“What is your vision for Patna Smart City?” – This has been central to the strategic citizens engagement. Extensive efforts through online and offline communication has been undertaken to get feedback and citizens participation. The key steps included:
• Dissemination of the Concept: To share the concept of a Smart City, awareness was generated specifically as part of the Patna Marathon; meeting of 100% public representatives of Patna Nagar Nigam (PNN) area; local cable network, radio jingles, print and electronic media and ICT medium like MyGov, Facebook, Whatsapp, website,; youth engagement at Development Management Institute
• Engagements through Events: To ensure that those out of reach of the online modes of communication are not excluded, one to one interaction, SMS polling and promotion on radio and print media were undertaken
• Range of Participation: Public engagement was done through road shows, interactions with Chamber of Commerce, Bihar Industrial Association; professional bodies like the Chartered Accountants Association; line departments, public representatives of the Patna Municipal Corporation; school children and college students; slum dwellers and street vendors, differently abled persons and senior citizen
• Recognition: Prizes were awarded for various competitions like essay writing, designing the logo of the Patna Smart City and slogan competitions. Prizes were distributed to the winners by the Chief Secretary, Bihar and Divisional Commissioner of Patna
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