From Forgotten Heritage to Ratlam’s Cultural Heart
The identity of a city is shaped not only by its monuments, but by the history, stories and culture that live within them. In Ratlam, in western Madhya Pradesh, Gulab Chakkar is one such landmark, an unusual heritage structure that carries a story of royal affection and the city’s past. Built in 1879 by Maharaja […]
Pahat Initiative: Building Pathways from Marginalisation to Opportunity
For many years, members of the Pardhi community have faced social and economic marginalisation, limited access to education and employment, and difficulties in obtaining essential government documents. These challenges often create a cycle of poverty, exclusion and vulnerability to criminal activities among some sections of the community. Recognising that policing alone cannot address the root […]
Project Chhanv: When Governance Leads with Compassion
Every morning, as Raipur stirs to life and official corridors fill with the rhythms of public service, countless government employees begin their long day, often leaving their own health unattended. Kavita Sahu, a Revenue Inspector, is one such example. Between demanding hours at the Revenue Office and responsibilities at home, Kavita has been ignoring a […]
Chhattisgarh’s KCG Police Sets World Record under Samarth Community Policing
In a landmark achievement, the Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (KCG) District Police, under the “SAMARTH” community policing program has entered the Golden Book of World Records for conducting a massive cyber awareness campaign that reached 35,130 citizens across 218 locations in a single day. The campaign was led by Trilok Bansal, Superintendent of Police. This initiative represents a […]
One District – One Digital Library for all
Introduction: Inspired by the success of Saksham Surajpur and Sashakt Dantewada, the visionary theme of “One District One Digital Library for All Citizens” envisions a transformative digital library system accessible to every individual. These pioneering initiatives in Surajpur and Dantewada districts of Chhattisgarh have empowered students and citizens through the centralized availability of vast educational […]
Nidaan Shivir: Bastar role-model Vinit Nandanwar is bridging the gap between Samaj and Sarkaar with ‘Proactive Governance’.
The District administration of Dantewada under the leadership of the District Collector Vinit Nandawar has valiantly reached out to remote villages through “Nidaan Shivir” (diagnostic camps). Collector himself a local role model, who is an inspiration for many in the Left-Wing Extremism affected region of Bastar, has been fearless in his approach of putting an […]
Girdalpara hydropower plant: converting skepticism into firm belief
Pardeshi ram markami, a resident of Girdalpara village of Sukma, used to take up crops only during rainy season. In other times of the year he and his family barely earn the square meal from collection of forest produce and other nominal works. They didn’t even have enough money to fulfill basic needs. But all […]
Public Grievance Redressal with Artificial Intelligence
There are several problems with city roads that are faced by citizens on daily basis like garbage, potholes, road damage, illegal hoardings, illegal constructions, encroachment, illegal parking etc. Many a times citizens become used to such problems as these are not affecting them directly and do not complaint to the department or at times they […]
DCPCR’s Early Warning System helped 50,000 at-risk students to resume formal education
The Early Warning System, a collaboration between the Directorate of Education (DoE), the Delhi Government and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), Govt. of NCT of Delhi, aims to protect ‘at-risk’ children and bring them back to school. It fundamentally operates on the idea that a substantially low school attendance of a […]
Operation Mukti: A rescue mission to save young souls
Eight-year-old Anju (name changed) has passed her class 2 exams with flying colours, with 99.5% marks, all thanks to the “police officer who got her admitted to a school two years ago”. Anju now hopes to become a police officer and rescue other kids like the cop who was part of a campaign to improve […]
