A Copying Agency or Copying Branch is established in all the Deputy Commissioner Offices in the State of Himachal Pradesh. This branch receives and processes requests made by citizens for copies of the revenue records, which are available in the District Record Room of Deputy Commissioner Offices. Citizens have to apply for the copy of document with the copying branch that charges a nominal fee and processes the request to issue the required document copy from the District Record room. Due to high volume of records, it becomes difficult for citizens and the District Administration to let applicants know the latest status of their application.
NIC District Centre, Shimla has developed an Android App to record the requests being received, thereby capturing the applicant’s details and type of request. The App provides status of the document for which the copy is applied in the copying branch. A user can use the unique request number given at the time of application or their own mobile number to fetch the latest status of the request. They are also provided with information on documents being issued by the copying agency and also the procedure to apply for the copy of these documents.