Mangaluru: A special drive by the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has received an overwhelming response, with many applicants obtaining birth and death certificates without hassles in six days. The distribution process had been affected by the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR).The MCC introduced an online slot booking system for the convenience of citizens who want to apply for birth and death certificates during the special drive conducted between Oct 14 and 19. Applicants who submitted details by logging on to slotbooking.karnatakasmartcity.in were given a time slot during a special drive. The drive has evoked an overwhelming response, with a large number of applicants obtaining birth and death certificates without any hassle.MCC commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey said that a good response has been received from the public for the special drive organised to clear the pending applications for birth and death certificates. During the drive, applications were processed within 30 minutes and given to applicants within 10 minutes. Special priority is being given to birth certificates for 10th-grade students, the commissioner said.People have been facing difficulties obtaining the certificates from MCC and other urban local bodies because officials on duty have been deputed to SIR duty. Since the notice and hearing phase of the SIR has ended on Thursday, the civic body is expected to expedite the processes hereafter.MCC birth and death registrar (in-charge) Bharathi S said that the drive was conducted to issue corrections as well as new birth and death certificates for 841 applications pending up to Sept 30.During this campaign, 455 files were corrected and disposed of expeditiously; 62 new birth certificates and 50 death certificates were issued, she explained.There are 47 files where supporting documents such as caste certificates, SSLC marks cards, school records, and joint affidavits from parents were not submitted, and endorsement letters were issued for 171 files to obtain a court order because the submitted documents were improper. The remaining 56 files are pending disposal and will be resolved soon. Currently, out of the total 785 applications disposed of in this campaign, 217 applicants took part in the drive directly and collected their certificates. Those who have not yet collected their corrected certificates can visit the office during working hours and obtain them from the birth and death section, she added.
