A magazine for the people who run India's government websites.

Issue 01 · 10 pages

The Government Web

India's first magazine on government websites done right — GIGW 3.0, STQC audits, accessibility law, and the security norms every department site must meet.

In this issue

1. GIGW 3.0, explained for department heads Read free →
   What the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites actually require, who they apply to, and how the STQC audit works — without the jargon.
2. The seven gaps that fail most STQC auditsPDF
   The recurring findings that send government websites back for rework — and what fixing each one actually involves.
3. Accessibility is the law, not a featurePDF
   The RPwD Act 2016 makes accessible government websites a legal obligation. What WCAG 2.1 compliance means in practice.
4. What the DPDP Act changes for government departments Read free →
   India's data protection law reaches the public sector too. Consent, citizen data, and the exemptions that are narrower than most assume.
5. Security headers: the ten-minute fixPDF
   Six response headers protect citizens from clickjacking and data leaks. Most government sites are missing them — here's the copy-paste fix.
6. A field guide to the government homepagePDF
   The patterns we keep seeing when we evaluate department websites — from missing Hindi versions to five-megabyte homepages.