The benefit of this service will be rolled out later this month…
On Tuesday, 21 January 2025, Officials said the Andhra Pradesh government will offer birth and death certificates through WhatsApp as part of its ‘WhatsApp governance services’ soon.
Chief Secretary K Vijayanand, announced this on Monday (January 20) and said the pilot project for the service will be conducted in Tenali later this month.
“The state government will soon provide WhatsApp governance services to the people, with the objectives of CM N Chandrababu Naidu. Soon, people can obtain birth and death certificates via WhatsApp,” Vijayanand stated in a media release.
A review meeting on the process was held on Monday at the Real-Time Governance Society (RTGS) office with officials from various departments.
Vijayanand emphasized that the CM aimed to make government services more accessible and convenient by introducing WhatsApp governance.
He urged officials of the RTGS and the departments concerned to expedite the process.
He also instructed the Panchayati Raj, health, and municipal administration departments to extend full cooperation to the RTGS officials for the implementation of the initiative.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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