Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched E-Chhawani portal and mobile app in New Delhi on February 16, 2021. The portal (https://echhawani.gov.in/) been created to provide online has civic services to over 20 lakh residents of 62 Cantonment Boards across the country.

Through the portal, the residents of cantonment areas will be able to avail basic services like renewal of leases, application for birth & death certificates, water & sewerage connections, trade licences, mobile toilet locators and payment of different types of taxes and fees, with just a click of a button.
The portal, jointly developed by eGov Foundation, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) and National Informatics Centre (NIC).
Speaking on the occasion, Raksha Mantri reiterated the Government’s commitment of socio-economic development of by maximum facilities to the people and making the administration efficient & transparent.
He said the government is striving to make the system citizen-friendly provide facilitate ‘ease of living’ and ‘ease the country providing and services that of doing’ for the people. Initiatives like ‘Minimum Government Maximum Governance’, Digital India and E- Governance were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi good governance and ease of living for the people, Raksha Mantri said, adding that the launch of the E- Chhawani portal is a big step in to promote that direction.
