CM's 100-day prog: Women and child welfare dept tops
Mumbai: The state women and child welfare dept was ranked first among 48 Mantralaya depts in implementing the
CM's 100-day programme
after the Mahayuti govt was sworn into office in Dec last year. The dept, headed by NCP's Aditi Tatkare, scored 80%, followed by the public works dept, agriculture, rural development, and transport and ports dept. The evaluation results were announced by CM
Devendra Fadnavis
through a post on social media platform X.
The
Indian Quality Council
conducted the final evaluation of the 100-day office improvement programme. The tasks ranged from website enhancement, office facilities, grievance redressal, ease of living, investment promotion, and technology use. The top five in each field were identified by the council. Those who topped the list included the Palghar superintendent of police, Chandrapur district collector, Mira-Bhayandar police commissioner, Ulhasnagar municipal commissioner, Thane Zilla Parishad, and Director of Technical Education. The women and child welfare dept stated it updated its content management system, conducted a website security audit, and provided a list of services notified under the Right to Service Act. In collaboration with the central govt, 13,011 mini Anganwadi centres were converted into Anganwadis.tnn
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