Maharashtra may adopt Chandrakant Dalvi’s zero pendency model

Former district collector Chandrakant Dalvi’s model of zero pendency is likely to be adopted across the state, with the government seriously considering upscaling the model.

Last week, chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad held a special meeting at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (Yashada) with the institute’s director general, Sanjay Chandare, district collector Vikas Deshmukh and land settlement commissioner Chandrakant Dalvi to explore the options.

Dalvi’s model of zero pendency had earned accolades with activist Anna Hazare recommending the same for the state. Implemented in two phases, the Dalvi model dealt with proper classification of documents and on time disposal of applications.

Within a span of two months, the model brought down the pendency to 1,534 cases from more than 23 lakh. Also, the district collectorate disposed of 83.3 metric tonnes of unnecessary documents spread across various departments.

As a follow up of last week’s meeting, the district collector had held a special presentation to explore means to upscale the model to suit the state. Both Dalvi and Deshmukh pointed out that a detailed study would be necessary to do so.