The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday was awarded the Platinum icon award for the Comprehensive Web presence in the Web Ratna Awards 2014.
The award was presented to the ministry for having a significant presence on all social media sites, which had made it accessible for users through multiple online platforms.
The website follows Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) directives. It caters to the information needs of various stakeholders by providing access to all the policies and guidelines issued by the ministry.
The home page of the I-B Ministry website has a timestamp, giving last-update details. The website has a dedicated Hindi version, as well as a Google-enabled search facility to search within the HTML content.
The website is based on Content Management System (CMS).
Web Ratna Awards, which was instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in 2009, acknowledges unique initiatives and practices of various states and union territories in the realm of e-governance.
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