Overview

Imagine a citizen seeking information on or wanting to apply to a government service or scheme. One immediately pictures a confused citizen waiting in a long line at a government office unsure of process or progress. It is to change precisely this perception that the Government of Haryana decided to develop an online public service delivery platform, Antyodaya Saral, that would redefine citizen-government interaction in the state.

Antyodaya Saral allows a citizen to apply for more than 500 schemes and services across 36 Government Departments. Besides the online platform, there are 115 physical touchpoints called Saral Kendras which provide the same services, and Common Service Centres across more than 6,000 villages in Haryana.

2.7 crore
Citizens in Haryana
550
Schemes and services
36
Government Departments
Approach

Our approach to streamlining public service delivery in Haryana was rooted in achieving three things: accessibility, convenience and efficiency. This meant that the citizen can get all information related to scheme or service in one place, apply for it without even having to visit a government department and get regular updates on application processing. For a government official this meant receiving applications from one source in one format rather than from multiple sources, ensuring maximum time is spent on processing applications rather than public dealing and receiving feedback from citizens on service provided. Instead of roping in a costly vendor, we worked with the Government of India’s Service Plus platform that was easy to use, configure and integrate with existing tech systems and scalable. An overarching principle driving this engagement was establishing accountability and transparency so all data from the Antyodaya Saral platform is available on a public dashboard that shows the performance of departments and districts with respect to processing time for applications.

500+
Government Departments
86%
schemes and services
14%
reduction in average application processing time
Key Initiatives
Saksham Ghoshna
Public service delivery across the country is mired with delays and corruption due to information assymmetry between government and citizens. There are 500+ citizen facing services/schemes cutting across 36 departments, where each department has its own way of running operations. To streamline this key element of government-citizen interaction for 2.5 crore citizens of Haryana, Antyodaya Saral provides all these schemes/services of these 36 departments on a single, integrated online platform. This platform is also used at government-run service centres and Common Service Centres. This unprecedented initiative has eliminated the middleman and enabled a more transparent, efficient, paperless and citizen-responsive service delivery system. More than 50 lakh applications have been received through this platform till date.
Integrated Service Delivery Platform
Public service delivery across the country is mired with delays and corruption due to information assymmetry between government and citizens. There are 500+ citizen facing services/schemes cutting across 36 departments, where each department has its own way of running operations. To streamline this key element of government-citizen interaction for 2.5 crore citizens of Haryana, Antyodaya Saral provides all these schemes/services of these 36 departments on a single, integrated online platform. This platform is also used at government-run service centres and Common Service Centres. This unprecedented initiative has eliminated the middleman and enabled a more transparent, efficient, paperless and citizen-responsive service delivery system. More than 50 lakh applications have been received through this platform till date.
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Grassroots Service Delivery
There are more than 6000 Common Service Centres across Haryana that provide all 500+ schemes and service available online. This represents a paradigm shift in access to government for citizens living in the most remote parts of the state. Simultaneously it ensures that a citizen living in the village is as empowered as one in a city.
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Fixing Accountability
The Saral dashboard allows department officials to view compliance of their staff with timelines notified under Haryana Right to Service Act of 2014 at the state as well as district level. This gives them insight into whether services are being delivered in a time-bound manner. The dashboard provides an inter-district,-department and -service comparison of performance against Right to Service timelines as well as which step of application processing is taking the most time. It is used by the Chief Minister’s Office to review the performance of departments. To further drive accountability, after the completion of every service, an automatic IVRS-based feedback call is made to each applicant. This allows citizens to provide feedback on their experience using the online portal or at a service centre.
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Service Delivery Helpline
A state-wide helpline has been set up to resolve service and scheme-related queries and grievances for 2.5 crore residents. The helpline is operational from 7am-9pm from Monday to Saturday. The helpline receives more than 1 lakh calls per month.
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