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Guidelines

for Indian Government Apps & Websites

removed or moved to the archives after expiry of the validity period.
g. Documents must be made available in an accessible format.
(Ref. Section 7.4.2)
4.2.7 Circulars/Notifications

There are various Circulars/Notifications that are released from time to time by the
Indian Government at the Central or State level. Information about all the Circulars/
Notifications of the Centre as well as State Governments should be made available on the
respective websites.

a. The official title of the Circular/Notification MUST be mentioned and should
be self explanatory. The correct title will also help in accurate search output for
information on that circular and thus, it would be easy for the users to locate it.
b. The ownership of the concerned circular should be specified i.e. Ministry/
Department and also the level i.e. Centre/State etc.
c. Circulars/Notifications must be made available in an accessible format.
(Ref. Section 7.4.2)
d. If the Circulars/Notifications are valid only for a certain time period, the validity
MUST be clearly mentioned on the site. In fact, the Circulars/Notifications
should be removed or moved to the archives after expiry of the validity period.

4.2.8 Tenders

As directed by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) all Government and Public
Sector Procurement/Tenders/Notifications issued by the Central and State Governments
and other public bodies across India for goods, services and works MUST be made
available/linked through the websites.

4.2.9 Recruitment

All Indian Government websites MUST provide complete and transparent information
about their recruitment policies for the benefit of those who would like to join the
Government and serve the nation. In case the recruitment is through some Central or
State level examination or recruitment agency such as UPSC, SSC etc. that should be
highlighted along with a link to respective pages of those organisations’ websites. In
either case information about the recruitment should abide by the following guidelines.

a. The title of the recruitment notice MUST be self-explanatory.

b. This site MUST enlist all those who are eligible for a particular recruitment. Also
the details of the eligibility criteria should be clearly mentioned.

c. All required application forms should be made available on the website so that

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