I&B ministry awarded for comprehensive web presence

The Information and Broadcasting ministry was today awarded the Platinum icon award for 'Comprehensive Web presence' at the Web Ratna Awards 2014.
The award was conferred by Minister for Communications and Information Technology and received by Joint Secretary R Jay along with the New Media Wing team of the Ministry, on behalf of I&B Secretary Bimal Julka, a statement released here said.
The award was presented to I&B Ministry for having a significant presence on all social media sites which makes it accessible for users through multiple online platforms, the statement added.
"The home page of MIB website has timestamp, giving last update details. The website has a dedicated Hindi version besides regular English version. The portal has a Google enabled search facility to search within the HTML content. The website is based on Content Management System (CMS)," the statement said.

Web Ratna Awards, instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, acknowledge unique initiatives or practices of various states and UTs in the realm of e-governance. These awards were instituted in the year 2009, the statement added.