ERODE, February 25, 2015
Updated: February 25, 2015 05:36 IST
e-service centres launched
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
A common facility centre got functional at the Taluk Office in Erode on Tuesday.— PHOTO: M. GOVARTHAN
Common facility centres were launched at the Erode and Perundurai Taluk offices by State Environment Minister Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam on Tuesday.
The e-service facility created by Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable Television Corporation Ltd., paves the way for prompt and transparent processing of applications for certifications of Revenue Department: proof of residence, destitute certificate, first generation graduate certificate, and community certificate.
The centres would also play a pivotal role in streamlining the benefits of various Government schemes implemented through the Social Welfare Department.
Besides, the centre would process applications for securing Permanent Account Number from Income Tax Department, Aadhaar, providing printout of Aadhaar cards based on acknowledgment receipt, making corrections to voter identity cards, forwarding applications to Police Department for securing passport, and making payment of LIC premium.
Namakkal
As many as 1.49 lakh certificates were issued through the 139 common service centres in the district.
Under the National e-Governance plan, e-district services were introduced across the State to render the service of the Revenue Department of issuing community, income, and nativity certificates, certificates to first graduates of a family, destitute women and widow.
Currently, there are 79 centres in the district and 1,48,714 certificates were provided to the applicants. Also, services rendered by the Social Welfare Department such as marriage assistance for women and girl children assistance programme were also being included in the past few months.
In total, 641 applications were registered through these centres. Applicants can pay Rs. 30 for getting certificates issued by Social Welfare Department and Rs. 100 for getting certificates issued by the Revenue Department.
On Monday, 60 centres were started in Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies were started. It includes 17 in Tiruchengode, 32 in Rasipuram, seven in Paramathi Velur, three in Namakkal and one in Kolli Hills.
The centres were inaugurated by Minister for Industries P. Thangamani in the presence of Collector V. Dakshinamoorthy, District Revenue Officer V.R. Subbulakshmi, and Tiruchengode Revenue Divisional Officer R. Suman.