The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy recently launched the AP Seva Portal 2.0. The portal will offer better services to the citizens. The portal is also called Citizen Service portal.

What is the portal?

• The portal will offer digital services to citizens in a transparent manner. The portal will help the public track their application without any hassle. The updates of the applications are provided through SMS as well.
• The portal offers thirty services. This include six services of civil supplies, 25 services of municipal administration, 30 services of revenue and land administration, three services of rural development and other 53 services of energy departments.
• The 2.0 version allows online approval of applications. Also, the portal allows officials to provide certificates and documents online. The portal allows the use of digital signature.
• About 90% of the government services offered have been brought under the portal.
• Gateways have been included to access paid services.

Significance

The portal will help people get government services easily. They can avail the services sitting in their homes and need not run from pole to post.  Also, the portal will help the secretaries to learn about the progress of the applications.