Puducherry CM launches portal for issuance of certificates
Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy has launched an online portal to streamline the issuance of government certificates for residents. Additionally, the government has increased production-linked incentives for local farmers.
Why it matters
It highlights digital governance initiatives and agricultural policy changes in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, on Monday, launched a portal to provide various services, including issuance of residence, income, caste/community, legal heir, and patta transfer certificates online.
The portal https://serviceonline.gov.in could be used by residents to obtain the certificates online without visiting various government departments. A person in need of a certificate could register from anywhere for obtaining the document. The applicants would be informed about the status of request for certificate through SMS and email, an official release here said.
Students of government and government-aided schools could utilise the platform for obtaining a certificate from August 18. There will be a QR code in the certificate for verifying whether the document was original or fake. A Digilocker facility has also been integrated with the portal, the release said.
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