Voter ID card, 27 other certificates can be downloaded on phone now

Edappal: The election identity card and 27 other certificates issued by the revenue office can be downloaded on smartphones now.

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One can apply for voter identity card online via the national voters service portal . The application reaches the taluk office first and from there it reaches a village office. A village officer transfers it to a booth level officer (BLO) for verification. The BLO, after scrutinising the details, sends the application back to the Taluk office through village office.

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Once this process is completed, an applicant will be issued voter identity card by post. It can be downloaded from the site as well. The downloaded cards can be laminated. This facility will help the ones who are trying to add their name to the voters' list.

E-district certificates

The 27 certificates issued through e-district portal can also be downloaded through phone. After the verification is over, an applicant will get an approval message on phone containing a link, upon clicking the link certificates can be downloaded.

Previously, one had to go to the Akshaya centre to take the print of the certificate even after approval. The idea was given by the officers from Malappuram district in a meeting conducted to discuss steps to make revenue offices more accessible by the land revenue commissioner, the minister and the officers.

Certificates showing income, caste, nativity, one and same, ownership etc. can be downloaded via mobile phones and will prove to be quite helpful for students and other people during the COVID time.