DOHA: The Ministry of Interior’s Metrash2 application recorded remarkable growth in the number of users and services performed and provided to the public.
It completes transactions in the shortest possible time without going to service centres, in addition to its current importance with implementation of the precautionary measures against coronavirus.
Ministry statistics indicated the number of users has exceeded two million since the launch of the application, while services provided since the beginning of the year have reached more than 5.5 million.
The total number of inquiries about the services provided through the application exceeded nine million.
Assistant Director-General of Information Systems at the Ministry of Interior Brigadier Abdulrahman Ali Al Farahid Al Malki said the Ministry was keen to keep pace with technological developments happening in the world and create smart solutions in the application so it would be more user-friendly.
The Ministry was also keen to ensure people with disabilities can benefit from the application in all available forms, he added, pointing out the application received many local, regional and international awards as the best government application on mobile phones.
Number of services
Al Malki pointed out the number of services provided through Metrash2 reached more than 215 for the public and companies. The most prominent new services in the application were criminal complaints, replacement of vehicle plates, vehicle cancellation and employee travel notice list.
He said statistics showed the most used services this year were registration of the National Address, renewal of residency, payment of traffic fines and renewal of vehicle licence.
Future services to be provided would include registration of navigation application, checks reports, issuance of residency with a birth certificate, renewal of temporary licences, renewal of driving permits for those under training, vehicle mortgage, criminal complaints in police stations and requests for exceptional extensions of visas.