For First Time In Country, WhatsApp Govt Services @ Andhra Pradesh

The government of Andhra Pradesh has introduced a new service based model in the form of WhatsApp governance, which is coming to affect from today, January 30. In this context, the IT minister of the state, Nara Lokesh debriefed the media and shared a social media message regarding the same.

A short while back, Lokesh tweeted “For the first time in the country, I formally launched WhatsApp Governance under the name of Mana Mitra at my residence in Undavalli. For this, the official WhatsApp number 9552300009 was allocated. We started with the slogan 'Mana Mitra', government in the hands of the people, governance in the hands of the people, ours is a people's government. We have kept the promise of the padayatra. We have brought WhatsApp Governance so that no one should have to bother for certificates or physical visits to the office.” He stated.

Adding further, Lokesh said “Nowhere in the world have so many services been provided through a single platform. In the first phase, we are making 161 civil services available. In the second phase, we will start 360 civil services. WhatsApp Governance is the bridge between the government and the people. Meta India Vice President and Head Sandhya Devanathan, WhatsApp Director and India Head Ravi Garg, IT Electronics and Communication Secretary Bhaskar Katamaneni, and RTGS CEO K. Dinesh participated in the event.”

The government of Andhra Pradesh is introducing as many as 161 civil services through this WhatsApp governance portal, which is available for usage for all residents.