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People with Grievances Attended Solved Chief Minister’s Office Government of Gujarat, India SWAGAT SWAGAT Stt Wid Att ti Gi State Wide Attention on Grievances through Application of Technology through Application of Technology Functional since April 2003
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People with Grievances Attended Solved

Chief Minister’s OfficeGovernment of Gujarat, India

SWAGATj ,

SWAGATSt t Wid Att ti G iState Wide Attention on Grievances through Application of Technologythrough Application of Technology

Functional since April 2003

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SWAGAT is Winner2010 United Nations Public Service 2010 United Nations Public Service

Awards Forum, Barcelona SpainImproving Transparency Accountability andImproving Transparency, Accountability and 

Responsiveness in Public Service

Th UN P bli S i A dThe UN Public Service Award recognizes the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public service administration in countries worldwideadministration in countries worldwide. Through an annual competition, the UN Public Service Awards promote the l f i li d i ibilit frole, professionalism, and visibility of 

public service. 

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Gujarat State ProfileGujarat State Profile

P l ti 55 illi• Population: 55 million• Land mass: 196,000 sq.km• Villages: 18,000• Towns: 225• Districts: 26• Sub Districts: 225Sub Districts: 225

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In the local languageSWAGAT meansSWAGAT means 

Welcome

First and foremost, it denotes that citizens are welcome to the Forum named SWAGAT

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“People’s voice is the key driver 

of aof a democracy…

…and listening to that voice isto that voice is the key test of 

Good Governance”GovernanceMr. Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India

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SWAGAT – the concept• Citizens do have grievances of all kinds.  Genuine expectations 

from the Government, not duly met, become grievances• Grievance redressal is the key to Good Governance; more soGrievance redressal is the key to Good Governance; more so 

in a democracy.  Efficiency, transparency and the speed in redressal is the key to citizen satisfaction

oAn expectation should ideally be met dulyoIt should not convert into a GrievanceoIt should not convert into a GrievanceoIf it does, it should be redressed at the local level

oIf it is not, the buck must stop at the highest level

oAccountability must be fixed

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SWAGAT – the conceptp

• The top functionaries of the State can not redress all the grievances on their own

o Moreover, the citizens need not come to the d f f hHead of State for their routine grievances

o Such grievances should be redressed at the l l th b l t th i i t tlevel they belong to or they originate at

H t bilit t ll l l f• Hence, accountability at all levels of administration particularly the local l l i tlevels is a must

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Overall mandate of SWAGAT1 Att ti i t t th d1. Attention on grievances to strengthen good 

governance• Analysis of the nature of grievances submitted toAnalysis of the nature of grievances submitted to Government at all levels

• Attention on the quality of redressal at all levels

2. Activate Administration to solve public grievances t St t Di t i t d S b Di t i t L lat State, District and Sub District Level

• Monitoring the quality of grievance redressal by local administrationlocal administration

3. Solving the grievances from the top when they g g p yneed such intervention

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Before SWAGAT Public grievances were not handled systematically

Paper‐based process was 

Not transparent: Officials had no 

cumbersome & lengthy

fear of being exposed

Common person No system forCommon person has no access to higher levels

No system for monitoring or follow‐uphigher levels follow up

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3 levels of SWAGATC th h l f G j t St tCover the whole of Gujarat State

State SWAGATevery 4th Thursday of the month held at the State 

l dhCapital Gandhinagar

District SWAGAT every 4th Thursday held at 26 District Offices

Sub‐District SWAGAT every 4th Wednesday of the month held at 239 Sub District Offices

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Public AwarenessSuccess of SWAGAT in resolving public grievances was promoted through local media to increase awareness of the facility to all

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Systematic SWAGAT State SWAGAT every 4th Thursday of the Monthy y9:00‐12:00 grievance applications registered online at SWAGAT Office: details immediately available to concerned Officers

12:00‐15:00 Officers enter responses and information online 

15:00 Hon CM & Senior Officers interact with applicants. District and Sub‐District Officers attend the program through ideo conferencing

Cases are redressed on the same day or in time‐bound manner.

video‐conferencing

Cases are redressed on the same day or in time bound manner.  All directions given by Hon CM are formally recorded on the same day

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Format for online applicationAll grievances & redressal information (State, District & Sub District) are fed into the same system, through an online portal

