Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- Residents of Hyderabad are rushing to MeeSeva to download copies of their Telangana Family Register Certificates ahead of notices over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Across the state, lakhs of people have applied for the certificate, which the government launched last month.

Six lakh seek certificate

According to a Times of India (TOI) report, around 5.97 lakh applications have been filed for Telangana Family Register Certificates, as it has been listed as one of the 12 documents listed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the SIR.

As per the report, so far, 3.15 lakh applications have been approved and 2,100 rejected. The remaining applications are still pending.

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