Now, access e-governance services on mobile application

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 23

UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore today launched a mobile application, “I’m Chandigarh”, to help citizens access various services under the implementation of e-governance services project in Chandigarh.

The app will provide online delivery of services to minimise movement and physical interaction with government offices, faster application submission, online payment facility, tracking, monitoring, 24X7 access to services, timely resolution of issues and increased transparency. — KK Yadav, Municipal Commissioner

The mobile application was launched in the presence of UT Adviser Manoj Parida, Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma, Principal Secretary, Home, Arun Kumar Gupta and Municipal Commissioner-cum-CEO, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd, KK Yadav.

Sharing information about the application, Yadav said at present. 14 major services were available on the mobile app and more would be added in the coming days. “The app will provide online delivery of services to minimise movement and physical interaction with government offices, faster application submission, online payment facility, tracking, monitoring, 24X7 access to services, timely resolution of issues and increased transparency,” he said.

He said the app had been developed by Chandigarh Smart City Limited and could be downloaded from Play Store and Apple Store.

He said with the launch of the app, now citizens could register any municipality-related complaint and track its status using the app, apply for licence and lease renewal, permission to keep pets, advertisement, NOC for selling of meat, online booking of water tanker, booking of open space to store building material, request for pruning of trees, removal of overgrown/green trees and removal of dead/dangerous/dry trees. Other services that were available on the app were e-challan for encroachment, property tax and services related to the colony branch.

He said more municipal services would be added, including those being provided by the UT Administration, on this mobile app so that “One City One Mobile App” was available for citizens to access all online services being provided in the city.