Monitoring the status of the application

(1) Every citizen having applied for any citizen related services may be provided an application number by the concerned Public Authority, or local Authority, as the case may be, and may be entitled to obtain and monitor status of his application online in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed. (2) Every public authority or local Authority, as the case may be, may maintain status of all applications governing citizen related services online and may be duty bound to update the status of the same as per the procedure as prescribed by rules in this regard.