Goalpara district wins ‘Infrastructure Snapshot App’ Award

A Correspondent

Goalpara: Goalpara district, an aspirational district in Lower Assam, has received National Governance Now Digital Transformation Award for its ‘Infrastructure Snapshot App’, at the Governance Now Digital Transformation Summit and Awards held on Thursday in New Delhi.

The award was won for two categories – digital services and mobile app. The ‘Infrastructure snapshot app’ is a 24 X 7 android based one-of-its-kind convergence application developed specifically for infrastructure monitoring of public institutions and government schemes.

It was developed by Web.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd. Guwahati under the guidance of Varnali Deka, Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara district. The app is a comprehensive attempt towards combining all areas of governance including monitoring by government officials and members of the public, media, community-based organizations and NGOs serving as a tool for empowerment, encapsulated feedback on all infrastructure and human resources of the district and bringing public participation to the doorstep.

After the launch of the ‘Infrastructure Snapshot App’, rigorous and regular monitoring of various governmental schemes is evident and at the same time, there has been an increment in the resolution rate of complaints and public grievances. The app has enabled cross-checking of schemes by government officials, third parties and members of the public. The application serves as an important alert mechanism for natural disasters.

Besides, this initiative addresses the rural connectivity issues by way of offline loading and authentication of geographical data to prevent spurious ones from aggravating any situation, including law and order.

An interesting feature of this application is that an instant snapshot of the whole district is readily available in this new application. The app helps in identifying the areas of focus of the administration is prioritizing the affected areas.

Various organizations have congratulated the district administration for this feat. “I am feeling proud that our effort is recognized and request all officials to create awareness for the app so that this can be more utilized for the betterment of the public,” said a rather elated Varnali Deka.

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