Chandigarh Administration will soon introduce more than three dozen services online to help people get these from the convenience of their homes..
“The testings of all earmarked 35 services is going on and soon we will be able to put 16 services online in July in first phase and then in second phase all the remaining services would be put online”, said SB Deepak, deputy commissioner of Chandigarh.
In the first phase, people will get essential services including payment of electricity bills, issuance of local bus pass, marriage certificates, caste certificates, income certificates, issuance of birth/death certificates late entry, issuance of senior citizens’ I cards or certificates, sanction of old Age pension scheme, widows’ pensions and disability pensions.
Besides these, they would also be able to get certain permissions including to shoot a movie, using loud speakers, for events and request for grievance redressal and request for Right to Information etc. in the first phase.
In the second phase, people will get services-payments of water bills, request for water and sewage connections, requests for Registration of Deeds-power of attorney, deed of trust, mortgage deed, I card for disabled persons, status and copy of Final order, publication of daily Cause list of SDM Courts etc. online.
Similarly, they would also be able to request the administration for firm registration, society registration, issuance of licenses for the transport of Arms and Ammunition, to store and sell crackers, issuance of residence certificates, scholarship for physically handicapped, and permissions to use community centre etc. all online till the end of this year, added deputy commissioner.
“We will facilitate the citizens with latest techniques, after introducing these services, people need not to come to our offices for such services, they would be able to get all the services online from their residences or offices”, said Deepak Kumar.
Chandigarh administration’ s experiment by introducing ‘E Sampark’ centre at various places, proved a huge success, which not only curtailed the long queues at electricity or water supply departments but also provided all the facility to the local citizens under one roof.