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As the morning dawns & the light triumphant breaks on the New Year, our thoughts turn to the year ahead. For some this might just mean making a few New Year's resolutions, but for us it is a time for reflection at the year gone by and the planning of new ventures for the future benefit of our citizens.
We thank you for your unwavering support, encouragement and suggestions that helped us bring out new features over the past year.
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The year 2008 witnessed a lot of action with new features and sections being introduced to the Portal. Many new users also registered with india.gov.in to benefit from acquiring all Government Information & Services through single window access. Few of the augmented sections are given below:
Health: The entire section was revamped with new sub-sections being introduced on topics such as child care, rehabilitation, family welfare, medical insurance and government schemes.
Agriculture: This new module was added to the Citizen section to provide relevant citizen centric information to the farming community. It included detailed resources on cultivating crops, rearing livestock and agricultural inputs.
RTI Complaint and Appeal: In order to assist citizen's search for truth, this new section assists citizens seeking answers from the Government under the Right to Information Act, it provides details about filing a complaint, checking its status and filing an appeal.
Business: New modules on Investment Opportunities and Incentives, Consumer Rights and Corporate Governance were introduced to help young entrepreneurs make informed choices when it comes to the growth of their business.
6th CPC: National Portal of India provided all support to 6th CPC for online dissemination of information as well as supported its decision making process through its web based software support. National Portal published the final report along with all annexures/studies undertaken by the Commission in the web space immediately after it was presented to the Finance Minister. Due to popularity of this platform with stakeholders, the infrastructure was also extended for releasing Office Memorandums, Gazette Notifications, etc. on implementation of the 6th CPC. Besides providing wide and ease of access to stakeholders this also resulted in reduction of time and cost on printing and circulation of the report & notifications.
Events such as the Republic Day Parade, Union Budget and Rath Yatra were webcast live. This footage is currently available as video-on-demand.
Other than this, a number of Government Documents, Forms, Schemes, Online Services, Acts and Rules were also added to the Central repository of the National Portal of India.
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Republic Day:
This month our focus is on the spirit of bravery and heroism, an act which is honoured on every Republic Day. 26th of January marks the creation of the Republic of India and the adoption of the Constitution. It is a time to pay our respect to the martyrs as well as to devise ways about how we may serve our country better.
Join in the Republic Day Celebrations through the National Portal of India by watching the live webcast of the Republic Day Parade, downloading the National Anthem, reading about the gallantry award winners and much more... |
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Entrepreneurship in Agriculture & Allied Sectors: This newly introduced section offers details about launching businesses in the agriculture, fisheries, horticulture, sericulture, animal husbandry and dairying sectors. These fields offer lucrative business opportunities in which investors around the world are tapping into. They are also relatively easy to start from the finance and manpower perspectives. The growth of agriculture related businesses is beneficial because it not only meets the nutritional needs of citizens but also brings about a rise in income levels and the quality of life in rural areas. |
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New Year:
Parties, laughter and joy are the hallmark of New Year Celebrations. Begin this New Year, by wishing your family and friends with warm and inspiring e-greetings available at india.gov.in.
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti:
This day commemorates the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of the Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh ended the personal Guruship and proclaimed the Guru Granth Sahib (Holy Scripture) as the last Guru for ever. The Guru Granth Sahib is the eternal guru of the Sikhs even today. The festival witnesses a large gathering of Sikhs who congregate to offer prayers at Gurudwaras. Wish your family and friends on this festival with some of the beautiful e-greeting cards available at india.gov.in.
Republic Day: This National Holiday is marked by flag hoisting, speeches and vibrant parades around the country. Display the spirit of patriotism, by sending out Republic Day e-cards to all your contacts. |
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Best Paper Award: The National Portal of India won the Best Paper Award at the 6th International Conference on E-Governance (ICEG-2008). The theme for the paper was 'Critical Thinking in E-Governance (Inter-Governmental Issue)'. Our Paper was titled, 'Stakeholder Empowerment through Participatory Governance: A Case Study'. This paper illustrated the association between the National Portal of India and the 6th Central Pay Commission to bring about a questionnaire that encouraged comments and suggestions from stakeholders. |
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Publications:
With Republic Day around the corner, the Publications Division has launched books with a patriotic theme this month. Here is a glimpse at their contents. 'Khudiram Bose Revolutionary Extraordinaire' is an English book which focuses on the life of Khudiram Bose, one of the youngest revolutionaries in the early phase of the Indian Freedom Movement. There are also three regional language books. 'Balala Shaurya Gathalu' in Telugu is about the bravery of 23 children awarded with the Presidents Bravery Awards. The other two books - 'Bapu Sannidhiam' in Telugu and 'Gandhi: A Pictorial Biography' in Gujarati are about the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi. |
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Latest Government Press Releases
This section provides details about the latest government press releases in both English and Hindi. One may also view the Photo Gallery section for recently released photos of government related events and functions. If you wish to subscribe to PIB press releases of certain Government Departments only, please
click here.
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Did You Know?
You can view the list of Bharat Ratna and Padma Award Winners online? This list is published by the National Portal of India and enables one to view details of awardees from the year 1954.
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Newly Launched Government Websites
Every month, the government brings out new websites to provide more information to the people to bridge the digital gap. Here are some of the fresh releases -
As always, we look forward to hearing from you. Write to us about the changes you would like to see at the Portal.
You may forward this newsletter to your contacts to inform them about the latest e-initiatives of the government. |
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