ISLAMABAD: Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has made licence services system online, ending human interference.
‘A new chapter in digital governance is taking shape in the federal capital as the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) moves to transform traditional municipal licensing through digital technology, in line with the Prime Minister’s Digital Pakistan vision and in collaboration with the National Information Technology Board (NITB),’ says an official of Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA).
He said that for Islamabad’s business community, this means a major change in the way municipal permissions and licences are obtained.
‘The initiative covers important municipal services including, Outdoor Dining Permits, Signage & Display Board Permissions, Other Municipal Permits, The objective is simple: make municipal services easier, faster and more accessible through digital channels, he said and added that new digital approach enables applicants to make payments online, reducing dependence on conventional cash-based processes and bringing municipal transactions into a digital environment.
Chief Officer MCI and Director DMA Dr Anam Fatima, who played lead role in this transformation, when contacted said that registration of birth and death certificate had already been made online and with this new initiative, all license services have also been made digital. Now, business community and citizens without visiting DMA could get license. ‘This is biggest convenience for applicants,’ she said.
Dr Anam, a BS-18 Officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) transferred: Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chief Officer MCI was transferred from CDA/MCI. She was serving on deputation basis, however, her service was placed at disposal of Ministry of Interior for further posting in ICT administration. Sources said that she will be posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General).