The National Government Service Portal is one such portal that contains a lot of services that are government based. All government-related services are easily accessible on this government portal. It is an initiative taken towards india.gov.in.
In earlier times, everything was offline. However, now every single thing being online, has made the life of the citizens simpler along with increasing transparency and efficiency in all services that were previously time taking. Hence, the government services are now well organized and categorized under the National Government Service Portal which has been developed under the ambit of India Portal project which is being executed by NIC.
The purpose of this portal is to facilitate the listing of online services provided by various government entities under one platform and ensuring standardization with respect to content architecture and classification of services.
The category of National Government Service Portal includes
- Education and learning
- Health and wellness
- Electricity water and local services
- Money and taxes
- Jobs
- Justice law and grievances
- Travel and tourism
- Business and self-employed
- Birth, death, marriage and child care
- Pension and benefits
- Transport and Infrastructure
- Citizenship, Visas & Passports
- Agriculture, rural and environment
- Science, IT and Communications
- Youth, sports and culture
Once you open the National Government Service Portal, on the right-hand side you will find all these list of categories mentioned. You can choose the category and from there you can opt for that government service that you prefer. Under every category of services there is a huge list of sub services available.
Coming to the next thing, below is given a search box where you can directly enter the service and open from there itself. Along with it an advance search option is also given in which you need to select the category and enter the location.
Below that you will be able to see 120 services available under the Ministry of Finance, 100 services available under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, 71 services under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 60 services under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, 46 services under Ministry of Education, 41 services under Ministry of Minority Affairs, 40 services under Ministry of External Affairs, 36 services under Ministry of Women and Child Development, 34 services under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, 34 services under Ministry of Railways, 33 services under Ministry of Home Affairs, 31 services under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 30 services under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 23 services under Ministry of Communication, 23 services under Ministry of Labour and Employment, 21 services under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, 17 services under Jal Shakti, 14 services under Ministry of Rural Development, 13 services under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, 13 services under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 12 services under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 11 services under Ministry of Defence, 11 services under Ministry of Law and Justice, 11 services under Ministry of Panchayati Raj, 10 services under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 10 services under Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, 10 services under Ministry of Tourism, 9 services under Ministry of Civil Aviation, 9 services under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneruship, 8 services under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 7 services under Ministry of Heavy industries and Public Enterprises, 7 services under Ministry of Mines, 7 services under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, 7 services under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, 5 services under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, 5 services under Science and Technology, 5 services under Ministry of Urban Development, 4 services under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, 4 services under Ministry of Culture, 4 services under Ministry of Earth Sciences, 4 services under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 4 services under Ministry of Textile, 3 services under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 3 services under Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, 3 services under Ministry of Steel, 3 services under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 2 services under Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, 2 services under M/O President Secretariat, 1 service under Ministry of Coal, 1 service under Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
This list of services comprises of 12319 services from States. Under it, the mainly focus services are available, namely:-
- Apply for Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra
- Apply for New Ujjwala 2.0 Connection
- Enroll to avail benefits from Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana
- Apply for approvals on India’s National Single Window System guide for investors
- Apply for financial assistance – Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
The most viewed services of National Government Service Portal that everyone searches for are:-
- Check online your Aadhaar card details
- PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi
- Check Aadhaar card status online
- Download Aadhaar, UIDAI
- Data Entry for Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin
- Search your name in voters list