India, March 20 -- Delhi residents may soon be able to access around 65 government services through a WhatsApp-based governance platform, officials said on Thursday, adding that the platform is likely to be launched in April.

Officials said the services will be rolled out in a phased manner. According to the timeline shared by the department, user acceptance testing (UAT) and go-live for the initial services were initially scheduled for March.

"However, there has been a slight delay due to technical issues. The government will finalise the bidder soon," said an official.

The Delhi government's Information Technology (IT) department, which is developing the project, is also working on a dashboard for real-time monitoring of applications...