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              Hon’ble Chief Minister, Punjab, Shri Bhagwant Mann, launches Online
              Driving Licence Facility

                 he Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Bhagwant Mann, launched the
                 Online Driving Licence system, SARATHI in the state of Punjab. The ser-
              Tvice will facilitate the citizens of the state to get the learner’s driving
              licence with a single click from their computer, mobile, tablet or laptop in a
              transparent manner.
                The online facility will work in tandem with the existing offline Learning
              Driving Licence facility available at service centres, but in the case of offline
              service, applicants need to give an online traffic signs test first.
                Hon’ble CM said, “this will save time, money and energy of the people
              desirous of getting learner’s driving licence in the comfort of their homes
              round the clock.” He further added, “this decision would help check corrup-  Hon’ble Chief Minister, Punjab, Shri Bhagwant Mann, launching Online Driving
              tion. Last year, 5.21 lakh people had got the learning licence made, but now   License Facility in Punjab
              applicants would not have to visit any office.”
                                                                                                 -Informatics News Desk, NIC-HQ

              Hon’ble Chief Minister, Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma, launches

              MSPSDC Portal

                  on’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma, has launched
                  Integrated Web Portal of Meghalaya State Public Services Delivery
             HCommission (MSPSDC) at Yojana Bhawan, Shillong in presence of Chief
              Commissioner, Shri M. S. Rao and State Informatics Officer, Shri T. Dkhar.
                Speaking during the launch, Hon’ble CM said, “This a revolutionary step
              towards achieving citizen-centric governance and is at the core of what
              Government is trying to achieve through the provision of time-bound
              delivery of services to citizens by Government Departments. He further
              added that the Integrated Web Portal is a step towards achieving citizen-
              centric governance and improving the overall delivery mechanism. He
              emphasised that all 188 services would be made available at the earliest on
              the portal and urged the departments at all levels to follow the timelines so
              that there is no delay.                                Hon’ble Chief Minister, Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma, launching integrated
                                                                     MSPSDC web portal at Yojana Bhawan, Shillong
                The portal is designed in a way to provide maximum convenience to
              citizens. A citizen having poor network connectivity can also avail of the
              services of the portal through Common Service Centres in the state.                -Informatics News Desk, NIC-HQ


              Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, launches

              Online Permit System for Visiting Restricted and Protected Areas

                  on’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, launched the
                  Online Permit System for entering the Restricted and Protected Area
             Hof the State during the State Level Independence Day 2022 celebration
              at Namchi, Sikkim.
                Due to Sikkim’s proximity with neighbouring countries, all foreign na-
              tionals require a Restricted Area Permit (RAP) to visit any part of the state.
              Moreover, both foreigners and Indian nationals require a separate permit
              known as the Protected Area Permit (PAP) to visit protected areas of Sikkim.
              A Protected Area Permit is issued for specific destinations along a specific
              route and number of days. Both permits are being issued by the Check Post
              branch of Sikkim Police.
                From now, the Online System developed by NIC will digitise the permit   Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, launching Online
              application process and enable both travellers and travel agents to apply   Permit System for visiting Restricted and Protected Areas of the State
              for passes in digital mode. The issued permits have Quick Response Codes
              (QR) which can be read either on a mobile phone or on a QR barcode reader.         -Informatics News Desk, NIC-HQ




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