‘Gadag One’ centre, which helps the residents to pay the bills of different public utilities under a single roof, was dedicated to the public by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H.K. Patil on Tuesday.
Set up on the premises of the office complex of Assistant Commissioner of Gadag on the model of ‘Karnataka One’, the ‘Gadag One’ centre will help the residents not only pay their bills but also to book bus tickets, submit applications for passport and ration cards and also register for Aadhar card. It functions from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Speaking to presspersons after inaugurating the facility, Mr. Patil said that shortly three more ‘Gadag One’ centres would be opened. “These three centres will come up at Government PU College Building, Betageri and Gangapur Pet locality.”
The Minister said that the initiative was part of the efforts to provide digital services at various levels in Gadag district administration. “Already paperless e-governance system had been initiated at the Gadag Zilla Panchayat and Gadag Taluk Panchayat offices. Bapuji Seva Kendras which help the public in submitting various applications and getting certificates have been set up in gram panchayats.”
Mr. Patil said that free WiFi services presently being provided in Gadag city would be extended to other places shortly and soon Gadag would be a digital district.
President of Gadag-Betageri City Municipal Council Shivaleela Akki, President of Gadag Gram Panchayat Vasanna Kuradagi, Deputy Commissioner of Gadag N.S. Prasannakumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner I.G. Gadyal, Assistant Commissioner P.S. Manjunath and others were present.
