Shri Sudhir Sharma, Urban Development and Town and Country Planning Minister, Himachal Pradesh launched the mobile App “HIM TCP” of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department, Himachal Pradesh. The app is presently available on Android platform and is available on departmental web site http://www.tcphp.in/ and Google Play Store free of cost.

The Minister, in his inaugural speech informed that the launch of this App was a new milestone in citizen-centric governance which demonstrates the commitment of the State Government to take public services to the door steps of the citizens. He said it was a major leap in citizen-centric governance efforts of the department, which would not only improve performance of the authorities but also ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency. The department would be able to take action on different issues like monitoring new/pending applications, NOCs (no objection certificate), handling payments, issuing notifications and scheduled inspections. The citizens would be able to check the status of their applications and pay fees online. Besides, the professional architects and promoters would also be able to check status, pay fees and access information.

He said the department had been consistently working to streamline its services as per the aspirations of the people. A similar App would also be developed soon for urban local bodies to make available the birth and death certificates, NOCs and payment of electricity, water bills and taxes. The Minister announced to provide tablets to the officers of the TCP departments so as to enable them to work efficiently on the online services of the department.

Additional Chief Secretary, TCP, Smt. Manisha Nanda told the audience that the launch of this App was a new chapter in good governance as the people of the State would be immensely benefited with quality services. She said the department had brought various modifications in its functioning since last few years by expanding digital empowerment. The online services would go a long way in reducing time and money as people would no longer need to visit offices or banks to get their works done.

Director, Town and Country Planning Shri Sandeep Kumar detailed about the benefits of the new App. He said the department was receiving all applications online and these were being dealt online in a time bound manner. This has helped in bringing efficiency and accountability in the functioning of the department.