For ensuring timely availability of Government services, a total of 11 ‘lok Seva Kendras’ would be opened at Collectorate and Tehsils. This was informed in a meeting chaired by District Collector Mukesh Bansal here. Initially nine lok Seva Kendras would be opened; out of which one each will be set up in block and Tehsil headquarters, Collectorate and one in the office of Municipal Corporation Rajnandgaon, officials said on Monday.
At every lok Seva Kendra at the district level, five counters would be opened while that at block level initially 2 counters would remain operational. About 31 types of services would be provided through these centers. However, in the beginning only 15 services shall be catered. Services like birth, death, marriage registrations, caste certificates, income certificates and similar kind of services shall be provided by these centers. A training of district administration employees was also held on March 21 for making them familiar with works of public service centers.
During the training session, officials were directed to arrange necessary computers, provide internet connection at these centers before March 31 this year. It was also informed that under the Public Service Guarantee Act services have to be provided within a decided time frame and fees required for this purpose would be collected in these centers.
Public service agents will have to submit departmental fees which will be deposited in the account of concerned department via electronic payment gateway. Information about important e-district portal like http://edistrict.cgstate.gov.in choice portal http://www.choice.gov.in and CSC portal http://apna.csc.gov.in/ was also provided during the training.