Question- Which Ministry launched e-Chhawani portal and mobile app on 16 February 2021?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Defense
(c) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer – (b)
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched E-Chhawani portal and mobile app in New Delhi on February 16, 2021.
- The portal (https://echhawani.gov.in/) has been created to provide online civic services to over 20 lakh residents of 62 Cantonment Boards across the country.
- Through the portal, the residents of cantonment areas will be able to avail basic services like renewal of leases, application for birth & death certificates, water & sewerage connections, trade licences, mobile toilet locators and payment of different types of taxes and fees, with just a click of a button.
- Developer
- The portal, jointly developed by eGov Foundation, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) and National Informatics Centre (NIC), provides a platform to the residents to avail these services from the comfort of their home.
- Background
- The government is striving to make the system citizen-friendly and provide services that facilitate ‘ease of living’ and ‘ease of doing’ for the people. Initiatives like ‘Minimum Government – Maximum Governance’, Digital India and E-Governance were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote good governance and ease of living for the people.
- The launch of the E-Chhawani portal is a big step in that direction.
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