GHMC has been declared winner of the ‘Janaagraha G2C’ for best services to citizens through online among all civic bodies in the country with the Chennai Municipal Corporation coming second. The award was received by the Additional Commissioner (Finance & IT), Ashok Reddy, from the Union Minister for Urban Development, Kamal Nath, at a function held in New Delhi on Thursday.
The municipal corporation stood first in the online grievance redressal, issue of birth and death certificates online, online payments, trade licenses, providing information to the citizens and for 1.5 lakh people accessing the site from all over the world.
The Prime Minister’s advisor on technology and innovations, Sam Pitroda, is the jury chairman for ‘Janaagraha’, a press release said.
