Launch of GIGW and WCAG 2.0 compliant updated website of Chandigarh Administration
Chandigarh, 18th August 2021: The Department of Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration has upgraded the website of Chandigarh Administration (chandigarh.gov.in) under the Accessible India Campaign as per the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) issued by Union Government. This will make the website more citizen friendly and increase overall usability.
Secretary Information Technology, Shri. Vinod P Kavle, IAS, highlighted that the compliance to the guidelines shall enhance the Government-Citizen relationship with the overall usability and accessibility. Director Information Technology, Smt. Nitika Pawar, IAS explained that following these guidelines, web content shall be accessible to a wider range of people especially people with disabilities, including blindness, low vision, deafness/hearing loss and speech disabilities.
With the advent of Digital India Program and focus on multimodal delivery of citizen services, there was an urgent need to upgrade and align the Chandigarh Administration’s website with these guidelines; hence the upgraded website is accessible to all under accessible India campaign.
