Vijayawada, Jan. 30 -- The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday launched WhatsApp Governance service ''Mana Mitra'' to provide civil services quickly without the hassle of people roaming around government offices for certificates and other services.
For the first time in the country, the AP government has launched WhatsApp Governance service under the name of 'Mana Mitra'. These services were formally launched by IT Minister Nara Lokesh at his residence in Undavalli, near here.
The state government has allotted an official WhatsApp number 9552300009 for this. Speaking on the occasion, Lokesh said: "36 departments will have to be connected to WhatsApp Governance. This is a very complicated task. In the first phase, we are making 161 civi...