The Delhi government has directed all its departments to update official websites on regular basis, a move intended to provide updated information about the government’s work to Delhiites.
The Information Technology Department has issued a circular to all department heads, principal secretaries and secretaries, following complaints that most departments were not updating content.
Irrelevant information
As per the circular, “old and irrelevant” information should be removed from the departments’ websites. The matter was also discussed at a recent meeting of department heads with the Chief Secretary. “It has come to the notice of the Department of Information Technology that some departments of Government of NCT of Delhi are not updating the content of their websites regularly.
Remove old information
“All HoDs are hereby requested to ensure that the content of the website of departments are updated regularly and old and irrelevant information is removed from the website,” the circular stated.
A senior official said the department websites are the main source of information about the work done by the government for the general public, apart from the media, thus making it necessary to update the websites regularly.
