Sridhar Ponugupati IIIT Hyderabad ( Consultant ) BLAZE AUTOMATION

1. Sridhar Ponugupati IIIT Hyderabad ( Consultant ) BLAZE AUTOMATION A Presentation on Technology incorporation for INDIRAMMA Housing project Implementation and Monitoring [ ICT for timely implementation of Govt. Initiatives ]

2. Presentation Agenda • INDIRAMMA Housing Scheme – an Overview • Government’s Objectives of the Scheme • Bottlenecks in implementation • Need of the Hour – Solution overview • Outcomes of the Proposed Solution • Stake holders and Financials / Budget • Conclusion

3. INDIRAMMA Housing Scheme – an Overview Andhra Pradesh stands FIRST in India for enabling Weaker sections to build PUCCA houses

4. INDIRAMMA Housing Scheme – an Overview • We stand Number one in World for providing Grants for construction [ largest number of houses (Around 10 million) constructed under this scheme in past 5 years ]

5. Socio- Economic Benefits of INDIRAMMA housing Scheme • Shelter from Flood and other calamities to over 30.0Lakh people every year. Improvement of Risk appetite for Disasters • Improvement of Health to over 10.0Lakh families every year. • Improvement in Literacy rate with adoption of Electricity, Lighting and other amenities.

6. Government’s Objectives of the Scheme • Housing is one of the programmes identified under INDIRAMMA. The goal of ‘shelter for all’ in the State is planned to be achieved in a phased manner over a period of 3 years. Coverage: • Mandal / Municipality is the unit. All villages in the Mandal and Municipal wards in the Municipality are divided into 3 parts. • Survey completed in all GPs and Municipal wards sanction accorded for all eligible poor under INDIRAMMA programme

7. Bottlenecks in implementation Observations of APSHCL Delay in Payments to the Beneficiaries > Sampled few Beneficiaries in AP ( max 6 months delay ) > Delay in inspections by the Officers (around 3 – 4 months) > Delay for PRO generation (1 – 2 months) > Delay caused by Bankers (5.0 Lakh + P.O accounts and 5.0 Lakh + Grameena Banks ) – around 1 month. Difficulty to manage Funds > No definitive mapping of the site with Beneficiary details. > Photo Duplication is a common observation > Duplication of Claims and Beneficiaries due to lack of monitoring mechanisms > Pressure on the Employees for violating / ignoring rules

8. Reasons for Delay in payments • Under performance of the Corporation due to present Organization Structure > In many Cases DEE is supposed to visit the Site from Basement Level till the Roof Completion level > Work Inspectors constituting the largest staff count does not have much active role to play > Vacancies in various districts – more than 45% vacancies as on today.

9. Suggestions of APSHCL • Re- organization of the Structure • Efficiently utilize the WI’s for improved Throughput and reduced burden on other officers. • Filling up Vacancies / Outsourcing job work • Technology Incorporation for improvement in theperformance of APSHCL.

10. Need of the Hour – solution overview • An ICT solution Aiming at 1. Reduction of delay in Inspections and Payments to 30 days. 2. Suppression of Fund misuse by Geo-tagging of the Beneficiaries houses. 3. Bringing in more accountability and Transparency among all the stake holders. 4. Usage of ICT for Fool proof and cost effective Implementation and monitoring of the project.

11. SMS will be sent by the Beneficiaries and will be attended by concerned WI’s SMS Gateway Site visit by the WI’s. Geo-tagged photograph and updated in the server with in few seconds Concerned DEE will review the photographs and Accept / Reject the case based on the software i/p’s. Payment Release Order generation and release of funds to the Beneficiary SMS confirmation after the bank transaction. Daily status updates to all the Officers. Flow chart of the proposed solution Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Goal

