Smart Gujarat Hackathon 2017
Challenge Statement

 


Name of the Department: R & B

 

Challenge Title
( Must be one liner)

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Real Time Progress of R&B Department Projects (Web Application)

Challenge Description with context
(At least one Paragraph)

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(1) Road & Building Department is the most important department in Government of Gujarat for providing the basic infrastructure facilities i.e. road network, buildings and bridges. 

(2) The Department is executing various development projects throughout the length and width of Gujarat State under various budget heads like Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (MMGSY), Special Repairs (SR), Budgeted works, Central Road Fund (CRF) etc.

(3) The department’s annual budget outlay is also increasing year to year and now reached more than Rs.8000 Crore.

(4) With increasing number of works going on at various locations and particularly in interior parts of tribal districts, for easy monitoring these ongoing works on real time basis, so as to complete these basic infrastructure projects in scheduled time frame with desired quality control of works.

What Exact Problem is being Solved?

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Since work of R & B Department is going on at various locations, it is difficult to track the progress of work. So an online real time GPS based web application with facility of taking pictures/video facilities is necessary for monitoring of all ongoing projects in the State.

Users

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(1) The field officers & higher authority of R&BD of Government.

(2) The policy planner (CM, Dy. CM, Minister, Head of the Department, Collector & DDO etc.) of all departments at Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.

Expected Outcomes

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A thorough and robust project monitoring system enable both field officers and policy maker at Sachivalaya for planning the allocation of budget fund in more efficient way and to expedite the completion of planned quality works in time, so as to give desired benefits to the citizens of State. Also further planning of the department is taken up in advance and thereby improve overall efficiency at all level.

Impact

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Better management of Government resources and further planning.