Survey of Eight Indian State Government Web Portals
| Sr. |
Criteria |
Rajasthan |
Haryana |
Maharashtra |
Bihar |
Karnatak |
Gujarat |
Panjab |
West Bengal |
| (Part A) Technical Maturity |
| |
Best view size indication |
+ |
+ Not visible |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Sitemap, search, home, contact, feedback |
+ |
- |
+ Some places |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Global hyperlinks to broad topics |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
| |
Dropdown menus |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- Hierarchical structure |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Use of Animation |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Use of audio /music |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Use of video |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Breadcrumb trails / Navigation plan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Use of tables / frames |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Link to webmaster |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Total compliance |
|
6 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
| (Part B) Basic User Interface |
| Sr. |
Criteria |
Rajasthan |
Haryana |
Maharashtra |
Bihar |
Karnatak |
Gujarat |
Panjab |
West Bengal |
| |
Masthead title image |
+ |
+ Not legible? |
+ |
+ |
+ ?Not legible |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Masthead title image |
+ |
+ Not legible? |
+ |
+ |
+? ?Not legible |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
User wise leveling of information |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Structuring of information |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
| |
Conceptual chunking/grouping |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Layout Design / Organization |
+ |
- |
+ |
+? ?Very ordinary |
+ ?Very ordinary |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Logic for use of separate browser window |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Controlled and meaningful use of fonts |
+ Controlled usage |
- |
+ |
+ Controlled usage |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Semantic use of colors |
- |
- |
+ Some places |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Legibility of text |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Link title reference on page |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Indication of selected link |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Indication of active link |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Navigation within a link (next-prev.) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Bookmark navigation within a page |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
| |
Consistent sizes, borders, quality of images |
+ |
- |
- |
- No images |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Use of icons |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
| |
Use of metaphor / theme |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Aesthetic value of design |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| |
Cultural flavor in design |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Use of regional/national language |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
| |
Font download support |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
| |
Help for tour planning/ regional language learning |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Icon / file size indication for PDF files
Indication for downloading other players |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| |
Passive or interactive / dynamic / proactive features |
- Passive? |
- Passive |
+ Interactive / Proactive in some places |
- Passive |
- Passive |
- Passive |
- Passive |
- Passive |
| |
General web design conventions |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Standard visual design principles |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Standard web usability rules |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Standard web content rules |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Consideration of low bandwidth |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
Consideration for adult, handicap, illiterate users |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total compliance |
|
8 |
1 |
18 |
6 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
8 |