Hyderabad, May 19 -- Telangana's MeeSeva platform has added nine new Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) services to its WhatsApp chatbot channel, allowing residents to apply for property tax services, trade licence renewals, birth and death certificate corrections and related civic services directly through a chat interface without visiting a government office.

The services, which also include property door number and name corrections and registration of births and deaths at home, are accessible by saving the MeeSeva WhatsApp number (8096958096), sending a message to activate the chatbot and following on-screen prompts to fill in details and complete payment.

The WhatsApp channel was launched on November 18 last year as an a...