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Applications registered in 3 categoriesApplications registered in 3 categories

P li M tt h li it ti iPolicy Matters: where a limitation or gap in the policy requires attention

Long‐Pending: where the case has remained l d ft t l t 6 th ftunresolved after at least 6 months after 

initial application 

First‐Time: such cases are first referred to h d l ff fthe concerned lower office for attention

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State SWAGAT Session27th May 201027 May 2010

VideoVideo conferencing with District & Sub District

Hon Chief Minister

Case Information on screen

Applicant

& Sub District

Secretariat Level Senior 

Senior Officers and SWAGAT AdministrationOfficer Administration 

Team

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Information viewed byviewed by  

Hon. CM during State SWAGAT 

Sessions

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Integrated from State to Sub DistrictAnalysis of May 2010 SWAGAT cases

Urban Development

Industry

Revenue

State

0 2 4 6

Rural Development

Water Resources16 casesAt monthly State Sessions, Hon. CM

reviews District and

Urban Development

Revenue

Rural DevelopmentDistrict

reviews District and Sub District cases

for:

0 100 200

Water Resources

Home466 cases1. Quality of redressal2. Understanding  the 

Sub DistrictFood Supplies

Rural DevelopmentRevenue

nature of problems at local level

2199 cases0 400 800

Water ResourcesUrban Development

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SWAGAT: ICT Infrastructure ‐ GSWAN

BSNL

District Centres (25) Sub District Centres (239)

BSNL       8‐2Mbps

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SWAGAT operates on Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN)Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN)• Connects all 26 Districts to State Data Centre with             8Mbps to 2 Mbps connectivityp p y

• Leased circuits provided by BSNL, Reliance and Tata Tele Services

• Interconnects 8,496 District and Sub District Offices• 23,017 user‐IDs created for Government Officers

• Video conferencing centres at:

– 26 Department Offices

– 26 District Offices

– 239 Sub District Offices

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SWAGAT live multi‐conferencing jacross Gujarat

State Wide Knowledge sharing as all 26 District and 239 Sub District Offices are present through live video‐Sub District Offices are present through live video

conferencing at all Sessions

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SWAGAT IMPACT 97% of applications have been resolved97% of applications have been resolvedMost grievances are attended at local levels, not State levelApril 2003 to May 2010

49891

45117

4961443621

50000

60000

30000

40000

10000

20000

971 9710

State District Sub District

Applications made Applications Resolved

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SWAGAT IMPACT

• Public accountability strengthenedS i h d i i l d li• Systemic changes as decisions lead to policy reform

• Citizen’s satisfaction when grievances attended at highest‐levelg

• Monitoring system focuses attention on unresolved casesunresolved cases 

• Access to all guaranteed through proximity of local officesof local offices

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SWAGAT IMPACT

• Total Transparency as all stakeholders are present in real‐timep

• Administration activated as Hon CM is directly reviewing casesdirectly reviewing cases 

• Inputs from all allow fair decisions: citizens, key Officers and elected memberskey Officers and elected members

• Highest‐level authority gain awareness of f bl l l l l dnature of problems at local levels and 

awareness of practical issues of local administration

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SWAGAT cases2003 R lt ft l t l2003: Result after long struggle• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon CM 22nd May 2003• Case: farmer had not received entitled Government 

compensation of Rs.19,000 after losing cattle in flash floods of 1997.  The Farmer had made repeated efforts over 6 years to obtain the compensation at local offices, without success. 

• Result: farmer received Rs.19,000 compensation

2004: Policy Impact2004: Policy Impact• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon CM 22nd July 2004• Case: the accused was exhorting money after making false 

l i f l d i Ah d b d Th liti ti iclaims for land in Ahmedabad.  The litigation process was mis‐used to harm people’s interests

• Result: accused was dealt with the rule of law and was imprisoned A Special Investigation Team (SIT) wasimprisoned.  A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was established to investigate it and any other such cases.  The SIT is still functional.

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SWAGAT case

2005: Case for Welfare• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon. 

CM 28th July 2005CM 28 July 2005

• Case:  Homeless Tribal families i i f 42 h bwere waiting for 42 houses to be 

built through a Government scheme.  Payments to the 

t t h d b d b tcontractor had been made but construction work was not completed.

