Many civic services in EDMC areas go online

New Delhi: Several

civic services

will finally be available

online

for residents of east Delhi. East Delhi Municipal Corporation commissioner has announced that the civic body will start an online licensing system for industries from April 1, while simplified online birth and death registration module went online on Tuesday.

Commissioner Vikas Anand said that all industrial and household entrepreneurs will be able to apply online for obtaining a

licence

. “Applicants can log into the new

EDMC

portal from April 1, 2021 and submit the papers required with any face to face interaction with any official.”

Standing committee chairman Satyapal Singh said that this system is being started to simplify the process for licence policy. “By this arrangement, ‘inspector raj’ will end,” he added. “Processing fees can be deposited through net banking, credit and debit cards.”

Anand also said that citizens will not have to go to the Citizen Service Bureau for registration of birth and death. “In order to register, they have to login on portal and fill the online form. After the approval of the certificate, its information will also be given to the applicant on their mobile number,” he added.