Web Ratna Award

Greetings!

The Web Ratna Season is here again!

We are so excited to inform you that the call for Web Ratna Awards 2012 nominations has just been announced!

Log on to our website http://webratna.india.gov.in to know more about the award categories, enrolling and nomination procedures. Well, for those who had been eagerly anticipating to hear this, the wait is just over! enroll right away and proceed to the steps for submitting nominations.

If you are a part of Government entity which provides web based public service or have a web project which has a prominent impact on the betterment of common man, and you feel the initiative deserve honouring, this is the right opportunity for the project to win a Web Ratna Award. The nomination could also be for an established initiative or a recently improved service, which somehow did not make it to the last season finals. If you have come across any other deserving web based initiatives, please feel free to encourage the concerned authority for nominating to the relevant category.

The last season of Web Ratna Awards had been an overwhelming success with nation-wide response and active involvement of numerous well wishers. The season eventually concluded with the esteemed dignitaries honouring all the winners at an elegant grand finale witnessed by a large gathering at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Be sure, we would have this Web Ratna season much more exciting and vibrant!

Web Ratna Awards has established a large popularity all over the country and is sure going to speak in volumes to appreciate well deserving projects, thus inspiring and encouraging others for good governence initiatives.

The last date for receipt of nominations is 17th February 2012.

And finally, here's a gentle note to request the nominees to avoid any last minute rush for submissions so that the process is error free and complete in all aspects. So, please ensure to enroll and submit the nominations well in advance.

Wishing you Good Luck and have a great season ahead...

Team Web Ratna 2012

Citizen Centric Services

• Platinum Icon:- Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry System
• Gold Icon:- HIMPOL (Himachal Pradesh Police on Web)
• Silver Icon:- Bangalore One (Integrated Citizen Services Portal)

Public Participation Initiative

• Platinum Icon:- CIC Online (Filling of Appeal & Complaints online with CIC)
• Gold Icon:- SANJOG Helpline (Integrated Grievance Redressal System)
• Silver Icon:- Ideas for CM (Open Opportunity for the Civil Society)

Outstanding Web Content

• Platinum Icon:- E-Press Publisher (Press Information Bureau)
• Gold Icon:- India Post
• Silver Icon:- Gujarat Tourism

Innovative Use of Technology

• Platinum Icon:- Indian Tsunami Early Warning System
• Gold Icon:- The m-Governance Mantra
• Silver Icon:- Justice through ICT (Video Conferencing between Court & Jail)

Comprehensive Web Presence - Ministry/Department

• Platinum Icon:- Department of Economic Affairs
• Gold Icon:- Rajya Sabha
• Silver Icon:- Ministry of Rural Development

Comprehensive Web Presence - State

• Platinum Icon:- Tamil Nadu
• Gold Icon:- Himachal Pradesh
• Silver Icon:- Chandigarh

National Portal Coordinator

• Platinum Icon:- A.K.Srivastava, IAS
• Gold Icon:- Sanjay Kumar, IAS
• Silver Icon:- Shaliesh Kumar Singh, IAS

NIC Coordinator of the National Portal

• Platinum Icon:- Sanjay Hardikar (NIC Madhya Pradesh State Unit)
• Gold Icon:- Ajay Chahal (NIC Himachal Pradesh State Unit)
• Silver Icon:- Vivek Verma (NIC Chandigarh State Unit)