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Sanitation certificates can now be obtained on the Tamil Nadu e-Sevai portal — https://www.tnesevai.tn.gov.in.
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, in a communication, said that the “issue of sanitary certificate service” was now live on the e—Sevai portal.
On May 29, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin officially launched the ‘SimpleGov’ initiative, marking the full transition to an online Sanitation Certificate system. All institutions are now required to apply or renew certificates exclusively through the e-Sevai portal.
Applicants should visit the portal, complete or update their registration, upload all necessary documents, including the sanitation protocol, and submit a self-affidavit signed by the authorised person. On successful submission, the sanitation certificate will be auto-generated with a validity of one year.
As per a Government Order, the types of institutions required to obtain the certificates include schools, colleges, shopping malls, marriage halls, factories, including micro, small and medium enterprises, old age homes, children’s homes, and working women’s hostels. These institutions are considered critical due to their high footfall, raising the need for hygienic conditions to prevent public health risks.
The sanitation certificate must be prominently displayed on the premises, along with this, the sanitation protocol must be followed.
Authorities from the directorate will be inspecting the institutions, and taking necessary action, whenever required.
Manual method ended
As per the revised procedure, the existing manual process for issuing the certificates has been discontinued with immediate effect.
No physical copies of applications or documents will be accepted. Applications, document submissions, and processing would be carried out exclusively through the Tamil Nadu e-Sevai portal, the directorate said.
All District Health Officers have been requested to ensure that the revised procedure is disseminated to all stakeholders in their respective districts, including establishments and field staff.
Published – June 21, 2025 12:42 am IST
