Lucknow, 10 February, 2016:  Lucknow Management Association (LMA) organized a brief session on Technology Based Interventions in Governance of Uttar Pradesh on 10 February, 2016 at 6.00 pm in the Conference Hall of Housing Board, Mall Avenue, Lucknow. The talk was given by Mr. Venkat Changavalli, Advisor (Home & Health) U.P. Govt.

The event started with Mr. M.A. Khan, joint secretary, LMA, introducing the guest of the evening, Mr. Venkat Changavalli.

Mr. Changavalli spoke about two major interventions of the State Government namely, UP Police Dial 100 and Health Department in Dial 108 and 102 response system to medical emergencies. He said, “Dial 100 is a unique initiative to provide prompt, uninterrupted round the clock integrated police emergency response service for public safety and security for all persons anywhere in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This will be done by deploying modern technology, innovative processes and practices, skilled resources, effective leadership and emergency response vehicles. One of the largest police response system anywhere in the country, it will provide state of the art integrated communication system as the nerve centre at Lucknow to manage the response by the police in a matter of minutes to a crime reported from anywhere in the State. Besides, the project will undertake on a massive scale, soft skills and leadership training of police personnel to modify their behavioral response to public complaints.”

He also shared his thoughts regarding the successful two year implementation of 108 and 102 Samajwadi Ambulance Seva schemes for responding to medical emergencies and also to serve the needs of pregnant women and new born.  He said, “Technology deployment will lead to reduce response time by identifying caller, locating caller address and tracking ambulance movement.  The success will lead to expanding ambulance network in both projects by more than 800 ambulances to cover more population faster.”

The Founder CEO of EMRI, then a Satyam Group Company, providing free emergency response services, Mr. Venkat Changavalli is now an Advisor to the U.P. Government and is helping in replicating technology based interventions on a much bigger scale in Uttar Pradesh.

A strategic thinker, an articulate speaker and a lucid Leadership trainer, Mr. Changavalli is MBA from IIM Ahmadabad and has been trained by some of the greatest minds at Wharton School, IMD Switzerland, London Business School, Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School in Strategic Thinking, Leadership Skills, Strategic Marketing, Negotiations Skills, etc.

Mr. Sumer Agarwal, vice president, LMA gave the vote of the thanks and concluded the event.