The Tamil Nadu Government has launched 150 e-service centres at an investment of Rs5.92 crore in the State where people can property tax, water tax and electricity consumption charges.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa formally launched the service at the secretariat recently through video conferencing, an official release said here on Saturday.
The setting up of the centres follows the success of a pilot study undertaken by the State IT department.
The Tamil Nadu Government in its Annual Budget for the year 2014-15 had announced that e-service facility would be launched in the State, offering several services including payment of property tax, electricity charges and water tax.
last year 14 such e-service centres were launched as part of a pilot study undertaken by the State IT department and about 52 lakh benefitted out of it, it said. The CM had also launched e-service centres at the secretariat and 50 zonal offices, it said.