{"id":22253,"date":"2026-09-10T00:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22253"},"modified":"2026-09-10T00:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:52:36","slug":"make-govt-sites-user-friendly-pm-modi-tells-mantris-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22253","title":{"rendered":"Make govt sites user-friendly, PM Modi tells mantris | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133989019,imgsize-653304,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pm-modi.jpg\" alt=\"Make govt sites user-friendly, PM Modi tells mantris\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday is learnt to have told ministers to make govt websites \u201cuser-friendly\u201d to access information about welfare schemes and public services easily, and has advised Cabinet colleagues to be assertive while dealing with those who have made it their business of levelling unfair and baseless criticism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>PM\u2019s direction to Cabinet ministers on improving govt portals comes barely months after cabinet secretary T V Somanthan advised all ministries and departments to overhaul their websites to make them easier to navigate. At the last council of ministers\u2019 meeting, attended by all Union secretaries, Somanathan had referred to a report by The Economist that had flagged how govt websites in India remain difficult for ordinary citizens to use.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>PM pushes for one-login govt portal<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The report said that govt portals are cluttered with pop-ups, flashing banners and scrolling text, to name a few. It had also said that several websites work poorly on mobile phones despite most Indians using the internet through mobile phones.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Recently, PM had directed the electronics and IT ministry to expedite the \u201cEk Bharat\u201d portal, a unified service delivery platform for citizens which will require people to access all govt websites with just one username and password.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>TOI has learned that many saw the PM\u2019s advice to ministers about being assertive to counter a negative campaign as a reference to \u201cnaaraz fufa\u201d. Sources said govt has achievements to highlight to effectively counter negative narratives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/make-govt-sites-user-friendly-pm-modi-tells-mantris\/articleshow\/133989008.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday is learnt to have told ministers to make govt websites \u201cuser-friendly\u201d to access information about welfare schemes and public services easily, and has advised Cabinet colleagues to be assertive while dealing with those who have made it their business of levelling unfair and baseless criticism.PM\u2019s direction to Cabinet 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