Pune: Maharashtra’s Aaple Sarkar portal, which allows citizens to apply for govt certificates, licences and other notified services online, has added 71 services under its upgraded version, including 61 from the transport department. The expansion is aimed at making govt services more accessible while reducing the need for repeated visits to govt offices, officials said on Wednesday.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the additions at a meeting held in Mumbai, alongside new services under MahaDBT 2.0 and the MAITRI portal, as well as the launch of MahaIndus—a secure artificial intelligence (AI) platform for govt work.Aaple Sarkar is Maharashtra’s single-window portal for accessing govt-to-citizen services. Through it, citizens can check service requirements, apply online, track applications and obtain certificates. Under the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015, notified services must be provided within stipulated time limits. Citizens can appeal against delays or unjustified rejections, including before the state commission.Officials stated that MahaDBT 2.0 has added 36 schemes—24 from fisheries, 10 from labour and two from women and child development. Meanwhile, MAITRI portal has introduced 13 services from the legal metrology department.Govt has also generated over one crore Maha IDs during a soft launch to integrate departmental databases and verify welfare beneficiaries. A wider rollout will follow backend integration across all departments.The newly developed MahaIndus platform will help officials draft and translate documents, summarise correspondence and analyse information in 22 Indian languages, including Marathi. Officials noted that robust safeguards will prevent official data leaks.Fadnavis stated that integrated databases and AI will help identify ineligible beneficiaries, ensure schemes reach eligible citizens and accurately assess outcomes and fund utilisation. He called on departments to complete pending integration work and actively use the platforms to identify and resolve technical and operational gaps.
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