Webcast.gov.in is hosted and maintained by National Informatics Centre, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. It webcasts International and National events of national interest, speeches made by President and Prime Minister, cultural programs, conferences and seminars.

The Website with vibrant colour scheme and clean layout has links to four major live streaming channels viz. Lok Sabha, Doordarshan, Vyas UGC CEC and Rajya Sabha, placed in the top right content box.

The site also holds a galley of other streams on the Home Page that displays recent webcasts and streams from national events, cultural events, conferences and seminars from different sources. Banner images that link to the national portal and other major sites are being displayed in the bottom bar on home page.

A banner image with the national emblem on right establishes Govt. identity. An email contact link with help area is available assist new users. The website is compatible with all major browsers and it has proper response to standard screen resolution.

The website offers interactivity in terms of live webcast. A user who clicks a link to a live clip joins the live event in progress. Because the event is happening in real time, fastforward, rewind, and pause capabilities are not available. Live Webcasts are most suitable for high demand live presentations to large geographically dispersed audiences. Users can attend these virtual presentations from their desktop by visiting a web site.

Further, pre-recorded clips are also delivered, or streamed, to users upon request. A user who clicks a link to an ondemand clip watches the clip from the beginning. The user can fast-forward, rewind or pause the clip. Therefore on demand streams can be created from archived live events or recorded clips