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Maharashtra Orders WhatsApp Access for All Citizen Services

The order follows rapid expansion of the Aaple Sarkar portal to 997 of 1,001 services.

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Overview

  • Officials were directed to add WhatsApp access alongside the Aaple Sarkar portal, with operational timelines yet to be specified.
  • The portal now hosts 997 of 1,001 targeted services after 236 were added in the last 15 days, according to the CMO.
  • Each taluka is to form clusters of 10 to 12 villages with dedicated teams to tailor and speed local service delivery.
  • Application paperwork will be reduced and dashboards across Zilla Parishads, municipal corporations and universities will be standardized.
  • Independent third‑party audits were mandated, and the chief secretary recommended an appeals mechanism and multi‑modal certificate delivery via email, the portal and WhatsApp.