• Result: construction of all 42 houses was completed.  Nodal officers were reprimanded.  Contractor was black listed so as not to gain any future contractsblack‐listed so as not to gain any future contracts.

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SWAGAT case 2006: Harassment of common people

• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon. CM 28th September 2006

• Case:  Below‐Poverty‐Line (BPL) disabled agricultural labourerdisabled agricultural labourerwas given a Government Plot and Building.  The Local elected member (Sarpanch) and Officer ( p )(Talati) accused the applicant of encroachment and they then had the building destroyed.  g y

• Result: a house was built on the same land and penal action was taken against the local elected member andaction was taken against the local elected member and officer.

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SWAGAT case

2007: Case resolved after 36 years• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon. CM 26th April 2007• Case:  48 plots of 9 x 4.5 metres were purchased by low‐income people in 1970 through auction sale by local Government Prant Office Following completionlocal Government Prant Office.  Following completion of sale the land title was not given.  After 36 years the case was brought to attention of Hon CM, after 26 of the original purchasers had deceasedthe original purchasers had deceased.

• Result: within one month the land was measured and land titles given and possession given to the 48 g p gpurchasers or relatives of the deceased.

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SWAGAT cases2008: Relief for disabled2008: Relief for disabledCase:  a disabled man of 25 years had submitted a form for a Government loan to open a General Provisions Store in his village.  The applicant had no other source of income and waited for a year for theof income, and waited for a year for the loan.  The applicant was illiterate and came across difficulties in following up the 

il h i i d SWAGAT Officase until he visited SWAGAT Office

Result: after case details were communicated toResult: after case details were communicated to the Department, the Department acted instantly and brought a cheque for Rs.39,245 to the SWAGAT session of the same day and presentedSWAGAT session of the same day and presented to the applicant.

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SWAGAT cases

2009: Result after long struggle• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon CM 22nd January 2009

li d• Case: as per a new Government Policy to reduce electricity theft awards 5% of payments to an informant who gives details of non‐payments.  The local officers g p yreceived information from the applicant and would not then pay the required 5% sum.. R lt di ti f H CM th t f• Result: on direction of Hon. CM the payment of Rs.20,664 was made to the applicant within one month (9th February 2009)( y )

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SWAGAT cases2010: Severe Action2010: Severe Action• Session: State SWAGAT with Hon. CM on 27th May 2010• Case: citizen had paid a bribe of Rs 700 to Police Officers• Case: citizen had paid a bribe of Rs.700 to Police Officers after being harassed by them.  

• Result: formal complaint against the police officers was p g pfiled

• Transfer of the police officers within 24 hrs as ordered 

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Applicants are given a unique IDgiven a unique ID through which applicants canapplicants can access their case details and statusdetails and status online ‐ anywhere

TOTAL TRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY

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Lessons Learned• Focus on outcomes has driven the system to ensureFocus on outcomes has driven the system to ensure 

positive outcomes.  • Chief Minister  interacts personally so there is greater 

attention to resolving cases successfully. • Systemised process  ensures administration is organised 

and preparedand prepared• Activates local level administration by the system requiring 

local level grievance resolution before consideration to escalate to State level

• Analysis of policy issues through compilation, classification and analysis of data has brought to fore many policy issuesand analysis of data has brought to fore many policy issues which have been resolved

• State‐wide Administration interaction as Officers of all Districts and Sub Districts view and participate in the SWAGAT sessions.

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Financial & Human Resources• SWAGAT has not required additional financial or• SWAGAT has not required additional financial or human resources, as it has been developed from the previous Jansampark Grievance redressalthe previous Jansampark Grievance redressalsystem

E i i h b ili d i h• Existing resources have been utilised with greater efficiency through training the team and 

h i h f ll l lstrengthening the software system at all levels.

• Software and Web‐Based Application has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) without charges to the Government of Gujarat

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Sustainability and expansion• SWAGAT was extended from 26 Districts to 239 

Sub Districts in January 2008Sub Districts in January 2008

• SWAGAT has been  replicated by other States of 

I di i diff t fIndia in different forms

• Now, the effort is to take SWAGAT to 18,000 

villages.– Villages are already connected with broadbandVillages are already connected with broadband

– Once SWAGAT can be accessed at village level –

people will not have to travel to Sub District Officespeople will not have to travel to Sub District Offices

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