12. How does SMS System Work?

13. CONSTRUCTION UPDATIONSTAGE-WISE USING SMS

14. Format of SMS and Decoding Construction stage Finished : BL Level Finished 081211305P21315780- 2 Scheme Code : Indiramma Phase II Benificiary ID : AMMANABROLU AVULAKKA/KOTAIAH Age: 45 Gender: Female Caste: BC Panchayat Code : Mareddypallivill Mandal/ Municipality Code : DarsiMandal District Code : Prakasham Dist SMS for various stages will be made available in laminated card with Beneficiary ID and photograph. 081211305P21315780-1 [ BBL Level SMS ] 081211305P21315780-2 [ BL level SMS ] 081211305P21315780-3 [RL level SMS ] 081211305P21315780-4 [ RC level SMS ]

15. Reports to MD/ED/CE/PD for monitoring GSM SMS Gateway System Architecture Benificiary sends SMS "040555411P3566238 BBL" to 512512 Serial Wireless Connectivity Module uses SIM card Beneficiary sends SMS With Beneficiary id &Stage Receives SMS with Stage AE Sends SMS with date Of inspection

16. Beneficiary Using SMS APPLICATION

17. SMS Received District-wise Report

18. Beneficiary-wise Report

19. STEP 1 SMS Server Receives the messages and acts accordingly Reports to PD, DEE and EE Automated Work Assignment to WI’s and AE’s SMS from Beneficiary / Gruhamitra (Mason)

20. STEP 2

21. STEP 3 - STEP 4 Automated Work Assignment to WI’s and AE’s Decision making and PRO generation by DEE Finance dept orders for Fund transfer to Beneficiaries Online SMS to the Beneficiaries after the Fund Transfer

22. WI / AE visiting the construction site with Tablet PC and uploading the info. Completion of the Payment Cycle in 30 Days SMS from the Beneficiary for claiming towards the project 30 Automated Work Assignment to WI’s and AE’s Days Payment to the Beneficiary Decision making and PRO generation by DEE DEE Approve / Disapprove and release the PRO and Banks releasing the fund SMS reply to the beneficiary on the action taken for his request SMS notification about the fund transfer to the beneficiary

23. Outcomes of the Proposed Solution • Geo Tagging helps reduction of Fraudulent Claims. • Increased work efficiency reduces the Query processing time to 30 Days (Request to Release of Funds). • Field officer (AE / WI) can complete the inspection of 30 – 40 houses a day. • Solution cost will be around 35 – 40 Rupee per visit of the WI / AE.

24. Stake holders and Financials / Budget • Technology Provider – IIIT Hyderabad (Lab for Spatial Informatics) • Network Provider – To be finalized in co-ordination with IIIT aiming at good coverage in the state of AP. • Tablet PC / Mobile phones – To be finalized • SMS server and Data Centre - CGG • Cost per photograph including the Technology, Solution and Maintenance of service staff for handling the solution : 35 – 40 Rupee per Photograph. Note: The cost per photograph is valid if the solution is used for 24 Lakh houses.

25. Demonstration of software – Pilot run at Aziznagar Not Started Stage Beneficiary details with ID, Latitude and Longitude information. Basement Level completed Roof Completed Geo Tagged Houses at Different Construction stages represented by various colors

26. Demonstration of software – Pilot run at Aziznagar Beneficiary details with ID, Latitude and Longitute information. Photograph of the latest stage of the constriction Details of the Beneficiary along with the Fund release information

27. Demonstration of software – Pilot run at Aziznagar House still not started state

28. Demonstration of software – Pilot run at Aziznagar House with Roof Completed Stage

29. Benefits of Geo Tagging • Geo tagging Application enables the WI’s and AE’s to take the photograph only at the first defined Location. • Size of the House will be automatically recorded. • No possibility to Upload Fake photographs as the Tablet / Mobile Device will not allow for this. • Automated work assignment to all the Officers will bring in more responsibility and accountability. • Monitoring facility from Anywhere by Anybody who is authorized.

30. Solution & Extension possibilities • This Solution can enable APSHCL to Geo map already constructed houses under various schemes. • Mapping can also be done for the properties of the Housing department. • This solution can also be extended as a service to Revenue department in mapping the property • And many more possibilities….

31. Conclusions • Effective Project Management using latest ICT can definitely lead to the successful execution of INDIRAMMA Housing project. • Reduces the delays in Payments and can effectively service the requests well under 30 days.