Minister for IT and electronics Nara Lokesh declared that 500 varieties of services will be provided through Mana Mitra of WhatsApp by June 30. Currently, 200 services are being provided through the channel. Informing the Assembly that the Chief Minister has indicated that the TTD services too should be brought within the purview of Mana Mitra services, he said that within 30 days a decision will be taken after holding discussions with the TTD officials.

During the short discussion in the state Assembly on WhatsApp governance, Lokesh recalled how late NT Rama Rao, immediately after becoming the then chief minister in 1983 had taken the administration to the people by simply doing away with patel, patwary system. He said later, N Chandrababu Naidu, who got inspired with the Citizen Service Centre in Singapore, launched the e-seva services for just paying the electricity bills later extended it to different kinds of services Lokesh recalled fondly.

This has now changed into Mee-Seva, Lokesh said and stated that Chandrababu has been repeatedly saying that the administration should be taken to the people and their problems should be known only by reaching them. “When I met the people in every village during my Yuva Galam padayatra, they complained that they have to queue up before the government offices for days together for certificates. In fact, they have asked me as to why government services are not available like cinema tickets, Swiggy food, essentials and taxies which are simply available by switching a button,” Lokesh said.