Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday unveiled the ‘Revenue Officers’ Handbook’, a two-volume guide aimed at streamlining administrative processes and enhancing the efficiency of revenue officials across Maharashtra.
Speaking at the launch event held at Vidhan Bhavan, CM Fadnavis hailed the publication as a “significant and transformative step in governance”, aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mission Karmayogi’ initiative. He said that the handbook will not only serve as a valuable resource for officers but also help ensure transparency and accessibility for citizens. The launch was attended by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule among others.
The revenue manual will be in the public domain on May 1 —Maharashtra Foundation Day. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the revenue manual ‘Geeta’ for the officials as they can refer to this while taking the decision. Mr. Fadnavis said that the revenue manual will be helpful for the ease of doing business and ease of living. The chief minister congratulated the revenue department for using Artificial intelligence (AI) and human intelligence for drafting of the revenue manual.
Neighbouring Gujarat state had come up with a revenue manual first in the country when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister. Referring to Gujarat’s revenue manual, Rajesh Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Maharashtra Revenue department gave a task to his department to draft a revenue manual for Maharashtra. The manual “Revenue Officers Handbook” was part of the state government’s 100-day programme. The chief minister on Saturday launched “draft of revenue manual” at the revenue department workshop in Pune.