The Hindu 29.01.2015
Corpn. service centres for 13 divisions
Basic services from the Kochi Corporation can soon be
accessed through regional stations to be set up in select divisions of
the local body.
Christened Seva Gram, the units will
come up in 13 divisions of the Kochi Corporation in the first phase
shortly. The public can avail of the basic services, including
application forms for various welfare pensions and birth and death
certificates. Important announcements regarding the selection of
beneficiaries for various welfare programmes too would be published at
these centres, said Tony Chammany, Kochi Mayor.
It
has been proposed that the units will function as the extension centres
of the local body. With the units becoming operational, one need not
come all the way to the main offices of the local body for obtaining the
application forms and accessing the beneficiary lists and information
released by the civic administration, Mr. Chammany said.
The
units are conceived as the meeting points for ward sabhas, the grass
root level forum for deciding on the development projects that are to be
implemented in each locality.
The proposal was
mooted by the Kerala Institute for Local Administration. The division
councillors will be responsible for the functioning of the units, which
shall remain open between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. for at least five days a
week.
The
public can avail of the basic services, including application forms for
various welfare pensions and birth and death certificates.
