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Guidelines

for Indian Government Apps & Websites

2.3
Link with the National Portal

india.gov.in; The National Portal of India is a single window source for access to all
information and services being provided by the various constituents of the Indian
Government to its citizens and other stakeholders. The Portal is an aggregator of all
Indian Government websites belonging to different entities of the Government. The
Portal has been designed, developed and hosted by National Informatics Centre (NIC),
the premier ICT organisation of the Government with a nationwide presence.

india.gov.in has a unified interface and seamless access to a wide variety of services for
citizens from all walks of life and from varied demography. This official Portal for the
Government of India acts as a gateway to a plethora of information and services provided
electronically by the different departments of Indian Government. It acts as an escort to
the visitors and guides them through varied web sites of Indian Government constituents
and also presents a lot of value added information like their association/status in terms of
sectors, ministries, departments etc. in a unique and unified manner.

There are exclusive sections catering to the different information needs of citizens A
variety of services being provided by the government across sectors and States/UTs can
also be accessed from the Portal. The Portal also provides comprehensive information
& access to Government News, Press Releases, Documents, Policies, Forms and Tender
Notifications etc. The content of the Portal is also available in Hindi. Further, the content
can be personalised for each viewer based on his/her demographic profile and area of
interest.

2.3.1 Since the National Portal is the official single entry Portal of the Indian
Government, all Indian Government websites MUST provide a prominent link
to the National Portal from the Homepage and other important pages of citizen’s
interest.

2.3.2 The hyperlinked pages belonging to the National Portal MUST load into a newly
opened browser window of the user. This will also help visitors find information
or service they could not get on that particular website. It is quite common
that citizens are not aware which information or service is provided by which
Department.

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