CM Devendra Fadnavis launches MahaINDUS AI platform and new digital services in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday launched a series of digital initiatives including MahaINDUS a secure artificial intelligence AI platform and new services under MahaDBT 20 Aaple Sarkar 20 and the MAITRI portal to improve transparency accountability and efficiency in government administrationThe launches took place during a review meeting of the MahaSarthi portal chaired by CM Fadnavis at Sahyadri Guest House in MumbaiThe Chief Minister said the use of AI integrated databases and digital systems would help the government identify eligible beneficiaries verify claims assess the effectiveness of welfare schemes and improve the delivery of public servicesMahaID aims to improve data integration and accountabilityFadnavis said MahaID would help consolidate citizensrsquo information and improve the efficiency and accountability of government departments More than one crore IDs have been generated since the systemrsquos soft launch he saidOnce backend integration across all departments is completed the platform will be rolled out on a wider scaleIntegrated digital systems will also help officials search government resolutions manage correspondence and simplify routine administrative work Fadnavis said Maharashtra was the first state in the country to use sovereign AI in this mannerMahaINDUS brings AI tools to government officesDeveloped in collaboration with Sarvam AI MahaINDUS is designed to support drafting translation summarisation and data analysis in 22 Indian languages including MarathiAccording to the government safeguards have been put in place to prevent government data from leaving the country or being used to train AI modelsThe platform includes three key features lsquoGR Expertrsquo to search government resolutions and track changes lsquoEmail Summariserrsquo to condense email correspondence and lsquoRFP Bid Evaluatorrsquo to compare and assess tendersMahaSarthi to strengthen beneficiary verificationFadnavis said the MahaSarthi initiative was nearing completion and directed departments to finish the pending components at the earliestHe said integrating departmental databases through application programming interfaces APIs would enable regular data updates and improve the implementation of schemes fund utilisation and beneficiary verificationThe system is expected to help departments identify eligible and ineligible recipients of individualbenefit schemes and assess whether government programmes are delivering their intended outcomesChief Minister urges departments to adopt digital platformsFadnavis stressed that launching digital platforms was not enough adding that departments needed to use them actively and encourage wider adoptionGreater use of these systems would help officials identify technical shortcomings and operational challenges and address them in time he said He also directed departments to meet deadlines and plan the next stages of implementation120 new services and 36 schemes rolled outUnder MahaDBT 20 the government launched 36 new schemes including 24 from the Fisheries Department 10 from the Labour Department and two from the Women and Child Development DepartmentAaple Sarkar 20 has added 71 services across departments including 61 from the Transport Department The MAITRI portal has introduced 13 new services from the Legal Metrology DepartmentThe meeting was attended by Fisheries Minister Nitesh Rane State Right to Public Services Commission Chief Commissioner Manu Kumar Srivastava Chief Secretary Rajesh Agrawal Electronics Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Department Secretary Virendra Singh and senior officials divisional commissioners and district collectors