17 Dec 2008

National [Web] Portal of India
National Portal Secretariat, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi, India.
Self-description:
"This is the National Portal of India, developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the various Indian Government entities. The content in this Portal is the result of a collaborative effort of various Indian Government Ministries and Departments, at the Central/State/District level. This Portal is Mission Mode Project under the National E-Governance Plan."
SIte contents:
* Search;
* Government (Constitution of India, Who's Who, Parliament, Govt. Websites, Rules, Acts, Policies, Schemes, Publications, Employees Corner);
* Know India (Profile, National Symbols, Culture & Heritage, States/UTs, Districts of India, Photo Gallery, Kids Corner);
* Sectors (Agriculture, Rural Development, Education, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce and Industries, Finance, Science and Technology, Transport);
* Citizen (Health, Education, Employment, Taxes, Senior Citizen Corner, Agriculture, RTI Complaint & Appeal);
* Business (Starting a Business, Growing Business, Indian Economy, Managing a Business, FAQ's, Business Update);
* Overseas (Visit India, Study in India, Indian Diaspora, Passport/VISA, Embassies & Consulates, Travel Advisory);
* News Update;
* How do I? (Obtain a Birth Certificate, Obtain a Driving License, Apply for a Passport, Apply for a Ration Card);
* Press Release;
* Weather (Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi);
* Web Directories (Indian Government websites, [Indian] Telephone Directories, Government [Ministry / Department, State / UT] Contacts, STD [Subscriber Trunk Dialing Code] Codes, ISD [International Subscriber Dialing] Codes, PIN [Postal Index Number] Codes);
* Documents [Ministry / Department, State / UT];
* Forms [Ministry / Department, State / UT];
* Maps (India Map, States of India, Demographic Maps; Sectoral Maps);
* Tenders.
URL http://www.india.gov.in/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.india.gov.in/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide / Documents / News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Government
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3,000 [in fact, over 17,900]