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A look at some of the recently launched Indian Government Websites….
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (http://aera.gov.in/)
The visually appealing website of Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) is designed with an aim, to provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors. Website can be viewed from a variety of devices, such as web-enabled mobile devices, wap phones, PDAs etc. The website of AERA renders vital information on all the services- relating to air traffic management, ground safety and ground handling - at major airports in India along with the their performance standards. The acts & rules, policies along with various reports and orders undertaken and formulated from both the air authorities and the Government are available in a detailed structure. The career corner publishes relevant jobs regularly. Site has been designed with an aim to ensure that all information on this website is accessible to people with disabilities e.g. a user with visual disability can access this website using assistive technologies like screen readers and magnifiers.
Bokakhat Subdivision(http://bokakhat.gov.in/)
The newly launched official website of Bokakhat SDO is dedicated to internationally acclaimed forest reserve of Assam- Kaziranga. The website is an outcome of the need for an e-Governance model that allows people, tourist specifically visiting Kaziranga National Park and the administration to come closer for interaction with transparency and efficiency. The website is an effort to tune into the new era of internet and RTI and resolve grievances through this medium. The website covers nearly all the departments functioning within the district, e.g; handloom& textiles, water resource, diary etc. Schemes, contact numbers and the financial estimates which underpin transparency in administration are also reflected along with special events, proposed events and district profile. The website is easily navigable and upgrades its visitors with up-to-date information from time to time.
Goa Commercial Tax Department (http://goacomtax.gov.in/)
The content rich official website of Commercial Tax Department, Goa is intended to be a vehicle to disseminate information to the taxpayers and other groups of people who interact with the commercial tax department. The visually appealing website is instrumental in providing information on Tax paid Online, Vat, Goa Sales Tax, Goa Luxury tax on residential accommodation, Entertainment Tax and other related inquiries. Important notices, circulars, orders and performance statements of ward officers are also made available on the website along with the RTI annexure. Other relevant and current information will be notified timely through this site, in addition to the traditional channels of public information.
Contributed by: Lokesh Joshi, NIC HQ
lokesh@nic.in