The State government is now accessible through a mobile app. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launching the Maharashtra Labharthi App, which will give citizens access to government services, directives and orders, State’s decisions, regulations, complaint mechanism, and benefits of schemes. The app will also have phone numbers of important State officials. The citizens can download the app immediately, officials said.
Launching the application, Mr. Fadnavis said that people’s participation is necessary to reach out to more citizens. He said, “We came up with MahaLabharthi to provide personalised info for every scheme, who can avail of benefits, their eligibility and how to connect, everything is in the public domain now.”
The app was launched during a State-level convention on social media organised by the State publicity department on Saturday. Mr. Fadnavis said, “This is an era of information. But it is not necessary that it always carries knowledge. We need to bridge this gap.”
