Page 49 - Digital India Awards 2022 - Compendium

About India Portal

India Portal is a Mission Mode Project of the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to provide
a single window access to information and services of the
Indian government over the internet. National Portal of India
(https://india.gov.in) under India Portal project is a gateway to
Indian Government websites at all levels and over the years, it
has integrated with various other platforms to provide citizen
engagement, online services, open data and government
news/information seamlessly to the citizen.

The portal has become an extremely popular medium for
citizens from all walks of life and from varied demography,
and visitors from across the world, to access information on all
aspects of India and its Government. Ever since its inception in
2005, the portal has evolved both in technology and content.
It has diversified into other sub portals catering to focused
content domains.

National Portal has defined the standards for publishing of
information and electronic delivery of government information
and services. This facilitated the formulation of guidelines to
enhance the quality of content in the Government Web Space
and ensure compliance with basic standards of usability, user-
centricity and universal access.

An attempt has been made through this portal to provide
comprehensive, accurate, reliable and up-to-date information
about India and its various facets. Microsites showcasing
the Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations are
an integral part of Know India (https://knowindia.india.gov.in)
website an initiative under India Portal.

A variety of citizen services being provided by the government
across different sectors can also be accessed through the
portal. National Government Services Portal (https://services.
india.gov.in) under India Portal is a one stop source of online
services provided by the Government entities at all levels and
lists over 13000 online services.