Stalin to launch dashboard today to access real-time data on state

Stalin to launch dashboard today to access real-time data on state

Will Be Easier To Monitor Various Depts

Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com

Chennai:23.12.2021

Hours of discussion in the chief minister’s chamber on the spike in cases of crimes against women and children, skyrocketing price rise of vegetables and fruits and current employment trends may be a thing of the past. In a bid to bring about a paradigm change in governance, chief minister M K Stalin is scheduled to launch on Thursday a real-time "CM Dashboard Tamil Nadu 360" to track, analyze and increase the efficiency in the decisionmaking process. Report of crimes with reference to the districts and poor performers in maintaining law and order will be looked at on a real-time basis.

A 180sqft screen on the wall of the chief minister’s conference room will provide insights to assess the performance of each department. “A first batch of 15 dashboards will be launched. The aim is to assist the chief minister in providing cutting edge information so that he can take quick decisions, looking at the way the schemes are being implemented, delays, and statistics, which are important for the government. They are key performance indicators of every department,” said a senior government officer. The price mesh monitors the price stability over 25 foodgrains/vegetables/fruits available with the support of state and central government agencies and market prices and predictive analytics will help in timely intervention.

The first batch of dashboards kept ready for launch include, water storage levels of all key reservoirs maintained by the public works department, rainfall patterns sourced from the meteorology department and the off-take of foodgrain from civil supplies. Public grievance redressal system and the status of petitions received through chief minister’s helpline and ‘CM in your constituency’ department will be monitored at all times. Implementation of housing schemes for the urban and rural poor and the water supply schemes, especially tap connections to households, could be expedited in the districts. There are 171 key performance indicators in the health department alone.

In his meeting with the department heads in September, Stalin hinted at having a dashboard to get to know the real time physical and financial targets of departments on his over 500 poll promises. The opposition has raised the issue of the government not fulfilling its promises. “At least 10 dashboards will be added monthly-wise. The chief minister is taking governance to a different level. His promises, assurances and flagship programmes contribute to wholesome governance. This is a governance tool whereby the CM confidently implements the programmes. He gets the big picture in no time at all,” said another official, adding that the state was stepping into cutting-edge governance with accountability taking centre-stage.