Officials at all levels, from central
ministries to local governments and
mini departments have invested vast sums of money in their own websites.
But users seeking
latest official data and information or current policy line are often
frustrated. Many pages have not been updated in years.
Some agencies that were long ago
disbanded or merged with others have left their old web pages floating around
the internet like space junk.
Some sites work only with certain web
browsers, some do not work at all and some contain malware.
This assessment by the Economist
(18/4), though relates to Chinese official websites, could as well be true of
Indian official websites.
A website should not hang like the
piece of muscle that covers the hind part of
a quadruped. - S Narendra, Former Spokesperson, Govt of India
