Gwalior District Information Science Centre has developed and launched an advanced technology website with an aim to transform the district into a digitally empowered society. The website has been developed under the guidance of the Digital India and One India Program by the NIC and the guidelines set by the Government of India.

Speaking to the media persons, collector Anurag Chaudhary said that the website has been designed using the open source technology. He added that the website aims to ensure that all government projects, schemes and services are available to the common man electronically so that citizens can get benefits through the latest information and communication technology.

The collector further said that the website is in English as well as Hindi so that everyone can follow and use it with ease. Accordingly the website, with one click will give all the relevant information about the various government projects, the city’s cultural, tourist and religious spots as well as information about the various wings and departments of the administration. 

Photographs of various monuments, tourists’ attraction spots and palaces too can be viewed in the photo gallery of the website.

The collector also said that the website is adapted to the blind and visually impaired people and is  designed in such a way that even blind people can use the keyboard and listen to what the site says. According to him the website is designed on the reader principle using a screen reader application that identifies and interprets text information as shown on the screen. The visually impaired person can easily listen to all relevant information. He added that the website can be opened on Mobile, Laptop, PC and Tablets.