HASSLE-FREE - Process to correct birth & death
docus likely to go online
Chennai:
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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The Greater Chennai Corporation has proposed to make available online the process to make corrections to birth and death certificates, in a move that could reduce waiting time considerably and the need to physically visit the Ripon Buildings.However, the proposal appears to have been made without appropriate interdepartmental consultation as officers in the public health department of the local body said the move was `not feasible'.
According to a notification document prepared by the corporation's planning department, the civic body has proposed to offer five new services online, including birth and death certificate correction, inclusion of child name, application for building permission and one time assessment of property tax. At present, the corporation offers 11 civic services online.
“While there is a focus on providing more online ser vices, in parallel, concerns are being raised about the risks attached to providing correction services online.If a third person could raise a request without the knowledge of the person concerned, and if such a request is processed, then we will be in trouble,“ said a health department official. “We cannot do away with physical verification,“ the officer added.
When TOI contacted superintending engineer, planning department, S Sakthimanigandan, he initially seemed unaware that the birth and death certificate correction facility would be available online. “We will have meetings regarding this in the future and then decide,“ he said.
The document detailing the list of new online services to be launched was prepared after the government notified the Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2016 last December. The rules specify that competent authorities (the corporation) state the services that it could be provide online within 180 days.
According to a notification document prepared by the corporation's planning department, the civic body has proposed to offer five new services online, including birth and death certificate correction, inclusion of child name, application for building permission and one time assessment of property tax. At present, the corporation offers 11 civic services online.
“While there is a focus on providing more online ser vices, in parallel, concerns are being raised about the risks attached to providing correction services online.If a third person could raise a request without the knowledge of the person concerned, and if such a request is processed, then we will be in trouble,“ said a health department official. “We cannot do away with physical verification,“ the officer added.
When TOI contacted superintending engineer, planning department, S Sakthimanigandan, he initially seemed unaware that the birth and death certificate correction facility would be available online. “We will have meetings regarding this in the future and then decide,“ he said.
The document detailing the list of new online services to be launched was prepared after the government notified the Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2016 last December. The rules specify that competent authorities (the corporation) state the services that it could be provide online within 180 days.
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