At 913, J&K has 2nd most online services

Jammu: With 913 citizen-centric services available online, Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday edged past Kerala to clinch the second spot amongst states and Union territories in the sphere. Announcing the on-boarding of 913 services on the e-UNNAT portal, J&K chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta said it is an important milestone in tune with the resolve of the administration to provide ease, convenience and accessibility of services to the common people. “Under the Digital J&K Programme launched last year, the number of online services has increased exponentially from 35 services in 2021 to 913 services as on date,” Mehta said. With 913 online services, J&K has overtaken Kerala which provides 911 services online and is placed at the second position in the country after Madhya Pradesh. “The use of technology has ushered in a new era of digital governance in Jammu and Kashmir with 24×7 availability of services on the single unified portal as well as the mobile dost' app. The services have even been linked with the Rapid Assessment System (RAS) for citizen feedback and over 52 lakh SMSs have been sent till date with an approval rating of 86%,” he said. PTI