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    Civic TechnologyIndia2021

    Municipal Complaint System — India

    A Hindi-language civic complaint portal with SMS notifications, built for citizens and municipal staff.

    Context

    A municipal body needed a way for citizens to raise complaints and track their resolution, in Hindi, with notifications that worked for people who don't live in their inbox. Staff needed a workflow to triage and resolve issues.

    The problem

    • Citizens had no clear, trackable way to report civic issues.
    • Complaints arrived through scattered channels with no status visibility.
    • Many citizens needed a Hindi-first interface and SMS rather than email.

    What we built

    • Hindi-language citizen portal for raising and tracking complaints.
    • SMS notifications on complaint status changes.
    • Staff workflow to triage, assign, and resolve complaints.
    • Status visibility for citizens from submission to resolution.
    • Accessible, low-bandwidth-friendly design.

    Outcome

    • Citizens gained a single, trackable channel to report issues.
    • Complaint status became visible end to end.
    • SMS notifications reached citizens who don't use email.