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GHMC launches novel scheme for newborn babies

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 05:54 administrator
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The Hindu                11.06.2013

GHMC launches novel scheme for newborn babies

Special Correspondent

The GHMC has begun the free issue of digitised birth certificates direct to the homes of the newborns from Monday onwards.

The birth certificate to be sent by a private courier will also contain details of the vaccinations time-table for the baby for the next 16 years, said GHMC Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu on Monday.

He, along with Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain, held a press conference to formally launch the service at the municipal corporation head office. They appealed to the parents to give correct names, addresses, email IDs and mobile numbers in the respective hospitals so that the birth certificate with digitised signatures of the medical officer/sub-register concerned can reach their homes.

A message will be sent to the mobile number of the parent alerting him/her about the vaccinations due till the 16{+t}{+h}year. Since most families take some time to decide on the name of the baby, the ‘provisional’ birth certificate will not specify any name unless indicated otherwise.

Therefore, Mr. Krishna Babu pointed out that the parents should remember to ensure the name is included in the birth certificate before the child joins a school.

It can be done by approaching the nearest Citizen Service Centres (CSCs) in the municipal circle offices or the MeeSeva centres.

The municipal corporation has online link up with about 101 hospitals so that birth records reach the respective circle offices daily.

Information from government hospitals and private nursing homes not having computers or Internet connections will be collected by the municipal staff at least twice a week.

The plan is to issue 300 certificates a day to homes.

Corporation begins to courier digitised birth certificates to their homes.

 

BMC system promises relief to PAPs, reduce new projects problems

Thursday, 06 June 2013 09:17 administrator
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The Indian Express                06.06.2013

BMC system promises relief to PAPs, reduce new projects problems

BMC has developed a web-based system to link database of project-affected persons (PAPs) with information on sites available for rehabilitation.

The aim is to reduce problems faced by new projects in the city and soften the blow of displacement by relocating PAPs to nearby areas in a time-bound manner.

"PAPs will be able to reserve flats in nearby buildings. If they fail to occupy the flats within three months, we will cancel reservations. PAPs frequently complain they are given accomodation at far off places. To avoid such problems and to smoothen the process of rehabilitation, we have created this database," said additional municipal commissioner Aseem Gupta.

"The proposal will be placed at the next standing committee meeting for approval. We also want to integrate the Aadhar system to ensure there is no duplication or malpractice in rehabilitation of PAPs," he said.

Municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte announced in his budget speech for fiscal 2013-2014 that the civic estates department had been made the nodal agency for "taking over PAP tenements and making them liveable before allotment to families affected by various development schemes".

A budgetary provision of Rs 40 crore has been made for this purpose.

The new web-based system will also involve biometrics for identification and to avoid the problem of duplication. Probity Software, which has developed the system, has been roped in to synchronise databases.

"Notices will be sent to PAPs seeking details and documents. They will have to fill forms and register fingerprints for verification throughout the process," said Shantanu Kulkarni, propreitor of Probity Software.

"Ward officers are also expected to visit plots reserved by the civic estates department for rehabilitation. Information on these plots, such as condition and the number of tenants relocating, will be available online," he said.

Property transfers under watch

The new system will also keep track of property transfers. The technology will ensure all registration documents are submitted to BMC. "Often, only half the documents are submitted. With this technology, BMC will be able to easily view status of various properties. Alerts can also be sent to parties concerned to submit documents in time," said a civic official.

The system is also expected to accelerate transfer of land titles. "Normally, transferring property titles takes a year because of the many signatures needed from different officials. Using digital signatures and fingerprinting technology for identification, we should be able to considerably speed up the process," said the official. 

 

No queue for professional tax now

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 12:24 administrator
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The Times of India                29.05.2013 

No queue for professional tax now

RAJKOT: Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has started an online payment system to pay professional tax on Tuesday. Professional tax payers do not have to go personally to civic centres to pay their tax now.

"They can pay their taxes online using their debit and credit cards and within a week, we will start the net banking facility as well for the professional tax payment," said a RMC official.

Professional tax payers had to go to civic centres of RMC before but with this facility, they will save their time and energy by paying tax online.

According to RMC officials, on an average, RMC collects Rs 12 crore as professional tax every year and there are around 77,000 professional tax payers in the city. RMC has already received a very good response for its multiple payment option facility from property tax payers.

"This year, we got a great response from tax payers who prefer online payment options. As many as 4 percent of the tax payers have paid their property tax online and we are hopeful that more and more people will prefer this system in the coming days,'' said Mahesh Gohel, manager, IT department, RMC.

 
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