Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched the “Staff Suggestion Scheme,” an online platform designed to foster innovation, collaboration, and participatory governance across all departments.
The initiative, introduced by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, aims to improve public service delivery, administrative processes, policy-making, digital transformation, and overall governance.
All regular government employees with valid HRMS IDs can participate in the initiative. Employees can submit innovative suggestions under specified themes or areas after logging in to the portal. They can view, comment, like, dislike, and vote on suggestions submitted by others.
Evaluation Process:
– Emerging Suggestions: Suggestions with a minimum of 1000 ‘likes’ will be categorised as “Emerging Suggestions” and reviewed by Departmental Evaluation Committees.
– Departmental Evaluation Committees: Each administrative department will constitute a committee comprising 5-7 senior officers, including one nodal officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary.
– Committee Responsibilities: Periodic review of emerging suggestions, evaluation of feasibility, scalability, and impact potential, and selection of top suggestions for formulation into policies or process improvements.
Recognition and Implementation:
– Rewards: The best suggestions will be recognised with appropriate rewards, and contributors of the best comments may receive tokens of appreciation.
– Nodal Department: The General Administration & Public Grievance Department will oversee the functioning and monitoring of the Staff Suggestion Scheme portal.
– Departmental Responsibilities: Departments are requested to nominate a nodal officer, constitute Departmental Suggestion Evaluation Committees within 15 days, and ensure awareness and active participation of employees.
Technical Support:
– CMGI Support: The Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) will provide training modules, FAQs, and helpdesk support to assist users and departmental nodal officers.
– Contact Information: Technical queries can be addressed to the CMGI support team via the portal’s help section or email.
