilets and drinking water facilities have made civil services more accessible. “We tried to provide services in technical education online to students and institutions. Innovation in work management, transformation of technology, efficient way of delivering services directly to parents and students led to success.

 

The appreciation from the government for the efforts made on transparent governance, harmony and emphasis on digitalization is more motivating for us,” Dr Vinod Mohitkar, expressed. Dr Praveen Gedam remained a bright student right from school to MBBS. When he took over as Divisional Commissioner of Nashik the first major challenges before him were pursuing the proposals against the backdrop of Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela-2027. The proposals include expansion and development of infrastructure of Ojhar airport, highway widening, creating multimodal transport hub at Nashik road railway station which he did successfully. He has developed a good rapport with Central Government. Nashik stood first in PM Kisan beneficiaries, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, Rashtriy Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. Dr Gedam also monitored the cleanliness in terms of removing pendency of work. “As per the aim of this plan, I focussed mainly on redressal of people’s grievances for which we upgraded. The use of e-office system has made the work more dynamic and transparent. Several thousand files have been prepared and letters have been sent to the departments concerned. I personally saw to it that the comlaints would be well taken care of. The visiting hours of the officers were decided and I ensured that people didn’t have any obstacles during these meetings,” pointed out Dr Gedam. Apart from these, the use of Artificial Intelligence was increased, the training of officers and employees was given momentum. The financial and industrial investment are given boost by various ways.

 

 

Scholarship schemes have been simplified and the Directorate has taken care of online applications of 1.16 lakh students and direct contact with students through special camps. Through the School Connect initiative, 4.41 lakh students were guided about technical education by visiting 9,332 schools. The evaluation also considers the emphasis on various aspects such as separate digital module for staff management, repairs in 40 institutions and security cameras in 46 institutions.