(1) On receipt of an application for service by an eligible person, the designated officer or the authorised officer, as the case may be, shall scrutinize and give acknowledgement to the applicant in Form I. In case any document required for providing the service has not been enclosed with the application, the same shall be clearly mentioned in the acknowledgement and the stipulated time limit for such service shall start from the date of production of the document.
Provided that if necessary documents are annexed with application then the last date of the stipulated time limit shall be mentioned in the acknowledgement.
(2) Complete applications received on each working day, shall be produced before Designated Officer on the same working day for providing the notified services.
5. Public holidays shall be excluded from the stipulated time limit-— Public holidays shall be excluded from the stipulated time limit for providing the services.