I shudder at the thought of having to visit some unfriendly, smelly, govt. office for some life-dependent document/certificate. I start visualising the never ending lines of hundreds of people. The diseased stray dogs sleeping in the dark corridors who threaten to bite when you are forced to stand really close to them. The corrupt pan-chewing guy behind some desk who will first check you out with his scanner eyes, then decide whether you are worthy of some/partial/full correct information or not.
Not to forget, the endless forms to be filled and attested. In triplicate. The back and forth visits. And then the final pilgrimage to reach the person who will move some file to give you some piece of paper that is more valuable than the gold you’re saving for your daughter’s wedding 20 years from now.
The fact is, in our country, no matter how well informed you are, how well connected you are, you still suffer. Most of us reach the correct office but are invariably tortured by standing in a long long line for hours only to find out you were in the wrong queue. Then after some queue hopping and solid PR you manage to see the light at the end of the darkest govt. office tunnel.
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So when the occasion arises, I normally start praying for a shortcut. An agent. The ever-smiling, resourceful and helpful retired Upadhyaya Uncle from daddy’s office (who knows all the clerks in every govt. office) to guide me (even accompany me!). Sadly, not always possible.
Thankfully, things have been improving. I’m sure all of us have “positive passport renewal stories”, etc etc to share.
Lack of information haunts all of us. So when this website info-loaded email came by (many many thanks to ramesh kakar for forwarding this to alok), we thought of sharing it. It’s a list of important (and useful) websites pertaining to govt. offices. Hopefully it will prove helpful to some of you…
oh yeah… May the force be with you!
(PS – we have NOT checked all the links. If there is an error in some, please let us know (and try and source the right one too)
Thanks!
To Obtain:
1. Birth Certificate https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=1
2. Caste Certificate https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=4
3. Tribe Certificate https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=8
4. Domicile Certificate https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=5
5. Driving Licence https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=6
6. Marriage Certificate https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=3
7. Death Certificate https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=2.
Apply for:
1. PAN Card https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=15
2. TAN Card https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=3
3. Ration Card https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=7
4. Passport https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=2
5. Inclusion of name in the Electoral Rolls https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=10
Register:
1. Land/Property https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=9
2. Vehicle https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=13
3. With State Employment Exchange https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ howdoi.php?service=12
4. As Employer https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=17
5. Company https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=19
6. .IN Domain https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=18
7. GOV.IN Domain https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=25
Check/Track:
1. Waiting list status for Central Government Housing https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=9
2. Status of Stolen Vehicles https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=1
3. Land Records https://www.india.gov.in/ landrecords/index.php
4. Cause list of Indian Courts https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=7
5. Court Judgments (JUDIS ) https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=24
6. Daily Court Orders/Case Status https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=21
7. Acts of Indian Parliament https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=13
8. Exam Results https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=16
9. Speed Post Status https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=10
10. Agricultural Market Prices Online https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=6
Book/File/Lodge:
1. Train Tickets Online https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=5
2. Air Tickets Online https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=4
3. Income Tax Returns https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=12
4. Complaint with Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=14
Contribute to:
1. Prime Minister’s Relief Fund https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=11
Others:
1. Send Letters Electronically https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ otherservice_details.php? service=20
Recently Added Online Services
1. Tamil Nadu: Online application of marriage certificate for persons having registered their marriages https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2691
2. Tamil Nadu: Online District wise soil Details of Tamil Nadu https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2693
3. Tamil Nadu: View Water shed Atlas of Tamil Nadu https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2694
4. Tamil Nadu: E-Pension District Treasury Tirunelveli https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2695
5. Meghalaya: Search Electoral Roll Online by Name (2008) https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2697
6. Meghalaya: Search Electoral Roll Online by EPIC number (2008) https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2698
7. Meghalaya: Search Electoral Roll Online by House number (2008) https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2699
8. Himachal Pradesh: Revised Pay and Arrears Calculator-Fifth Pay https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2702
9. Meghalaya: Search Electoral Roll Online by Part number (2008) https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2700
10. Andhra Pradesh: Online Motor Driving School Information https://www.india.gov.in/howdo/ onlineservice_detail.php? service=2705
Global Navigation
1. Citizens https://www.india.gov.in/ citizen.php
2. Business (External website that opens in a new window) https://business.gov.in/
3. Overseas https://www.india.gov.in/ overseas.php
4. Government https://www.india.gov.in/govt. php
5. Know India https://www.india.gov.in/ knowindia.php
6. Sectors https://www.india.gov.in/ sector.php
7. Directories https://www.india.gov.in/ directories.php
8. Documents https://www.india.gov.in/ documents.php
9. Forms https://www.india.gov.in/forms/ forms.php
10. Acts https://www.india.gov.in/govt/ acts.php
11. Rules https://www.india.gov.in/govt/ rules.php
12. Schemes https://www.india.gov.in/govt/ schemes.php
13. Tenders https://www.india.gov.in/ tenders.php
14. Home https://www.india.gov.in/ defaultphp
15. About the Portal https://www.india.gov.in/ abouttheportal.php
16. Site Map https://www.india.gov.in/ sitemap.php
17. Link to Us https://www.india.gov.in/ linktous.php
18. Suggest to a Friend https://www.india.gov.in/ suggest/suggest.php
19. Help https://www.india.gov.in/help. php
20. Terms and conditions https://www.india.gov.in/ termscondtions.php
21. Feedback https://www.india.gov.in/ feedback.php
22. Contact Us https://www.india.gov.in/ contactus.php
23. Accessibility Statement https://www.india.gov.in/ accessibilitystatement.php
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Nameet Potnis
This is an exhaustive list! Bookmarking it for future use. Thank you
Vijay Sethi
Excellent resource.
Vasantha C
Thanks for the post.
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani
This is soo amazing Asha, thanks for sharing it 🙂
asha chaudhry
hey all,
you’re most welcome. like i said, the list came to alok – i merely posted it!
🙂
Gaurav Dharmwani
Thanks for the amazing resource. Reposting it on my social platforms…. 🙂
Hitesh Joshi
many of the url’s are ‘request not found’ page. please correct.
Govind G Prajapati
Top few Links I tried and found This
Requested Page Not Found
Sidharth Udani
An answer to the people who say links are not working. All the links are from the website india.gov.in
Use google and site specific advanced search to get the link. Hope this helps.
Kushagra Jian
best thing is that really i can find some great thinkers & doers here!!..i am inspired!
Darshan Bhambiru
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