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Hazaribagh urban body first in State to go online

RR Srivastava

Hazaribagh becomes the first urban body in the State to have online facility after the Urban Development Minister Jaiprakash Bhai Patel on Saturday inaugurated the online services of Hazaribagh Municipal Council. He filled up the date of birth of his son on the computer and got the birth certificate within seconds.

With this, Hazaribagh Municipal Council became the first urban local body of Jharkhand which provides online and single window service to its denizens. On Saturday, the municipal council has arranged several programs to be inaugurated by new Minister JP Bhai Patel. He first inaugurated three newly built roads in different wards of the town and laid foundation stones of some schemes. After this he inaugurated the online service facility in municipal council office.

Speaking on the occasion, Patel said that, “I am a resident of Hazaribagh so it will be my duty to make the town more beautiful and clean.” Remembering his father late Teklal Mahto, he said that his father always helped the Hazaribagh municipality and he will continue on his father’s path. Chairman Anjali Kumari said that from Saturday onwards the residents of Hazaribagh will get birth, death, residential and other certificates through this single window online service. Even mutation will be done through online.

She demanded more grants for development of Hazaribagh and reminded the Minister that the employees are getting salary seven month late here at Hazaribagh municipal council. On this occasion Patel assured the employees of municipal council that on Monday he will look into the matter of delayed payment of their salary and I will do everything to make it regular. On the demand of increased fund he assured the Chairman every possible help from his side.

On this occasion Vice Chairman Anand Dev, almost all the ward councilors and large number of citizens including the political workers of different parties were present along with the employees of Hazaribagh municipal council.