Hyderabad, July 30 -- Pending applications for Telangana's newly introduced Family Register Certificates (FRC) have piled up across the state, with several applicants still awaiting their copies days after applying, despite a government order mandating that the certificate be issued within two working days.

More than 50,000 applications had been filed on the MeeSeva portal across the state till Wednesday, July 29, with many applicants who had applied as early as July 27 - the day the scheme came into place - still making repeated visits to MeeSeva centres to collect their certificates.

Two-day deadline under GO

Under government order (GO) 172, dated July 25, the certificate is to be delivered within two working days of receipt of the a...