National Portal of India – India.gov.in
Friday, June 26th, 2009
The National Portal of India - http://www.india.gov.in is a content rich portal of India. Content wise, it provides complete geo-cultural-political information about the country. It is maintained by the National Informatics Center - http://home.nic.in of India.
This website is a pride for all Indians, since it displays the technical maturity of India's e-governance. The portal has an option for member registration where users can register as per their location, and when they log in they get details relavant to their region.
The portal provides links to its various other websites related to Indian Government. Apart from that if you are stuck up in between any government procedure, you can refer to their documentation through the How Do I section on the home page - http://india.gov.in/howdo/index.php
Lets discuss on how to make use of this website:
1. Create a Profile: Click Register on the Portal homepage. This will lead you to the registration form. Enter your correct details. Dont worry this is a secured and safe site to provide details online. Click Register Me.
2. Dashboard: When you have successfully logged in, you will be shown a Dashboard as per the details you have entered in the registration form. For example, if you have entered Maharashtra in your address, you will be displayed all the links and information related to Maharashtra.
3. Making use of the resources: The dashboard provides you with following information:
a. Profile of the State
b. Official websites of different organisations related to that State
c. Services, Forms, Acts, Tenders, Document, Telephone Directory, Announcements, etc. relevant to that State
d. Links related to Indian Government
This protal will provide you all the authentic details which an agent can't. For example if you want to apply for a driving license, passport, or any government related procedure, you will need to first check this website for authenthic procedure so that you are well prepared before proceeding.
This website is indeed a boon and pride for all citizens of India.
