Birth and death certificates in Andhra Pradesh will soon be available through WhatsApp. The pilot service, which is part of the state’s WhatsApp governance services, will be rolled out later this month in Tenali.
The Andhra Pradesh government will soon offer birth and death certificates through WhatsApp as part of its ‘WhatsApp governance services’.
Chief Secretary K Vijayanand, who announced this on Monday (January 20), said the pilot project for the service will be conducted in Tenali later this month to explore the process.
“The state government will soon provide WhatsApp governance services to the people, in line with the objectives of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. As part of this, people will soon be able to obtain birth and death certificates via WhatsApp,” Vijayanand stated in a media release.
On Monday, officials from various departments attended a review meeting at the Real-Time Governance Society (RTGS) office to discuss the process.
Vijayanand emphasised that the chief minister 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 to implement the initiative successfully.
