- Verification can be done through QR code instead of hologram
Nawanshahr: The Department of Governance Reforms of Government of Punjab has eased the difficulty of frequent visits to the Sewa Kendras to obtain the certificates/documents issued through the E-Sewa Punjab portal. Henceforth, these certificates/documents will be sent to their mobiles/e-mails by a web link.
Divulging the details, Deputy Commissioner Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa said that earlier, when the document related to the service sought through the Sewa Kendra or E-Sewa portal was prepared, holograms were pasted over it apart from physical signatures at the time of service delivery. Now, resolving the problem of people coming to the Sewa Keandras repeatedly, the government has given them the facility to download their service related certificates/documents on their mobiles/computers while sitting at home.
He said that according to the instructions issued by the Punjab government, now there will be no need for any physical signature, stamp or hologram on the certificates/documents to be digitally signed through the E-Sewa portal.
DC Randhawa said that the verification or authentication of digitally signed certificates/documents through the e-seva portal can be done by entering the serial number of the document on the web link http://esewa.punjab.gov.in/certificate verification or by scanning the QR code available on the document. If any discrepancy is found between the details available on the said verification web link and the details entered on the certificate/document, the certificate/document shall be treated as invalid.
He said that any applicant applying for any service at the Sewa Kendra or E-Sewa portal will receive a web link on his/her mobile number and email given in the application after his certificate/document is digitally signed, from which the certificate/document can be downloaded directly.
He said that apart from the above, the applicant can also take a printout of the certificate/document from his nearest service center by showing the receipt.
Besides, the applicant can also download and print their certificate/document through the 'Download Your Certificate' option available on the E-Sewa portal.
He clarified that when this digitally signed certificate/document without hologram would be presented in any government office, the concerned officer/employee cannot ask for a document with physical signature or hologram or stamp. One can verify its authenticity by scanning the QR code or through the certificate verification link available on the E-Sewa Punjab portal.