The Chandigarh Administration has launched information kiosks for checking vehicle registration number availability and for providing tourist information here on 31st October 2012. The information kiosks were formally inaugurated by Mr K K Sharma, Adviser to the Administrator, UT. One meant for providing information on availability of vehicle registration number and another, Tourist Information Kiosk, provides information on Chandigarh, hotels etc.

Vehicle registration number availability kiosk would enable the residents to check the availability of the vehicle registration number. The software for the kiosk has been developed by the NIC-UT Chandigarh. The kiosk will be operating at Registering & Licensing Authority in Sector 17. The touch screen kiosk would enable people to learn about the availability of registration numbers of their choice in the ongoing as well as previous series. The kiosk would make it convenient for the general public to choose the vehicle registration number, he added.

The second kiosk is the Tourism Information Kiosk which provides information on Chandigarh, hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants, etc. This kiosk would be placed at the UT Guest House. Secretary Tourism Mr D K Tiwari, IAS said the Tourism Department would assess the needs of the tourists coming to Chandigarh to enhance the utility of the Tourism Information Kiosk. Ms Prerna Puri, IAS Secretary, Information Technology, said Department of Information Technology is also considering the use of kiosks for providing various other services in various public institutions such as government hospitals. Senior officers including the Home Secretary, Finance Secretary, Director General of Police, Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Deputy Commissioner, Secretary Tourism and Secretary IT, Chandigarh Administration were present.