East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Friday launched the online facility for issuance of general trade licence and veterinary trade licence. The move will enable traders to apply for services online and complete the whole procedure in 15 minutes subject to further verification of documents by the concerned authority.
The facility is being provided in line with the ‘Digital India Programme’ and it serves the objective of saving time and cost of the citizens and the department, said an official.
Manoj Tiwari, BJP president while inaugurating the online facility said that the Corporation should strive to deliver maximum possible service online.
“The online issue of trade license would help reduce the scope of corruption and save time on part of the applicants. With this facility, traders will be able to receive general trade license through a simple online procedure very short span of time by uploading the required documents and paying requisite payment through online mode,” he said.
East Delhi Mayor Neema Bhagat said the facility will enable traders to get license without any human interface and limiting the scope of bribery and reducing the delays in the process.
"The general trade license can be obtained in 10-15 minutes and the process for veterinary trade license would initiate within 24 hours of uploading the documents. The facility will proved a milestone in the direction of service delivery to citizens. She also said that the Corporation's functioning would be digitized completely in coming future and citizens need not run from pillar to post for availing various services," she said.