Since OCI was taking very long, I had also applied for e visa on Dec. 4.
On Dec. 6 I was asked to provide additional documentation which I sent within 2 hrs of the email. When I didn't hear anything, I sent an email to which I got a generic reply saying it is pending.
Last night I raised a query with Sampark. This morning I received evisa.
Fun fact - I had applied for Single Entry but got it for 1 year and Multiple entries.
I paid a total of $89 USD because that is what I was promted to but my visa document shows the amount paid as $40.
Last time when I had applied for evisa I got it in less that 24 hours, but this time it took almost 10 days. So anyone considering applying, just keep some room for delay just in case.